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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1961
Page
4
Bruce Biossat notes President Kennedy’s first days signal vigorous leadership and a united call for sacrifice. He emphasizes Kennedy’s inaugural focus on using American greatness to improve global peace, while facing domestic and foreign hurdles. The piece highlights Kennedy’s belief that citizens will follow when asked to bear burdens.
Columnist Sylvia Porter cites a leading food expert noting the price spread is low given wage, tax and transport cost rises. Mass production and distribution support built in services, while higher restaurant prices push consumer budgets. Retail food price index rises for restaurants. groceries stable. Maine campaigns urge safe driving and visibility advice.
Washington watchers see a wait and see mood as Kennedy begins his term. Critics offer mild objections to some appointments while views on housing and defense leadership unfold, amid expectations Congress may resist drastic liberal reform. The tone in DC is hopeful, with support for capable leadership and a belief the administration will meet challenges with decisive action.
Oscar season ramps up in Hollywood with free tickets, reissues of older films, and heavy advertising. The piece notes campaigns cost from ten to thirty five thousand dollars per film, aims to win votes, and boost box office by up to a million dollars. motives mix ego salve and economics.
The United States government wields vast prosperity promoting powers touching every major economic sector. Borrowing, taxation, money supply control, and public spending shape the economy, with the Federal Reserve and tax policy driving cycles. In 1961, U S national income sits well above late Depression levels, and investors forecast ongoing use of these powers to sustain growth.
Ruth Millett reports on a scientist suggested dieting method that lengthens the eating chain. Tactics include dressing before meals, chewing slowly, eating in unusual places, rigid meal times, and hiding treats to spark conversation. The piece notes even if weight loss fails, the method creates dialogue.
A reader asks about earning after age 72 while collecting benefits and how months before turning 72 are counted. Other questions cover self employment from rentals, disability benefits after hearing loss, continuing children's checks after remarriage, glasses replacement, and widow benefits combining with VA and life insurance. An AP feature notes two men posing as inspectors stole 500 cartons of cigarettes.
In Biddeford Saco Journal readers get a sample page from the economic world noting how prosperity is essential for tax revenue, and a Forum feature asks five stocks to buy with $10,000 including Standard Oil of New Jersey General Motors and Sears Roebuck. It promotes a 42 page Your Financial Security handbook by Harry C. France with a 50 cent copy price.
President Kennedy faces a Congress split along party lines as he outlines a State of the Union aimed at new programs but requiring congressional approval for funding and implementation. The article notes Kennedy’s careful approach, the influence of conservative leaders, and the need for behind the scenes coordination to advance his agenda.
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