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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1961
Page
4
A concise editorial note presents La Rochefoucauld’s maxim that a brilliant action lacks greatness without a great and good motive, inviting reflection on purpose behind deeds. It frames ethical standards for judging actions beyond their immediate impact.
Bruce Biassat notes West Berlin remains a symbol of the free world inside Communist territory. The city needs steady aid as industry nears postwar recovery, with Bonn pressing connections, new federal offices, and aging population shaping a long wait for genuine business confidence.
A 1900 Galveston disaster recalled alongside later crashes shows 9 726 lives lost in three natural disasters and traffic deaths. The Slow Down and Live program, in its ninth year, urges safer driving to prevent needless highway fatalities across the United States and Canada, with Maine State Police cooperation.
The First National Bank of Boston argues in the New England Letter that the 1962 budget is swollen by recurring additions pushing outlays toward 90 billion dollars, about 10 billion more than the Eisenhower plan, likely widening the deficit beyond 3.7 billion. It notes backdoor spending, area redevelopment, housing finance, and a five year foreign aid outlay of 9 billion funded by debt, triggering concerns over congressional control and countercyclical policy.
The 15 member presidential commission studying the work rules dispute between railroad management and five operating brotherhoods shifts to labor’s side, with hearings through October and a year end report. Management and labor propose rival changes while both sides clash over automation, pay, and potential government ownership, with Hoffa opposing piggyback trucking via rail.
HAL BOYLE charts a New York office where a pretty new stenographer inflames staff routines. A pink wave of curiosity follows from the office boy to the boss, until three months later she leaves to marry, sparking gifts and jokes and the punchline of higher output once she types 75 words a minute blindfolded.
Inexperienced stockholders overrun the market as thousands enter the common stock arena with mixed motives. Two advisers swap lists ranging from solid blue chips to speculative "romance" stocks, yielding stark contrast in quality and risk.
A compact listing of across and down crossword clues with partial spellings and formatting errors. The grid hints include nobleman speck meat and many cryptic fragments. Clues mix languages and abbreviations, suggesting a puzzle dense with puns and wordplay across categories.
Ruth Millett urges women to cultivate good natured self confidence. She defines it as a balanced, non arrogant self acceptance that invites acceptance from others. The trait encourages friendliness humor and willingness to try, sustaining friendships and social ease.
A separated wife may receive retirement benefits based on her husband’s Social Security work record if the husband is drawing benefits, she is at least 62 or caring for a dependent child, they were married at least a year or a child was born, the marriage is recognized legally, and she earns within limits. Benefits vary by age from 62 to 65, with reduced early payments then increasing monthly until 65. she cannot claim on both records, only the higher amount.
A Biddeford Saco Journal letter argues after a 24 million remodeling of the U S Capitol the building lacks a continuous fire prevention system. It criticizes storage of records in cubbies and old wooden floors aiding a potential blaze. Frank T Bow notes lack of round the clock extinguishing system and vigilance for federal documents. The piece questions foreign aid while safeguarding national records. The Maine Highway Safety Committee adds a prompt to think twice about safety for drivers and youth.
A Biddeford Maine column compares stock speculation to a college dance where glamorous stocks allure while solid giants yield steady returns. It contrasts Polaroid with Standard Oil of New Jersey, urges readers to consult brokers, and promotes Harry C. France’s finance handbook for 50 cents. The piece reflects 1961 market attitudes and encourages prudent investing.
A nostalgic verse recalling the Model T that carried a family from mountains to the sea. The author, Lucy W Day, notes happiness on those jaunts and mentions Henry Ford's company building many cars, with affection for the Model T as a cherished memory.
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