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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1964
Page
4
A quote from Washington Irving on dull minds prevailing in public posts and city honors, arguing intellects are too sharp for common service and thus overlooked for public employment.
Historian Frederick Jackson Turner declared in 1893 that the American frontier ended, with free land dwindling and the Homestead Act last filing around 1930. The article notes global frontier ideas fading, yet hopes persist via science, cooperation, and elder western nations guiding younger Eastern ones toward democratic opportunity.
Washington experts privately assess that a small Castro-Communist network in Panama used a weak Panamanian ident and a shifting political climate to trigger and sustain riots. The disturbance followed a campus flag incident and was amplified by a pro-Castro radio falsehood, with crowds in Panama City targeting U.S. property. Experts blame slow action by Panamanian President Chiari and anticipate heightened election fever leading up to May.
Ruth Willett reports a district abolishes the junior high and divides education into five year elementary, three year intermediate, and four year high schools. The intermediate school bans pep squads dances and night functions, replaces football banquets with honors day, and expands football teams to avoid hero worship, while restructuring age-appropriate activities.
Readers commend Webber and Notre Dame Hospitals for care and staff dedication. Letters recount personal recovery, gratitude to doctors and nurses, and emphasize home community support across Biddeford and Exeter.
International Monetary Fund head Pierre-Paul Schweitzer says the United States appears to have reached a turning point in its international payments problems as the gold drain slows to minimal rates. He cautions that the improvement may be temporary and tied to policy actions and deficits while warning that a renewed inflationary trend could reverse recent gains.
News notes in U S government circles focus on who could succeed Jawaharlal Nehru as India’s leader as he remains seriously ill. Officials warn of possible interim instability and the risk of chaos that could invite communism’s spread in Asia.
New York AP column lists parental remarks heard from teens and parents about growing up adenoids shaving mascara geometry acne cars and teen behavior offering a humoristic snapshot of midcentury family life through quoted lines by mothers and fathers reacting to their children's concerns and actions
AP Business News reports that despite a $1.5 billion cut in the proposed foreign aid from 4.5 to 3 billion dollars, near term disbursements remain similar. The debate centers on how to allocate aid, shift to private investment, and effects on the U.S. balance of payments with a yearly outflow averaging three billion dollars.
Publication details for the Biddeford Lace Journal at 11 Adams Street in Biddeford Maine. Includes daily except Sunday operation note, corporate leadership W Paul Casavant president and E P Ingalls managing editor, and telephone numbers for business and editorial departments. Provides subscription rates: one month 1.85 six months 10.50 one year 21.00. States Associated Press membership and rights. Indicates second class postage paid.
Questions about burial in national cemeteries and Social Security benefits push the topic of entitlements. Veterans, spouses, and children face eligibility nuances, while applying for burial must occur at death and Social Security offices handle benefits.
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