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Editorial page quotes George B. Cheever on bold adventurers and reformers being deemed insane. The line frames a stance on reformist zeal and public perception.
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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1962
Page
4
Religion In Russia by Don Oakley
Discusses the persistence of religious belief in Soviet Russia amid atheistic policy. Notes 93 million adherents across Orthodox, Muslim, Catholic communities and a rising Baptist sect. Highlights state control of religion, limited freedom inside churches, and ongoing anti religious propaganda. Mentions Leninskoye Znamya reports and Radio Free Europe observations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soviet Russia
United Nations Commission On Human Rights
Russia
Leninskoye Znamya
Stalin
Georgia
Radio Free Europe
America
Defense budget cut ideas loom in Washington
Washington News By Peter Edson outlines proposals to trim U.S. defense spending without weakening forces. National Guard modernization would cut units and strength, while overseas force costs meet offsetting foreign purchases. McNamara centralizes procurement review aiming for broad 50 percent savings, despite Army objections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Edson
Washington
Enterprise Assn
NEA
Dwight D. Fisenhower
U. S
Eisenhower
National Guard
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Hershey
Defense Department
Europe
Korea
McNamara
Army Sec
Elvis J. Stahr, Jr
Army
Authors urge Congress to block magazine postal hikes
A group of 94 American authors appealed to Congress to oppose postal rate increases for magazines. Letters to the Senate committee warned higher rates could force publications to close or cut operations, harming the literary heritage and free press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
America
Senate Post Office and Civil Service Committee
House
Eleanor Roosevelt
House of Representatives
Fresh meat merchandising to transform retail counters
The article argues that the next few years will bring sweeping changes in fresh meat merchandising including new cuts sizes packing and shelf life. Homer R Davison of the American Meat Institute calls for a task force to study sale point improvements to boost consumer confidence amid a competitive economy. The piece notes the consumer as boss at the meat counter and parries with light remarks on presentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer R. Davison
American Meat Institute
Hermit humor and small-town quirks in Boyle’s Column
A column item highlights jokes about an isolated hermit content to live away from society. It riffs on his finances, a potential Eagle Scout badge, a Hollywood bid for a Son of Thoreau biopic, winter loneliness, and humorous exchanges with neighbors and a census worker. It also pokes fun at chores, tax forms, and a drugstore bill, ending with the delivery boy’s quip about unpaid mosquito lotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whiskers
Hollywood
Son of Thoreau
Amalgamated Research Opinion Poll, Inc
U.S. Census Bureau
Economy in midyear: industry slows yet profits rise
The July overview shows industrial production at 117.8 percent of the 1957 average, a modest gain from June and below the administration’s hoped 5655 billion GNP target. Profits run about 20 percent higher than last year, while inventories stall and new business formations fall. Construction outlays rise modestly with office growth leading gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Dawson
AP Business News
New York
Weatherman
Congress
Old fashioned housework and private gyms a trend
Ruth Millett notes a newspaper photo of a housewife turning a garage into a personal gym. She argues modern appliances reduce labor but warns many may still need extra space to exercise and stay fit as progress toward easier living continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Millett Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Paul Harvey on Seattle World Fair’s first view
Paul Harvey argues that the Seattle World Fair will fatten public interest despite hostile New Yorker cynicism. He notes food from many nations, long lines for experiences, and a nuanced mix of exhibit quality versus New York expectations, predicting Seattle ends with a lasting civic center and venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson River
Seattle
Hawaii
India
Mexico
Japan
Show Street
Needle
Plebian
Belgium
New York
Hall of Science
Chicago
Ivic Center
Seattle Fair Firsts and Food Concessions Noted
A veteran observer notes Seattle Fair firsts including carpeted floor science talks and accessible entry. Concession areas resemble Four H stalls with cotton candy sellers, milk bottle games, and inviting prizes. The scene praises the clean, fresh fair atmosphere and urban hospitality. In Miami a hospital scene shows two children with a lipstick kiss sign for a brother in a fifth floor room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Miami
Baptist Hospital
Ricky
Old Hallowell on Kennebec Antique Center opens for bicentennial
In Maine along Route 201, Hallowell once a Kennebec Valley port rises in glory with thirty old homes open Friday July 27 for bicentennial observances. The Vaughan Homestead built in 1794 remains with its original family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebec
Gardiner
Old Hallowell
Maine
Water Street
Hallowell
Vaughan
Errol
New Hamcrshire
Coos
Hallowell Stone
Augusta
Central
Hallowe
Biddeford Saco Journal masthead and notices
Biddeford Saco Journal publishes daily except Sunday from 11 Adams Street Biddeford Maine Paul Casavant publisher T J Mahoney editor contact numbers AT 3 3625 business AT 2 1535 editorial subscription rates in advance one month 1 85 six months 10 50 one year 21 00 member of the Associated Press AP rights note entered as second class postage paid at Biddeford Maine
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams Street
Biddeford
Maine
Paul Casavant
T. J. Mahoney
Associated Press
Daily Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues
A compact list of crossword clues across and down covering fish dwellers hair colors and styles, classic literary names, geographic hints, and various wordplay prompts. Includes entries like 1 fish 5 dweller in Nordland 9 navigation device and 49 start of a toast with Bassanio reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nordland
Abbi
Savile Row
Also Mentioned on This Page
George B. Cheever
BY Don Oakley
Washington News
Boyle
Murgatroyd
Business Mirror
Ruth Millett
Paul Harvey News
Paul Harvey
General Features Corp
Old Hallowell On
National Wildlife Federation
Texas
Galveston Island
Biddeford - Saco Journal
AO of
Yore
Nile Delta
Dortmund
Omega
Baghdad
Nathan Detroit
Libya
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