Winds from Quoddy stir Maine power project debate
Editorial examines the Quoddy Bay plan to build a billion dollar public power project in Maine. It notes long delays, political risk, and doubts about timely ground-breaking while acknowledging potential regional demand for cheaper electricity. It warns against overoptimism amid international and congressional hurdles.
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Maine
Eastport
Washington County
Roosevelt
Washington
Egypt
Rome
New England
Canada
Congress
Sweden Learns Hard Lesson On Neutrality In Cold War
The article notes Sweden's tradition of neutrality being violated by Soviet Russia and a Swedish officer, Air Force Captain Stig Wennerstrom, accused of selling military secrets to the USSR. It argues the incident, along with others like Profumo, shows no state can remain truly neutral in the East-West confrontation and urges tighter security among US allies.
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Sweden
Europe
Russia
Air Force
Stig Wennerstrom
Kremlin
Washington
U. S
Britain
Early reading approved and parents prep gains in first grade
A reading specialist from New York Teachers College reports no harm from pre kindergarten reading prep. Dolores Durkin bases her study on New York pupils, finding children with early reading ability were one year ahead by the end of first grade. She avoids implying nursery homework.
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New York Teachers College
Dolores Durkin
New York
Professor Durkin
Canadian Air a Welcome Export for Summer Trade
The piece extols Canada’s cool air as a priceless summer comfort and a powerful advertisement for tourism. It contrasts air with foreign descriptors and notes air conditioning offers relief but is no substitute for Canadian climate. The author aside urges self restraint in public commentary.
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Canada
United States
Washington News JFK rates high in polls
Washington News by Peter Edson notes JFK holds 61 percent popularity in a Gallup poll, though down from 1961. Southern opposition to civil rights lowers his score while international events lift or stabilize ratings. Kennedy leads Rockefeller and Goldwater in a hypothetical 1964 re election matchup 56 to 38.
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Peter Edson
Kennedy
George Gallup
American Institute of Public Opinion
Oerm
Eisenhower
Berlin
South
Russia
Paris
Cuba
Congress
Gallup
Johnson
Nelson Rockefeller
Barry Goldwater
Pet daydreams revealed by Boyle in New York column
HAL BOYLE lists fanciful, improbable goals he would chase if given a million dollars or more time. He catalogs quirky wishes from owning a Timbuktu motel to serving in Foreign Legion, finding a glamorous partner, or writing a book on doing nothing. The piece invites readers to imagine their own pet daydreams.
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New York
Timbktu
The
Foreign Legion
Bali
Pogo Pogo
Taj Mahal
Auto loan terms ease as buyers stretch payments
Auto buyers increasingly opt for smaller monthly payments and longer repayment periods. The trend, driven by fierce dealer competition and abundant lending funds, is modest and scattered, with many lenders sticking to 36 month terms while some markets offer 42 to 48 month plans. Ford Motor Credit Co. chairman Robert Olson defends 36 month limits as reasonable.
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Sam Dawson
AP Business News
New York
Federal Reserve System
Ford
Robert S. Olson
Ford Monor Credit Co
Allan Sherman headlines Hollywood Bowl amateur star rises
Hollywood Bowl showcases Allan Sherman the world’s highest paid amateur on the six month anniversary of his Carnegie Hall debut. The former comedy writer and TV producer rose from party singer to recording star after Burns Benny and Harpo Marx urged him to cut a record. He reflects on fame, nerves, and the paradox of his large pay and amateur status.
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Hollywood
Hollywood Bowl
Allan Sherman
Carnegie Hall
Sherman
Allan
George Burns
Jack Benny
Harpo Marx
Benny
Burns
Can He Count On You A Wife's Trust And Homemaking
Ruth Millett argues a husband needs complete confidence in his wife as a lifetime partner. He seeks a wife who can manage the home entertain guests and handle money wisely while backing him in public and keeping confidences.
Welfare State and Work Ethic Echoes in Paul Harvey Piece
Paul Harvey argues Americans rely on government aid rather than work, citing unemployment figures and calls for more education and training programs. He decries freeloading and praises traditional labor, recalling older, hands-on work to earn subsistence pay. A brief Milton Reservoir fishing incident follows about a large muskellunge struck by a boat propeller.
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Paul Harvey
Khrushchev
Wirtz
Berens
As a performer he has earned close to a million dollars
The item notes a performer's earnings, stating he has earned nearly one million dollars in the last six months. It appears in a local newspaper page segment with publication details for the Biddeford Saco Journal.
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Adams Street
Biddeford
Maine
The
Journal Publishing Corp
W. Paul Casavant
E. P. Ingalls
Associated Press
AP News
Daily Crossword Puzzle Across and Down clues
A compact list of crossword clues covering across and down entries. Includes numbered hints such as 1 Mooring place, 7 Material, 13 Man with caps and sword, 14 Delicacy at Fis erman's Wharf, 16 Talented people, 17 In name only, not in fact, plus many more like 41 Highest peak in Crete and 52 Before. Ger. The puzzle mixes languages and abbreviations with various definitions for a complete wordplay challenge.
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Fiserman’s Wharf
Abbi
Crete
Saco Republican folly sparks letter to editor
A Disgusted Republican complains in a letter about the city’s handling of politics and finances. He cites a $95 weekly street commissioner saving claim, a $38,000 Thornton Academy contract rise, and questions Republican support and endorsements in Saco. He urges clarity from the mayor and aldermen on the Democratic mayoral candidate.
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Saco
Berry
Thornton Academy
Republican City Committee
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