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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1962
Page
4
Thought for the evening quotes Ausonius urging forgiveness of others while condemning self. The line appears as a reflective editorial snippet on moral restraint and personal introspection.
A Redbook magazine survey of 174 lawmakers suggests letters influence votes about half the time and lobbies vary in perceived influence, with AFL-CIO rated high by few. Yet results are incomplete due to small sample size and unmeasured factors like White House pressure and home sentiment shaping decisions.
A reflective commentary cites Arthur Hugh Clough to argue the West must lead in opposing Soviet colonialism. It warns of an economic stalemate between the superpowers and insists on clear domestic reaffirmation of freedom, education, and policy to guide global influence toward a bright, free future.
President Kennedy’s budget outlines three balanced-surplus options and predicts higher spending across defense space health education and welfare while tax receipts rise. Aimed at growth the plan includes wage raises for most workers and new public works powers subject to congressional veto.
New York AP column lists varied curiosities from global oddities to famous figures. Notes include Athens smokers cars, Greek garlic eaters demand, czars and berets, extreme cold, sparsely populated Alaska, and a mix of trivia about families and famous people.
AP reports silver speculators sold part of their hoard after a price surge from 91 2 cents to 1.045 per ounce, with a drop to about 1.00 as Kennedy asks Congress to free silver from most government controls. The piece notes Treasury buying remains at 90 cents, while demand and industrial use drive the market.
Widdeford Saco Journal publishes in Biddeford Maine with Casavant Publisher I J Mahoney as editor The paper lists telephone numbers for business and editorial departments Subscription rates are Payable in Advance One month 1.85 six months 10.50 and one year 21.00 The paper is a member of the Associated Press and notes exclusive use of local news and AP dispatches Entered as second class postage paid at Biddeford Maine.
A business executive argues that unmarried women move between jobs to find eligible men, not from lack of ambition. From a feminine viewpoint, their aim is marriage, so frequent moves reflect clear ambition rather than disinterest or laziness.
Paul Harvey argues people cling to known dangers and homes despite avalanches and wars. He questions moving foreign policy toward a vague world order, suggesting comfort in the familiar over uncertainty.
A column discusses a fall of France’s birthrate study done with a French professor and notes France’s 4th centenary stamp honoring Nicot. It recalls Nicot as lexicographer and diplomat who brought back a tobacco weed, and contrasts his legacy with Lavoisier’s scientific achievements and the American Agricultural Experiment Station influence.
World War II hero pigeon GI Joe is mounted for display at Fort Monmouth New Jersey in the Army Signal Corps Museum. The bird saved about 1000 British soldiers by delivering an urgent message in Italy on October 18, 1943, averting an Allied bombing over Colvi Vecchia. GI Joe died June 3 and was returned from Detroit to the Fort Monmouth area.
Hollywood profile notes Carmen Phillips, a natural offbeat comedienne, remains in the film Reprieve as Ben Gazzara’s love-em and leave-em wife after a string of jinxed or cut roles. The piece recalls her prior work with Dean Martin and Debbie Reynolds and the industry timing that kept her in the final cut.
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