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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1964
Page
4
The piece argues that common sense follows familiar routes while true genius may seem lunatic to the crowd. It cites Cesare Lombroso as a referenced thinker in framing the tension between innovation and public perception.
The article argues the sea holds vital long term value for water, minerals, food, and climate, urging coordinated global study. It notes early steps by the US and USSR on desalting sea water and a 12-nation Indian Ocean survey to boost fish harvest, proposing a worldwide science effort akin to past geophysical years.
Researchers from the Teachers College Institute of Urban Studies in New York plan a slum study focusing on youths who despite poverty, illiteracy, and hardship attain education, responsible work, and self respect. The project seeks factors behind success rather than solely documenting failures.
A New York educator argues listening deserves school inclusion. He notes students retain about half of classroom information and elementary retention as low as 21 percent. He recalls listening as an old art, cites Canterbury Tales, and criticizes modern society and cocktail party chatter.
A satirical NEA piece portrays Cold War humor about Johnson, Home, and Khrushchev fleeing a devil, plus jokes about East Germany and Poland. It satirizes Communist Party fealty, collective farm woes in Hungary, and Kremlin strategists debating atom bombs and suitcases in a brisk, era-appropriate tone.
HAL BOYLE notes how suggestion boxes, once touted to boost morale and improve firms, drifted into receptacles for complaints and gossip. Employees vent with phony cafe questions and petty gripes while bosses lose interest, turning boxes into safety valves for workplace steam.
The AP reports the longest peacetime upturn with rising profits and record earnings across steel, railroads, oil, and autos. Major firms post year over year gains, while some segments wobble with mixed results, including several steel players and railroads. Greenland’s Eric the Red branding targets tourism, noting sparse forests and vast glacial lands.
A reader seeks approval to buy Cuban-Venezuela Oil shares at five cents. The columnist urges caution, noting widespread speculation by small investors and advising solid cash reserves and insurance before pursuing high risk stocks. He warns greed can distort value and urges financial professionals to curb risky trends.
Ruth Millett argues that a married woman with a career remains a part time housewife. She says home management, family planning, scheduling, and arranging entertaining still rest with the wife even if others perform daily chores. A husband's remark that career women cease being housewives is naive.
Paul Harvey reflects on occult topics and shares a remarkable comparative chronology by barber John Spergel and Lincoln biographer mother. The piece lists eight parallel facts linking Lincoln and Kennedy including election years, deaths, Johnsons as successors, and advisers.
Biddeford Maine daily newspaper details publishing address and contact numbers. Subscription rates in advance list one month at 1.85 six months 10.50 and one year 21.00. Includes AP affiliation and postal information.
Yesterday's cryptoquote reveals THERE IS ANOTHER ADVANTAGE OF BEING POOR A DOCTOR WILL CURB YOU HUBBARD 1964 King Features Syndicate puzzle note provides code example and credits reader challenge for crossing letters and word lengths.
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