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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jan 18, 1962

Page

4

Editorial Thought For Eventing Panel

A concise editorial on dwelling on misfortunes and its harm, invoking Voltaire to urge focus beyond setbacks and foster resilient outlooks in public discourse.

Voltaire

Firm fiscal Foundation of building industry urged nationwide

Economists and a Practical Builder study show construction fuels local economies beyond direct jobs and materials. In Columbus the typical new homeowner spends over 1100 dollars in year one, boosting tax rolls and city revenues while helping keep older taxes down. Builders face outdated codes and zoning limits, which city leaders should remove to unleash growth.

Practical Bunder Columbus Ohio United States U. S

Chain stores show virility of small players counters monopoly fears

Godfrey Lebhar’s study of 1953 to 1961 shows more chains today and 25 percent more small two or three store operators. He argues internal changes in the chain field do not concentrate buying power and that both independents and chains boost competition, benefiting consumers in price and service.

Godfrey Lebhar Chain Store Age Eigny Lebhar

Regional Forest Service to Host Elm Disease Meetings in Sanford

The Maine Forest Service will hold two regional meetings at Sanford Town Hall on Tuesday January 23 at 2 30 PM and 7 PM to explain cooperative Elm disease control programs. Officials will answer questions and discuss advisory and financial aid for municipalities as the state expands elm preservation efforts.

Sanford Town Hall Maine Forest Service Maine Forest Service State Forest Service

Young diplomats cited as strength of U S foreign service

Washington report highlights four junior U S diplomats who helped defuse crises in the Dominican Republic Vietnam Congo and Katanga. John Hill Jr Frederick Notting Jr Edmund Gullion and Lewis Hoffacker are praised for tact bravery and leadership in turbulent postings.

Newspaper Enterprise Assn Washington U.S State Department America John Calvin Hill Jr Princeton Foreign Service Dominican Republic Trujillo John Hill Hill Balaguer Southeast Asia Diem Congo Amb Edmund Asbury Gullion Leopoldville Cyrille Adoula Katanga Moise Tshombe Lewis Hoffacker Pennsylvania George Washington II Elisabethville Paris Thomas J. Dodd R Conn Hoffacker Tshombe U.N

Hollywood Did art thief get reward

Martha Hyer questions whether the Renoir and Utrillo thief received a payout after returning her paintings and $40,000 in jewels. She plans to buy back the works from the insurer, noting the paintings’ value has risen and the thief’s travels to peddle them. Police hold the items in good condition as fingerprints and evidence are checked.

James Bacon Hollywood (Ap Renoir Utrillo Martha Hyer Martha Gabrielle Latin America

Kennedy seeks faster growth to balance the 1963 budget

In a State of the Union signal President Kennedy urges higher personal and corporate income and predicts rising output to lift tax receipts above 82 billion this year and cover a projected 92 billion level. Economists are split on momentum with steel contract risks anticipated next summer.

New York Kennedy Congress Treasury Federal Rest Board

Staying in Nights During Winter Storms

Dorothy Huff urges readers to embrace reading and study during storms. She argues that contentment comes from mental nourishment, warning that TV and games breed boredom and dull the soul. Reading the Bible and classics can energize quiet evenings.

Dorothy Huff

Saco Mayor Reform Debate Calls Mandate Government Claim

A letter to the Journal critiques Saco’s city government since January 1960, calling it mandatory rather than republican or democratic. The writer accuses officials of ignoring statutes, dismantling parks and cemeteries, and overriding citizen rights while pushing a school referendum and park use without proper hearings.

Saco Journal Wester New College State of Maine Park Commission Pepperell Park

Daily Crossword Puzzle Clues and Answers

A list of crossword clues with numbers and partial answers. Includes entries like 11 Paid allowances 12 Canoes with sails 13 Reason two words 15 Limits in amount 20 Hires out 23 Run swiftly 25 Fortuneteller's concern two words 27 Draws together 29 Fancy border 31 French island 33 Every thi Comb form 34 Set free 35 pogetene of words 37 ice of Iraq 88 Dickens character 39 Stretchable 42 Ratchets 44 Gratify 45 Piebald ponies 46 Dutch painter 48 Neighbors of banks 49 Paste container 52 Befogs 53 Utter the slightest sound 56 Route Abbr 58 College in Troy NY Abbr

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Working wives not key to joblessness says Ruth Mullett

Ruth Mullett argues that pulling working wives from jobs would not fix unemployment. She notes many wives support executives and the economy by keeping households running and spending, stressing the ripple effects if two income families became one. She warns of widespread disruption if working wives staged a collective break.

Ad Newspaper Enterprise Assn Goldberg

Long-Lived Spanish American War Veterans Studied

Boston VA doctors study 134 Massachusetts veterans over 80 to learn why they stay active and healthy. Findings challenge weight and build norms, noting many are short, stout, or smokers yet suffer few degenerative diseases and maintain mental sharpness. The research aims to set age norms and uncover clues to aging.

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