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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jul 16, 1965

Page

4

Navy Stormfury effort eyes hurricane control

Editorial previews Project Stormfury a joint Navy Weather Bureau program revived for a 1961 1963 era test to seed clouds with silver iodide and study hurricane modification. Up to 17 aircraft will operate July to October to assess changes in eye pressure and wind, aiming to reduce destruction and save lives.

United States Navy Uncle Sam Navy Weather Bureau Atlantic Caribbean Air Force Puerto Rico Stormfury

Footbridge Follies Stir Derby Liberal Jibe at Matlock

Stationmaster Fletcher protected Princess Margaret with a carpeted crosswalk after cracks appeared on a Matlock footbridge. Liberal candidate Mrs Peggy Edwards demanded equal protection for all women, sparking debate on gallantry and fairness in British Railways.

Sir Walter Raleigh Elizabeth I Matlock Elizabeth II Margaret Duke of Devonshire Fletcher Peggy Edwards British Railways Edwards Princess Margaret Derby South

FCC hints at quieting loud TV commercials

The FCC considers reducing noise in television ads amid technical and political hurdles. Viewers can ignore ads by muting, switching off, or using devices to silence sound, while broadcasters fear more regulatory power.

Federal Communications Commission FCC Congress

Labor Secretary Wirtz Faces Farm Labor Shortage Critics

A housewife argues Secretary Wirtz fails to acknowledge the impact of excluding hundreds of thousands of Mexican migrant workers from U S farms. The ban aimed to push growers to hire higher paid domestic labor, with fruit prices rising for West Coast fresh produce versus last summer.

Wirtz U. S Senate California

Kennedys build for future in 1966 political push

Washington News columnist notes Robert and Ted Kennedy will be in demand in 1966 as they stump for fellow Democrats beyond New York and Massachusetts. The piece casts the brothers as a rising Kennedy heritage force shaping future party politics and potentially constraining Hubert Humphrey’s presidential prospects.

Bruce Biossat Washington Enterprise Assa Washington Kennedy Brothers New York Massachusetts Congress Robert F Edward M Ted) Kennedy John F. Kennedy Bobby Ted Johnson Kennedy Tydings Maryland Bayh Indiana Lyndon Johnson Hubert Humphrey Humphrey U.S Kennedys

Viet soldier amid war lives loves and losses in Da Nang

Nguyen Van Ham, 23, a Catholic Vietnamese sergeant and battlefront interpreter, shares why he fights. He recalls his brother's death by Viet Cong actions, his family's suffering, and his own desire to defend his country despite hardship. He earns 3,400 piastres monthly, with lodging and meals costing much of it, and saves about 1,000 piastres.

Ly Hal Boyle DA Sgt Ham da Nang Vietnamese Rangers V.C Viet Nam Ruth Millett

Business Confidence Warps Amid Mixed GNP Signals

The piece discusses how U S GNP figures show contradictory trends with a jump to a 658 billion annual rate in the April to June quarter, despite signals that growth may be slowing. It notes seasonal effects, auto industry strikes, steel production and stockpiling as factors shaping quarterly comparisons.

Sam Dawson AP Business News New York U.S GNP

Rooney reveals happiness after seven years of marriage

Hollywood star Mickey Rooney talks of finding true happiness with wife Barbara and their four children. He recalls his marriages, including Ava Gardner, Betty Jane Rose, Martha Vickers, and Barbara, and jokes about alimony while noting career ups and downs. He plans a Broadway project, a book, and a film role, asserting he’s not in bankruptcy.

Hollywood Mickey Rooney Mick Rooney Andy Hardy Barbara Eddie Fisher Fisher Ava Gardner MGM Mickey Louis B. Mayer Betty Jane Rose Birmingham Betty Beverly Hills Mrs. Rooney Martha Vickers Elaine Davis

Social Security maxims and benefits questions

Readers ask how family maximums affect wife and children benefits and how earnings influence payout amounts. Advice covers the family maximum, non deduction rules when monthly earnings are under 100, and retroactive coverage for self employed cases. Balding wins rights to Sergeant Osgrave's Dance in New York.

Martin E. Segal Retirement Advisors, Inc Social Security R. R J. H Balding DANCE New York Broadway Sergeant Osgrave Ivor David Balding John Arden London Actors Studio

Biddeford Daily Column Details Rates and Notice

The Biddeford Space Journal at 11 Adams Street published daily except Sunday lists publisher W Paul Casavant and editor E P Ingalls. Subscription rates are one month 1 85 six months 10 50 and one year 21 00 with AP rights noted.

Adams Street Biddeford Maine W. Paul Casavant E. P. Ingalls Associated Press

Daily Crossword Puzzle in Paris

Across clues include 47 Crazed 48 Road to Fairbanks 50 Kaiser's last home 55 Creator of orchards 58 Aid 59 Noun suffixes 60 Partner of desist 61 Sea of the Antarctic 62 Disown 63 Absalom's sister. Puzzle items list two word answers and player prompts in a Paris theme daily crossword.

Paris Fairbanks Sigma Absalom

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