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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1959
Page
4
A concise editorial asserts music as a basic human need, ranking it alongside food, clothing, and shelter. The author frames music as essential to fulfillment and cultural life, reflecting on its role in society and individual well being.
Bruce Biossat reports on the strained federal interstate highway program facing funding gaps and political resistance to raising the gasoline tax. The system risks delays and obsolescence if Congress does not provide steady finance, threatening completion around 1972 and risking a minimum program.
Washington analysis questions whether Democratic leaders overstate their restraint in spending. Johnson and Rayburn cite cuts to defense and domestic programs while pointing to noncongressional voices like ADA and Acheson allies for bigger, steadier spending. Keyserling argues for debt expansion and active monetary support.
The piece argues against the favorite son device locking up delegates, warning it undermines the presidential primary's purpose. Kennedy as frontrunner presses wins in preferential primaries, but leaders may bargain at convention, masking the popular will. Primaries, though imperfect, remain the clearest sign of public support. The true goal is selecting candidates the people want.
Carol Ann Adams, a 16 year old from Denver, works at the Veterans Hospital Research Department caring for white mice used in experiments. She pets the mice daily and whispers to them, with the department noting that affectionate care helps the animals grow better. The job requires a genuine liking for mice.
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover warns the nation faces dual threats from within and abroad. He stresses the price of liberty is eternal vigilance and contrasts historical struggles for freedom with current dangers to constitutional safeguards.
A cautionary note highlights two risks of rapid travel. Travelers may miss landscapes while risking encounters with hidden hazards on the road. The proverb underscores vigilance and safety in high-speed journeys.
Having your car overhauled before a long trip can save you the trouble of having it hauled over to some ward peg. The note urges drivers to ensure brakes, fluids, and tires are in good order to avoid breakdowns on the road.
AP reports Lockheed offers a flying factory and a seaworthy floating plant to supply quick power. The floating unit towed off northern Greenland will join the BalListic early warning system, while the flying factory promises 1000 kilowatts from enriched uranium. Insulation and hull work by Borden, Sullivan Plastic, and Stearns-Roger/ American Hydro-therm teams enables Arctic operation within 90 days of foundations completion.
Ruth Millett argues that an orderly well run home suits men better than clutter. She challenges the notion that poor housekeepers make the best wives and urges wives to strive for conscientious management of the home.
In River Forest Illinois, Paul Harvey recounts painting his trash cans green after a feverish day spent dutifully covering them with paint. The project spirals into a family scene as Talented Mrs Harvey watches, a poodle shushed, and elm seed pods coat the fresh gloss. The tale ends with the idea that future generations may view the cans as primitive art in the Metropolitan Museum of Ancient Art.
AP survey contrasts childhoods, arguing modern kids have more to enjoy. Grandpa recalls tougher chores like milking, churning, wood, and barefoot days, while today’s youth roam in jalopies, collect gadgets, and live amid a booming entertainment industry.
Local notice lists Biddeford Saco Journal staff Paul Casavati publisher T J Mahoney editor and contact numbers. It outlines subscription rates payable in advance: one month 1.85 six months 10.50 and one year 21.00. It notes AP membership and republication rights and confirms second class entry at the Biddeford post office.
A compact poem warns against choosing the second best for easy fame, praising true talent and noble work. The lines contrast tawdry notoriety with genuine gifts, while a distant aside hints at maintaining privacy amid a broader life of art and honesty. Dorothy Huff.
Percy R. Rich writes to Biddeford Saco Journal to set the record straight on Old Orchard Beach length and the life guard patrol area. He notes seven and one half miles of shoreline from Pine Point to the Saco River and questions the paper’s 12 mile claim. He adds Old Orchard Beach Township is a small Maine municipality.
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