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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1964
Page
4
Editorial note quotes Jane Ellen Harrison about aging not ending life but changing its flavor. It suggests that love persists though transformed from a fiery furnace to a mellow autumn sun as people grow older. The piece offers a reflective, elegiac tone on enduring affection.
A dated census angle predicts a shifting age structure with half of the US population under 28.5 by now and under 26 by 1985. The piece humorously warns older readers of lifestyle changes as younger consumers dominate, suggesting fashion, cars, food, and even nostalgia for the Beatles, as the nation ages in reverse.
The Alliance for Progress failed to spark sustained growth as private capital investment in Latin America declined from $325 million annually in 1950–60 to $173 million in 1961, with a 1962 net withdrawal and 1963 new investment of $78 million. A congressional subcommittee cites alliance fund management as a major cause, criticizing lumped aid to opposing and welcoming countries and urging targeted, reality-based aid.
A congressional subcommittee uncovered a two year old Defense Department report saying polygraph tests lack scientific proof of reliability and can be beaten by trained subjects. The piece argues for selective use, clearer rules on administration, privacy protections, and strict safeguards before broader deployment.
Under a Treasury backed proposal, all coins minted in the coming years would bear 1964 dates to make that year abundant and discourage collectors. Minting runs at full speed, yet a coin shortage persists. Coins from all denominations vanish from circulation as collecting grows into a major business. Some experts warn the plan could backfire, spurring stash of pre 1964 coins.
Washington officials report that despite gains by the Pathet Lao in Laos, local control is weak. Nine of sixteen provinces show Red governance but tribal and religious groups remain largely autonomous and resistive. Buddhist leaders and Lao loyalists waver, demanding new strategies to prevent a broader Red victory.
HAL BOYLE surveys teen career aims and shows girls favoring house wife or airline hostess roles while most prefer office work. Boys seek aviation, athletics, business, military service, and engineering. scientists doctors ministers teachers and presidents are notably rare among top choices. Includes quotable notes and misc facts.
In May 1964 U.S personal income hit a yearly $485 billion with employment at record highs. The piece links rising incomes to improved living standards, citing a New York couple's rise from low pay to $7,000 combined by 1963 and highlights growth in General Motors, Ford, Chrysler, Sears, Montgomery Ward, and Penney Company, arguing higher wages aid many families and overall economic health.
Ruth Millett surveys letters from American women across towns and cities on the true standards by which women judge one another. The cited ideals include devotion to family, good mothering, steadfast friendship, quiet poise, community involvement, originality, and maintaining personal appearance without vanity.
Federal Kerr Mills aid for the aged medical program spent 596 million dollars in 28 states and four territories in three years while 22 states did not participate. Most funds went to hospital care with low uses for doctors and drugs, and many participating states imposed strict eligibility rules limiting access.
The Biddeford Forum carries a reader question about Comsat stock once at 27 a share now near 21. An advised reply suggests buyers average down if they can afford more risk, warning of potential losses and urging caution before further speculation.
Daily puzzle layout with clues 7 through 9 and a cryptogram puzzle. The page lists a crossword section and a cryptoquote example with a quote from Longfellow and a prior day's quote by Baltasar Gracian.
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