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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1965
Page
4
An editorial page quotes Charles Lamb reflecting on how illness expands a man's sense of self. The brief thought appears as a philosophical aside on the July 1 1965 Biddeford Saco Journal editorial page.
Congress debates the mechanics to transfer presidential duties to the vice president if the president becomes disabled. House favors a 10 day limit, Senate omits a time frame, with conferees deadlocked. Despite past urgency, momentum fades as no emergency exists and a compromise is anticipated later.
The Atomic Energy Commission studies a 10 kiloton underground nuclear blast in New Mexico to fracture tight gas rocks in the San Juan Basin. El Paso Natural Gas and the U S Bureau of Mines estimate production could rise sevenfold, creating a subterranean reservoir for gas extraction.
The golfing great Gary Player donates his Open purse to charity, praising mutual admiration and the gratitude he feels for opportunities in golf. He proves that despite a modest swing he can compete with the giants, inspiring weekend players worldwide.
Kenneth Krueger and his wife purchase the town of Currie Nevada. He becomes mayor fire chief assessor and landlord by ownership. The piece notes aims at urban frustration with city hall and traffic and taxes. It blends satire on suburban life and economic velocity.
Washington reports nine efficiency measures for Defense Secretary McNamara to save about 100 million dollars yearly. Proposals include eliminating data overproduction, stopping surplus purchases, redirecting shipments, reassigning trained personnel, improving contract negotiations, tightening inspections, cutting inefficient operations, eliminating unnecessary jobs, and shipping gear directly from manufacturers to ports.
In Qui Nhon South Viet Nam Holy Family Hospital run by 11 Catholic sisters supports thousands of refugees. Sister Karen Gossman from Louisville and four American nurses oversee care amid cholera measles and typhoid. Patients travel on pallets or fishnet hammocks to reach clinics with daily ward care and free medicine valued near seven hundred dollars monthly.
AP predicts a livelier July with factories busier and fewer shutdowns for vacations. Steel labor negotiations loom, shaping costs and production as orders rise and automakers stockpile against a potential strike. Profits and travel spending are also expected to strengthen through the quarter.
Paul Harvey portrays Florence Colorado a 3000 resident town in the eastern Rockies as a model of small town life. He contrasts low unemployment crime and new wealth like a million dollar school and hospital while highlighting energetic residents including a model rocketry engineer and a blind technician. The piece extols moving from cities to escape urban ills and raise children in a safer tight knit community.
A reader seeks advice on two older children clashing with two younger girls. The response suggests not blaming oneself for close spacing, emphasizes firm, calm discipline, and endorses grown, nonphysical limits. The piece then reviews film road shows including Those Magnificent Men, The Great Race, and The Hallelujah Trail with notes on cast and tone.
July business outlook notes increased activity for resorts transport companies gas stations motels and recreation retailers in Biddeford and surrounding areas. The piece highlights growing demand for travel gear swimming suits cabin cruisers and mountain outfits as summer tourism expands.
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