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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1964
Page
5
A compact editorial card presents a Herodotus quote on temerity and error, noting that bold measures invite misfortune and perplexing outcomes, reflecting an editorial voice urging measured judgment.
The piece laments widespread roadside littering during outdoor season. It questions why people discard popcorn boxes beer cans and tissue from moving cars and parks. It notes warnings penalties campaigns and appeals fail to deter behavior and urges cleaner habits.
The United States faces a delayed antimissile program with Nike Zeus and proposed Nike X. Generals McNamara and Taylor weigh full scale deployment at strategic sites. Estimates suggest $15 billion for missiles and $4 billion for fallout shelters. The administration bets on no large Soviet attack and questions insurance against miscalculation.
A congressional resolution honors Bourbon as a distinctive product of the United States and protects it from imitation. 1964 marks the 175th anniversary of Elijah Craig’s first Bourbon in Kentucky in 1789, with the spirit now produced beyond Bourbon County.
The piece argues that liberal pension and bonus schemes threaten high tax rates, warning retirement benefits must be actuarially sound and funded by both employees and employers. It contends widespread handouts would burden taxpayers, urging restraint despite a belief that America can help the needy without unlimited giveaways.
Washington reports a mass Scranton strategy session in Indian town Gap to hammer Barry Goldwater relentlessly. The aim is to scare GOP delegates and push Goldwater from the lead, with Lodge and other leaders tasked to steer a Scranton nomination path amid rising Johnson polling.
HAL BOYLE reflects on memory shaping identity in American life. He recalls veiled women, handlebar mustaches, children trading tinfoil to aid WWI, neighbors judging working wives, heroic figures, widows seeking stable husbands, schoolyard sayings, and era customs. The piece ends with a wistful memory of days past.
After the Fourth of July, government and business show healthier signs with Uncle Sam’s cash surplus rising to about 2 billion. Treasury reports 10.2 billion cash balance for the year end, stronger tax receipts, higher incomes and profits, and a better outlook despite European Market concerns.
Biddeford Saco Journal lists publication details, pricing, and AP rights. It shows address 11 Adams Street Biddeford Maine, publisher W Paul Casavant, editor E P Ingalls, plus subscription rates: one month 1.85 six months 10.50 one year 21.00.
Ruth Millett notes shifting labels for individuality and nonconformity in modern society. Terms like devoted, good mother, independent thinker, or family man have evolved into pejoratives such as loner, oddball, extremist, antisocial, and bullheaded. The piece laments pressure to conform and the loss of positive descriptors for distinct personalities.
In Gore Vidal's Julian the Apostate the emperor's life frames a broad 4th century panorama told by three narrators Priscus Libanius and Julian himself as a memoir. The novel blends pagan and Christian perspectives with palace intrigues battles and rites but its 500 pages feel overly detailed and discursive making it tedious for many readers.
Dr. Arthur McMahon Jr of Tufts University School of Medicine explains that remembering and talking about the past signals freedom from low mood and helps elderly people maintain self esteem. He notes reminiscence can benefit a wide range of ages and communities, and urges creating chances for older individuals to reminisce.
This page lists a large daily crossword with numbered across and down clues covering topics from repast to European capitals plus a cryptogram puzzle. It includes sample answers, clues, and a featured quotation coded in a substitution cipher.
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