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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1964
Page
5
Dear Abby columns touch on weight stigma thyroid illness ring retention and clerical burdens. Readers advise choices from accepting a compromising romance to keeping a sentimental high school ring and honoring a clergyman’s limits amid private consultations.
In Miami Beach the City Council granted women continued access to exclusive tee times at city-owned golf courses after years of pressure. Vice Mayor Bernard Frank stated that women had enjoyed these special times for 13 years and cannot have them taken away.
In Johannesburg, South Africa, grass is used to reclaim massive gold mine sand dumps. After years of testing, 14 grasses germinated, transforming dumps into grass covered hills and cutting pollution, as two foot reed barriers curb drifting sand. Uranium can be mined from older dumps, but sand piles persist, causing industrial and health concerns nearby.
Lloyd L. Tripp of Saco becomes eligible for membership in the Old Timers Club of Central Maine Power Co. as he marks 30 years with CMP. A Hollis Center native, he began at Cumberland County Power and Light Co. and rose to lineman first class. He and Iva L. Ashe married in 1936 and have five children.
The report warns that contamination and grit from mining areas create unsaleable land and a man made desert. Dr James cautions urgent action to prevent towns like Johannesburg from becoming buried, with a long term plan to grass the surrounding sandy mountains taking years.
Mrs. Richard R. Johnson of Biddeford was honored at a stork shower at the home of Mrs. Eldred R. Quimby in Wells Branch. Attendees included many from Old Orchard Beach, Biddeford, Saco, Arundel, Portland, Westbrook, South Portland and other nearby towns, with pink and blue decorations and gifts in a coordinated basket.
Colonel John P. Stapp rode a 632 mph stop to 0 in 1.4 seconds at the Air Force Aero Medical Field Laboratory. He suffered no disabilities thanks to safety belts. The piece advocates seat belt use, citing Maine Highway Safety Committee.
Arthur Ristau reports on L A MacPherson watching a Vermont home after a New York professor learns socks do not deter trespassers. A Massachusetts fire crew is aided by wives while a gasoline pump house burns with minor damage. Malcolm Harris trains for a 50 mile Derby at 74, and a Northern hospital patient misidentifies staff as family prompting psychiatric help.
The British Medical Association will award 73.50 dollars to the first woman to prove she has given birth to a live baby after age 53 years 7 months and 12 days. Dr Harvey Flack announced the contest in the association's publication. A record of late motherhood was set in Yorkshire England.
A Associated Press report notes that 90 percent of American women who purchase fur coats seek psychological satisfaction rather than practicality. Louis Cheskin, marketing expert, says 85 percent buy to fit community status, with only 12 to 15 percent buying for personal desire. He urges furriers to preserve fur as a status symbol against other luxury goods.
Dr Flack notes a 1906 record still stands as health and longevity of women improve. The prize is offered to test if the 57 year old mark can be broken, inviting competitors to attempt the feat.
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