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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1961
Page
4
Editorial page presents a meditation on Mary Baker Eddy's maxim that the greatest test a person can face is in holy, selfless work. The piece reflects on moral discipline, virtue, and the call to serve with integrity as a guide for readers' conduct.
The FAA tests a continuous telephone hot line between route center and terminal radar staff to improve hand offs of incoming planes. Experts note radar limits. trained personnel manage 60 percent of traffic, urging computer systems to provide faster, fuller control as traffic grows.
Washington correspondent Peter Edson outlines Kennedy’s proposed 8.8 billion dollar long range development loan plan. The plan would authorize 900 million for 1962 and 1.6 billion yearly for four years, funded via Treasury borrowing. Opposition centers in the House despite Senate support for backdoor lending.
Health officials tie a hepatitis surge to contaminated waters and wild clam beds in Raritan Bay, with 39 477 cases reported in 23 weeks. Officials urge communities to inspect water and waste treatment facilities while warning against eating raw clams from polluted areas.
AP reports Joey Bishop’s show is hot for fall but he won’t move to Hollywood yet. He’ll rent a Beverly Hills house for the summer while keeping Englewood NJ, and his son Larry may attend school back home in fall. Bishop plans 26 films with options for 13 more and may join the Sands in Las Vegas occasionally. He remains with Sinatra, Martin, Davis Jr., and Lawford in Soldiers and as the Summit Conference act. Kennedy joke noted.
Associated Press analysis notes De Gaulle Adenauer Rusk and others direct criticism at Khrushchev over Berlin. Refugee flows from East Germany rise amid food shortages as Bonn accuses Soviet plans of seeking separate peace with East and West Germany. United States pins jitters on communist misrule and hunger across the bloc.
Ray Henry answers readers on passport information social security survivor benefits and how to recover a lost Social Security number. A Cairo of readers from New Jersey South Dakota Florida and California ask about passports railroad refunds survivor benefits widow pensions and death benefits, with guidance from the Social Security Administration.
Readers ask about death lump sum and monthly benefits deadlines, will forms, freezing records during unemployment, emergency treatment abroad, and end of payments when a child turns 18. Officials outline filing windows, medical advice, embassy procedures, and VA/SS protections with concise guidance.
A poem by Dorothy Huff laments that top citizens ignore public service as politics grows corrupt. It argues noble statesmanship once made America great and urges the best men to enter politics to end waste and greed at high levels.
The Biddeford Saco Journal reports on religious liberty debates within the Evangelical Church split by German factions. It notes Soviet style freedom questions raised about West Berlin and quotes officials contrasting East German and West Berlin rights and access to consumer goods.
Puzzle lists numerous across and down clues with partial phrases and mis-spellings. Entries include common crossword terms such as Roasted, Go by, Emblems, and Distinguis h0 Material, along with various person names and places likely from a themed puzzle page.
In a reader letter, J L Seely critiques Old Orchard Beach cleanliness claims and the local politics. He cites Portland Press Herald headlines on juvenile crime and the beach’s crowded cells, arguing residents’ votes fix issues while urging scrutiny of morning beach conditions before cleanup crews arrive.
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