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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1960
Page
4
Editorial quote by Dorothy Cisher urges restraint in shaping public opinion, comparing forced opinion to moving a magnetized needle toward an imagined North Star. The line reflects a cautious stance on steering discourse rather than guiding it with coercive force.
The Algeria turmoil pits right wing opponents against De Gaulle over Algerian independence. Massu’s recall triggered a deadly Algiers riot as the army backs the president. A successful containment could signal a genuine commitment to a controlled referendum and a just settlement.
George V Allen warns that space leadership matters beyond military might. He argues space exploration is a race the United States must win to preserve global prestige and deter Soviet overconfidence that could trigger wars, urging decisive action embracing psychological and strategic value.
The piece analyzes how the 1958 Democratic landslide left Republicans with limited paths to a Senate majority by 1961. It notes 12 GOP and 22 Democratic seats were up, with impregnable holds in the South and secure incumbents. It ends with a cautionary aside about aging and memory.
Washington dispatch reports a new steel wage contract introduces a union security clause, creating an agency shop that requires every employee to pay a service charge to the Steel Workers union via payroll deductions, potentially eroding right to work. The clause aims to boost union membership and erase free riders, with legal backing cited from Taft Harding and a Rand decision. Alabama excluded due to existing membership, Indiana already upheld in a non steel case.
American businessmen view tight money as manageable with larger firms able to finance plant spending without borrowing. Banks expect the worst of the squeeze to ease and demand for new capital to be modest this year. Some fear higher rates, while state agencies and small businesses remain cautious about funding.
New York AP columnist HAL BOYLE argues that kissing has become a lost art in America. He sketches a lifetime arc from infancy to middle age, noting the shift from playful affection to social awkwardness and perceived insults, with wives and expectations altering the kiss dynamic after age 45.
Johnny Kemp, a 10-year-old boy born without hands or feet, has been named the 1960 National Easter Seal Child by the National Society for Crippled Children and Adults. He uses artificial legs and hands, plays baseball, shoots marbles, is a Cub Scout, and maintains strong school grades. He will travel to Washington in March to meet Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower.
A housewife should have one day off weekly to herself. If affordable, hire a babysitter. otherwise arrange swaps with neighbors or relatives. A personal day boosts cheerfulness patience and personal growth, benefiting the family as much as the individual. One must actively ensure this time for herself.
The IRS retirement income credit could save up to 240 dollars for those 65 by end of 1959 who had retirement income from pensions annuities interest dividends or rents. Eligibility hinges on age earnings and low Social Security or Railroad Retirement income with a 20 percent credit limited to the first 1200 of retirement income and reduced by Social Security or excess earnings before application.
The Biddeford newspaper lists publisher Paul Casavant and editor J Mahoney with contact number Atlantic 3 3625. It states subscription rates payable in advance one month 1.85 six months 10.50 and one year 21.00 and notes Associated Press rights for local news and AP dispatches filed as second class matter at the Biddeford post office.
TV listings highlight Shakespeare, Hemingway, opera, and comedies. NBC airs The Four of Us with Lillie Merman Bolger and Goodman 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. CBS offers Hemingway The Fifth Column 8:30 to 10 p.m. Sunday features Cavalleria Rusticana English version 3:15 to 4:30 p.m. and Bernstein Stravinsky with New York Philharmonic. The Dark and the Light on ABC 6 to 7 p.m. followed by CBS The Fabulous Fifties 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Startime Tuesday presents The Greatest Man Alive 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. The Tempest on NBC 7:30 to 9 p.m. Maurice Chevalier one man show on CBS Thursday 1011 p.m.
Twelve Douglass College girls volunteered for an eight week potato based diet to show weight loss can come from the gravy and not the potato. The project funded by potato growers found an average loss of 14 pounds per participant during Farm Week in Trenton New Jersey. Dr Miriam K Brush of the home economics department said the demo proves a reducing diet can be inexpensive and match family eating patterns.
The poem depicts sharp cold winds and white fields of snow while winter lingers. It contrasts slow time with signs of approaching spring as birds flowers and frogs promise renewal beside a brook.
A dense list of crossword clues across and down with numbers, incomplete spellings, and apparent wordplay hints. Provides entries such as Left by plane, Ship of the sky, and other scattered items for solver use, across many conventional crossword categories.
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