Segni's humor shines at public events during U.S. visit
Italy's President Antonio Segni amused a reception crowd with a quip about Premier Giovanni Leone trying to speak German. Other light notes recount Mississippi GOP chair Wirt Yerger guiding a wheelchair voter to Goldwater materials and Romneys quip about GM cars during a Mass meeting.
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Italy
Antonio Segni
U.S
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Segni
Giovanni Leone
Leone
Mario
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Jackson
Miss
GOP
Verger
Sardinia
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Brothan
Saco Jaycees Earn Credit for Social Spirit
National Jaycee Week highlights the Saco Chapter with 30 plus members meeting biweekly at Mutual Fire Insurance. The group, chartered in 1963 after Biddeford’s chapter dissolved, supports projects from the Saco sewer referendum to Beach cleanups and Donkey baseball fundraisers for Child and Family Guidance Clinic.
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Mutual Fire Insurance
Saco
Santa
Hooper Street
Saco Business Men
Jaycee Week
Junior Chamber
St. Louis
U. S
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Brain Fails as Christmas Gift Computer in Paris Store
A Paris department store bragged of a computer that could pick the perfect gift from customer data including age sex weight and preferences. The machine was busy but failed after Christmas as crowds lined up to exchange gifts chosen by the device.
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Paris
Caroline
John
Mommy
Jackie
The Teen Tech Trap of Future Fashion
The piece predicts five to six years ahead where teen fashion includes lapel telephones and recording earrings. It notes telephones will aid constant connection, while earrings could capture private thoughts, raising concern about gifting and later retrieval of the ornaments.
The Curse of the Forgiving Rector at Bramber Church
A 76 year old rector Rev Ernest Streete of Bramber suspects a curse from the pulpit after vandals damaged his churchyard. Police repair the damage and search for culprits as the clergyman credits the spell before lifting it. The piece ends with reflections on preaching style and public care.
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Erle Stanley Gardner
Ernest Streete
Bramber
Susser
Mr. Streete
Streete
Judy Garland Show Could Return Next Season
Hollywood AP report. CBS executives weigh renewal as Judy Garland fans press for a comeback. Producer Gary Smith says ratings rise and the cast, including Tony Bennett and Vic Damone, are delivering strong performances while backstage gimmicks are dropped and Ken Murray may join with Hollywood home movies.
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Bob Thomas
Hollywood
Judy Garland
CBS
Garland
Elvis Presley
Gary Smith
Judy
Tony Bennett
Vic Damone
Ken Murray
Smith
Emotions as a Driver of Business Cycles
Babson argues national mental health shapes business cycles and prosperity. He cites psychology of sales, political emotions, and industrial strikes to suggest confidence and emotional factors may eclipse pure economics in predicting 1964 trends and future prosperity. He urges collaboration between social scientists and business leaders to study these effects.
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Babson Park
Mass
Harvard
Cannon
Maine Today Firearms sale pondered
Maine public debate on firearms controls follows Kennedy shooting. Advocates push registration and bans while opponents fear disarming law abiding citizens and inviting crime. NRA favors selective limits and parental consent for juveniles. The columnist urges cautious, civil discussion in Maine and beyond.
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Earle Doucette
Kennedy
Maine
Lee Oswald
National Rifle Association
Lice dice and vice in Johnson era politics
Paul Harvey argues Johnson faces an unenviable political spot as opposition must oppose in an election year. He notes the President’s tax cut push, endorsement from Nat King Cole, and defends medicine and cigarette warnings while urging readers to forgive casual critics and celebrate a country where truth matters and human life is valued.
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Johnson
Congress
Nat King Cole
White House
Letter From Heaven Tribute Circulates Widely
A clipping from a New York tribute titled Special Delivery From Heaven To The Kennedy Family circulates in schools and offices in the five boroughs. It memorializes President Kennedy with personal lines to his children and wife, urging endurance and faith. A separate report from Frankfort Kentucky notes progress toward complete school integration across 206 districts within ten years, with over half of Black pupils in integrated schools.
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Biddeford
Connecticut
New York
Aurore Dube
Heaven
Omy
New
Frankfort
Kentucky
Education Department
Sam Taylor
Daily Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues
A scrambled crossword puzzle with numbered across and down clues listing definitions and partial word hints for a daily grid. The list includes various language variants and indications of two word answers for several entries.
Biddeford Saco Journal Masthead and Rates
Publication details for the Biddeford Saco Journal include address 11 Adams Street Biddeford Maine company Journal Publishing Corp president W Paul Casavant managing editor E P Ingalls contact numbers for departments subscription prices advance payment one month 185 six months 1050 one year 2100 and note of Associated Press membership and postal classification as second class mail.
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Biddeford
Maine
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Journal Publishing Corp
W. Paul Casavant
E. P. Ingalls
Associated Press
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