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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1960
Page
4
A concise editorial note presents the maxim that success comes through steady effort, improving moments before they pass into hours, and resisting pleasures that others seek in pursuit of leisure. The quotation emphasizes discipline, perseverance, and self-improvement as essential to achievement.
The Defense Department seeks 17-foot clearance on all new interstate bridges, raising costs by about 300 million dollars and potentially 700 million more for existing structures, funded by motorists through fuel taxes. A thorough economic feasibility study is urged before committing an extra billion dollars, questioning fairness and sources of funds.
NEA columnist Peter Edson argues the steel contract benefits the United Steelworkers while allowing steel firms to raise prices, undermining Eisenhower's inflation warnings.He notes the deal appears to avoid an immediate wage rise but transfers costs to fringe benefits, signaling inflationary pressure later and a political win for Nixon and Mitchell that may prove short-lived.
A commemorative poem reflects on the passing of a figure who guards time and record books. He recalls unemployment strikes wars and space age weapons while hoping for goodwill tours to ease his heart. Lucy W Day at Trull Hospital signs the piece.
Bruce Biossat surveys optimism for 1960 as steel settlement sparks expectations of rising prices later, strong steel output, auto production targets, and higher capital spending. Officials differ on immediate price moves but agree the economy could strengthen, with stock values and broad growth anticipated.
The piece assesses President Eisenhower as he enters the final full year of his presidency. It notes strong electoral support, enduring criticism on leadership and policy, and his consistent sense of duty. It highlights his 1955 heart attack, health-conscious pauses, and a 22,600 mile trip abroad showing risk for peace.
A humorous breakfast exchange traces a couple’s mounting money woes as marmalade neglect reveals mounting bills. He laments lack of peace while she lists mortgage, braces, fly rod, champagne, oil, and other expenses. The skit highlights tension between desire for calm and financial strain.
Consumers spend more but face higher loan costs and tighter financing as auto plants slow from a steel strike. Home builders report harder mortgage access with larger down payments and higher long term costs. Appliances sell well yet carry higher financing costs. Pay later services rise while absences at Sterling High School drop 30 percent after home telephone outreach.
The Journal prints guidance on free expression and letters to the People’s Forum. It notes the Census Bureau’s kit for the 1960 Census and urges women’s groups to engage in the count, offering copies via the Public Information Office and inviting requests to Old Orchard Public Library.
The Biddeford Daily Press details publisher Paul Casavant editor T J Mahoney and contact ATlantic 3 3625. Subscription rates are $1.85 for one month, $10.50 for six months, and $21.00 for one year, with Associated Press rights noted for local news and dispatches.
Ruth Willett advises making a single strong New Year’s resolution for 1960. Rather than a long list, reflect on past shortcomings, identify what you most want to accomplish, and commit to finishing it. Focus on personal change and attainable goals to improve the year.
A reflective meditation on snow in a Chicago suburb. The narrator expresses love and danger in winter, detailing first footprints at dawn, treacherous beauty, and the lure of snow while recalling mishaps with a car and curbside collisions. The piece ends with an unresolved craving to see snow again.
A compact listing of across and down crossword clues with numbers and partial wording, including Truman's birth place and various short definitions for words like present prattle rapid ly periods and other clues across seventeen items per row. The puzzle appears as a dense grid of theme style entries with country names rivers and common crossword topics.
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