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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1962
Page
4
An editorial paraphrase reflects on advice as snow that softly falls, lingering in the mind and sinking deeper with time, echoing Coleridge’s reflection on how subtle guidance shapes enduring belief. The piece treats advice as a gentle influence shaping personal judgment.
The Telstar satellite links Europe and America for the first time in a television broadcast, signaling real global TV radio and telephone connectivity. Despite short initial transmission and remaining challenges, the achievement echoes the Wright brothers moment in its potential impact.
Washington notes Kennedy seeks European growth lessons from France which piloted a 24 percent GNP rise by 1965. Heller and CED researchers study France's plan, emphasizing voluntary targets, regional objectives, incentives, and limited government controls amid debates on peacetime sacrifices and administration size.
The July Morgan Guaranty Survey notes currency strength abroad and US balance of payments strain. It signals higher US interest rates while warning the domestic economy might benefit from stimulation. President Kennedy weighs BIS recommendations for restrictive monetary policy paired with expansive fiscal action. The BIS, founded in 1930, promotes central bank cooperation and releases an independent annual economic review.
Palmyra New York hosts the Hill Cumorah Pageant from August 1 to 4 drawing about 100000 visitors for the 25th anniversary and the 20th reenactment of the Book of Mormon story. The event coincides with the 135th anniversary of Joseph Smith finding the golden tablets and the church’s global membership now tops two million.
Chairman Aspinall tells White House Conference on Conservation that the nation must avoid wholesale giveaways or isolation of resources. He urges careful use of minerals, oil, timber, water, and land while preserving wildlife and scenery under wise laws.
AP reports that short selling on the New York Stock Exchange hit its highest level in nearly four years, with 1,044 of 1,547 listed stocks carrying short positions on a Friday the Thirteenth. The piece notes both bearish sentiment and potential bullish demand as shorts may later buy to cover.
In Townsend Tennessee Aunt Della Effler and her husband Barefoot Jerry run a small store and share long standing Appalachian folk remedies. She claims wart cures come from the good Lord and a pantry of plants and home brews. The Efflers boast a 52 year marriage and a large clan across nine children, many grandchildren.
Readers report the Operation Lifeguard program, where clergy urged moral driving responsibilities, has sparked constructive comments statewide. A. E. Barnard thanks ministers and rabbis for their sermons and asks public appreciation be expressed to the clergy for their contribution to the safety drive.
A historical poem from Saco by Lillian M. Denis traces Old Orchard Beach’s 300 year arc. It links explorers John Smith and Thomas Rogers to the coast’s naming and growth, recalling wars, freedom, and faith as worlds shift toward a future of peace under divine rulers.
A reader questions how much money is lost by retiring at 63 rather than 65. The column explains reductions of 13 1 3 percent plus 0.9 percent per month before 65, with examples such as a $1990 monthly benefit at 65 becoming $86.70 at 63, and notes minimum benefits refer to own or survivor payments. It also covers computing family benefits for a 79 year old retiree with a 18 year old child and a 6 year old, and ends with a local Neosho sign project to honor seniors.
The Biddeford Daily paper lists Paul Casavant as publisher and T J Mahoney as editor at 11 Adams Street with telephone lines for business and editorial. Subscription rates are in advance: one month 1.85. six months 10.50. one year 21.00. The paper is a member of the Associated Press with local-news exclusivity and is entered as second class mail in Biddeford, Maine.
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Ruth Willett explores Lillia Deans light hearted study Once Is a Habit detailing how everyday luxuries become permanent fixtures. The author notes how a second car or a dishwasher shifts into essential family life as new comforts are adopted and maintained year after year.
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