Editorial Page Thought For Evening
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Bacon
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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1962
Page
4
Reading Trend Rises in American Libraries Says ALA Survey
The American Library Association reports a rise in adult book circulation by about 30 percent over five years, with Western gains up to 44 percent. Readers move from mysteries to topics like politics, science, and arts. Improved budgets and education, plus media influence, fuel the shift.
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Bruce Bilossat
American Library Assn
United States
West
America
U. S
South
Russia
Red China
Laos
Germany
Cuba
Fred Allen
Postmaster Extraordinary Benjamin Franklin Birthday Spotlight
A July 256th birthday tribute to Benjamin Franklin highlights his role as a pioneer of the American postal system. The piece notes his reforms in Philadelphia 1737 onward, creation of post roads, night mail movement, penny post, and rate reforms that boosted commerce and gradually turned postal deficits into profits by 1761.
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America
Benjamin Franklin
Franklin
Philadelphia
Royal Postal Service
Frankin
New York
London Post Office
Public gas taxes loom large yet face diminishing returns
The U S Bureau of Public Roads reports motor fuel taxes accounted for 64 percent of state highway-user taxes totaling 5.5 billion dollars. Federal tax at four cents per gallon adds about 2.4 billion. Yet gasoline consumption has fallen as taxes rise, signaling diminishing returns and potential losses for government over time. An editorial closes with a quip about wrong numbers when dialing.
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U. S. Bureau of Public Roads
Poll Confusion Clouds 1962 Party Strength
Washington notes show Gallup values placing 43 percent backing Democrats and 15 percent Republicans with 42 percent undecided or indifferent. Past 1958 results had Democrats with a 62 38 edge and a substantial House gain, while current projections fear a Republican surge cannot overcome the Democratic majority.
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Washington
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Gallup
Democratic Party
House of Representatives
Corinne Calvet Emerges With Acting and Painting Push
Corinne Calvet resumes film work with a role as a contessa in Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man. She also launches a second career in painting, a move that could rival her acting comeback in Hollywood.
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Bob Thomas
Hollywood
Corinne Calvet
Corinne
Hemingway
Calvet Shifts From Film Fame To Impressionist Painting
Corinne Calvet, living in Trousdale Estates near the homes of Nixon Shore and Marx, paints at all hours preparing 45 works for a London one woman show in late spring. She blends drama and sculpture training from Paris Beaux Arts and says she is an impressionist who shows her process. After divorce from Jeffrey Stone and a string of sexpot roles, she moved to Paris with her son Robin and remains a naturalized American citizen.
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Corinne
Trousdale Estates
Richard Nixon
Dinah Shore
Groucho Marx
Paris
Beaux Arts
London
Jeffrey Stone
Robin
Administration pushes for early steel labor pact progress
In a bid to avert a July 1 steel strike deadline the Kennedy administration seeks an early pact in steel talks to slow inventory buildup and aid the recovery. Steel users worry about price hikes and may cut orders to avoid inflation, while unions and management seek concessions.
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New York
Kennedy
Old College
Ree
Metal Working
Tax burden debate prompts calls for reform and shared costs
A reader letter argues property tax increases in the last four years were not offset by rent raises and urges shared citywide costs for schools, fire, and services. The writer proposes reevaluating property values, possible mills increases, and staff cuts to fund mayor and council raises, citing local examples of efficiency.
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Citima Committee
Police Commission
White House TV Tour To Be Shown On All Networks
New York AP report notes CBS soap star Peter Hobbs exits after eight years on Secret Storm. The show recasts the Peter Ames role while a CBS produced First Lady tour of the White House airs across NBC ABC and CBS with the JFK hosted program also replayed for younger viewers.
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White House
New York
CBS
Peter Ames
Peter Hobbs
India
Hobbs
Roy Windsor
John F. Kennedy
NBC
ABC
Praise the Lord and SIDA church appeal in Gatlinburg
A poem extols praise while a news brief reports the Methodist Council of Bishops approving a church wide appeal for $1 million to fund property for a Methodist center near American University in Washington DC. The item notes Lillian M Denis as a state representative of SIDA and places the story in Gatlinburg Tennessee with AP attribution.
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Methodists Plan Appeal
Gatlinburg, Tenn
Methodist Council of
Wifely phrases to watch for from Ruth Millett
Ruth Millett explains common wifely phrases that signal a forthcoming wife driven request or reveal. She warns husbands new to marriage to brace for surprises behind casual openings like Oh by the way and I have the most wonderful idea.
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Ruth Millett
Ahsn
Sue
Bill
Unwelcome Mat at Airports Shapes Town Image
Paul Harvey argues airport ambiance shapes a town’s reputation and property values. He cites Idlewild, O’Hare, and Midway as examples where noise and fees deter travelers, lowering demand and slumping commerce as residents push to restore activity.
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Topeka
Sioux Falls
Hutchingon
New York
Idlewild
O'Hare Field
Midway
Daily Crossword Puzzle Clues Abridged List
Crossword hints include 18 Biblical land 22 Cry 24 Decree 26 Dried coconut meat 27 Metric unit 28 Shovel 35 Made exempt 38 Weaken 39 Epithet for tren 42 Promised 44 Black mark 46 Philippine tree 48 Inverness 50 Pseudo 52 Cooking 53 Afresh 54 M Coty 55 Ship r 57 Killing suffix 58 On the deep 59 Cartoonist Addams 62 masque.
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M. Coty
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