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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1960
Page
4
A quoted editorial note discusses how people often let hopes fears or wishes guide thinking rather than clear reasoning. Walter Duranty’s line is used to frame a call for disciplined thought and logical analysis in public discourse.
Bruce Biossat argues primaries act as rough gauges of voter sentiment and offer guidance to convention delegates. While not sole determinants, they check backroom aims and reflect people’s voice in selecting nominees, with weight varying by race, state, and standing in nonprimary contests.
The piece discusses the classic political cycle theory where conservatives rule until problems mount, then liberals rush in with plans. It notes history where liberals become conservative and roguish changes fade. It suggests observers fear voters may stay with incumbents despite rising issues, making the 1960 election a test for whether conservatives can endure or Democrats can persuade change.
Editorials across publications discuss John L Lewis resigning as United Mine Workers president. National Review notes miners' daily pay rising from 2.50 to 24.00 under his leadership due to mechanization and cost reductions. The piece argues productivity gains came from automation, not blanket benefits. A winter tip urges husbands to spare the rod to prevent furnace clinkers and doctors advise against unnecessary medicines.
Washington dispatch notes heavy jockeying to choose the Democratic national convention leaders in Los Angeles next July. Names discussed include Rep. Hale Boggs and Rep. Richard Bolling for permanent chairman, with Rep. John W. McCormack as a possible alternative. Considerations include neutral stance, civil rights posture, Catholic background, and balance with rising governors. The January 22 meeting will name the arrangements committee and set the convention slate.
In a response to a mother and readers, Louis Caron president of Lightning Club Inc in Biddeford Maine defends face to face discussion and explains no dance night change in policy. The club cites 3 years of performances and 78 boys in the club while inviting readers to verify places teens attend and meet responsible men.
The poem reflects on fruit trees in winter and the quiet beauty of snow covered branches. It mentions oaks maples birches and evergreens with birds and squirrels among winter scenes at a home near a catalpa tree. Lily D Pearce Old Orchard Beach. The Fort Wallace Memorial Museum in Kansas houses relics of Wild Bill Hickok and General Custer with other Old West figures.
NEA published daily at Biddeford Maine reports on youth and social themes. The article notes a teen with the best car in the crowd and reflects local newspaper branding under Paul Casavant publisher and T. J. Mahoney editor.
The United States weighs forming a new 20 nation economic body to prevent a Western European trade war between the Inner Six and Outer Seven. Aimed at patching rifts with a tariff common front, the plan would include Germany France Italy and Britain among others, with Japan considered later to join. The move follows a two year US trade decline and a $312 billion gold loss, signaling urgency to safeguard European markets for American business.
HAL BOYLE NEW YORK AP Paying income taxes can be enjoyable, say Richard and Henry Bloch. They built a Kansas City firm into the nation’s largest tax consultation chain with 108 offices in 46 cities, 1,000 employees, and about two million dollars in annual gross. Their service targets everyday Americans and IRS workers alike, charging mostly under ten dollars, with top fees reaching five hundred dollars for complex returns. The firm guarantees accuracy and covers penalties from its own errors as well as government audits.
The obituary notes Edna Wallace Hopper, famed as the Darling of the 90s, died aged secretive about her age. It recalls her Broadway fame, red hair, dolllike face, and relentless youth fixation, as she dressed young and spoke little of aging despite her years. NEA Service, Inc. rights reserved.
Paul Harvey muses on how ideas emerge in tandem across eras and places. He cites Briggs and NAD Yer, Adams and Leverrier, Darwin and Wallace, polio vaccines, and space exploration to argue that the Zeitgeist or climate of opinion drives discovery and progress and that nations must stay prepared and balanced as opportunities arise.
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The two brothers, skilled in psychology and tax law, run offices where every room has soothing music and free coffee. One client is described as tense, but with relaxing tactics the brothers can obtain the necessary figures quickly, suggesting a calm approach to tax consultations.
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