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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1964
Page
5
Editorial page cites Conklin and Wiggam on heredity. The quote argues wooden legs are not inherited, but wooden heads are, prompting reflection on leadership. The piece frames statesmanship as needing awareness of intellectual flaws and quick learning from factual biology.
In a new book Sen Joseph S Clark argues Congress blocks progress as a few committee chairs favor local interests. He notes the two year delay on the tax cut and proposes reforms including six month votes on bills and longer terms for senators and representatives aligned to presidential election years.
Investor column argues America will grow with five dominant industries and leaders American Telephone and Telegraph General Motors Du Pont Standard Oil of New Jersey and United States Steel. It cites large 1963 1964 capital outlays totaling about 5.97 billion to expand plants and urges putting 50 percent of savings into stocks, noting dollar decline since 1933 and urging professional guidance. A reader asks if a widow should buy growth stocks.
The article notes the 275 billion dollar debt limit and the Treasury forecast that debt will reach 311 billion by June 30 and asks Congress for a new ceiling around 320 billion for fiscal 1965. It critiques lawmakers for approving spending then blaming the Treasury, suggesting political theater behind budget battles.
The AFL-CIO Executive Council rejected Johnson's noninflationary wage guideposts urging a tougher stance on wage and price controls. Meany and labor leaders argue industries can afford higher pay boosts than the 3.2 percent productivity-linked target, signaling a stand against the president's inflation containment plan.
The column humorously argues social quirks and preferences, noting Tennessee and Missouri once led in mules but now both states have more golfers than mules. It jokes about weddings costs, clerical work, and home life while skewering common beliefs about gender roles and habits.
U S gold flow back into the United States and improved dollar confidence mark a bright start to the year. The U S Treasury exchange stabilization fund reports rising gold holdings through April, offset by a small January dip, and bankers credit the international gold pool for curbing speculative raids.
Ruth Millett argues a woman can usually get her own way if she is willing to inconvenience others. She describes tactics such as making excuses, pressuring decisions, and putting others in awkward spots to win agreement. The piece questions whether such behavior is worth the social cost.
Paul Harvey reflects on poverty as a relative condition from his Oklahoma youth and questions federal aid in Appalachia while fearing a new sense of poverty among Americans. He cites a Rocky Mount tobacco and cotton farm visit, noting expectations versus reality. He contrasts with Hollywood booster C. E. Toberman's legacy in building the city and warns against insincere depictions of wealth.
The Bookshelf Book reviews Phil Lip Magnus’s Edward VII portrait from 1901 to 1910. Magnus offers a balanced, witty look at a monarch amid Victoria’s shadow and era’s upheavals, detailing figures from Disraeli to Churchill and events from empire to the Front.
Biddeford Saco Journal published daily except Sunday at Biddeford Maine lists W Paul Casavant as publisher and E P Ingalls as managing editor. Subscription rates payable in advance are 1 month 1.85 six months 10.50 and one year 21.00. The newspaper is a member of the Associated Press with local news and AP dispatches reserved for republication.
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