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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1964
Page
5
The piece traces Panama's crisis to long standing U S influence and wealthier Panamanians, notes a Cuban invasion after 1959, and argues for negotiated reforms in canal management, rent and hiring practices to ease tensions and avert Communist takeover.
Washington analysis shows U S experts believe Khrushchev’s rising military outlays from 1960 to 1962 helped cause 1963 64 economic troubles. New data claim cutbacks extend beyond defense to consumer agriculture and industry, with housing, wages, and industrial goals also pared back.
HAL BOYLE notes ex smokers in social circles exhibit varied personas from the Crusader to the Liar. The piece satirizes quitting smoking as human folly and mocks those who boast about quitting while revealing flaws in home and work life. The real heroes, he argues, are those who endure the ex smokers’ rants.
Ruth Willett argues in this column that American women face social pressure to conform and chase acceptance. From teens to matrons, the urge to fit the crowd shapes looks, attitudes, and choices, even costly club memberships, while those who seek individuality risk friendship and judgment.
A column pairs Lyndon Johnson era fiscal signals with Pensacola’s sewage grant vote and a Hollywood smoking clash. The piece argues the public urges restraint while local leaders accept federal funds, while Tony Curtis and Bette Davis offer contrasting takes on quitting smoking. Curtis promotes a method, Davis resists, reflecting broader national tension over government spending and health campaigns.
Agriculture Department predicts a 1964 export surge led by wheat with nearly $6 billion in farm products set for export by June 30. Western Europe crop shortfalls and Soviet deals push wheat ahead, while cotton soybeans and vegetable oil lift totals beyond 1962’s $5.1 billion record.
The piece questions whether studies of fly brains reveal emotions such as hate love fear and pain. It notes the everyday annoyance flies cause outdoors and jokes that humans will continue swatting them despite any scientific hints of feeling. The tone mixes curiosity and skepticism about insect sentience.
The piece notes Washington's anger over a $12 million British bus sale to Cuba. It suggests Prime Minister Alec Douglas-Home may seek votes by provoking Washington, while Britain questions U S leadership as it weighs wheat sales to Russia against curbing Cuba trade. The tone blends political commentary with light holiday riffs.
New York bankers foresee higher credit costs as 1964 strengthens, with rising European rates nudging funds home and possibly lifting the Fed discount and prime rates. They note a growing US deficit and expect stronger business demand for credit, potentially driving up interest across borrowers. The article also mentions stamps for bonds offered in Key West where stamps are redeemable for savings bonds.
Biddeford Saco Journal at 11 Adams Street Biddeford Maine publishes daily except Sunday. W Paul Casavant president E P Ingalls managing editor. Subscription rates payable in advance one month 185 six months 1050 one year 2100. Member of the Associated Press.
A singular man is the antihero George Smith a stingy rich businessman with four children and a divorced wife. He pursues a glamorous model while eccentric misfortunes follow him and notes threaten him. Donleavy uses a staccato impressionistic style in what is described as an experimental novel.
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