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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jun 03, 1965

Page

4

Infiltration Plans Tied to Havana Fishing Fleet

Washington report warns that by the late 1960s Cuba and the Soviet Union plan a 1030-ship fishing fleet at Havana harbor. The fleet would move men and small arms through Latin America for training and covert operations, using code signals and broadcasts to instruct agents abroad.

Ray Cromley Washington Correspondent Enterprise Assn Washington Russia Brenzhnev Cuba Castro Latin America Moscow Havana Brezhnev Caribbean Dominican Republic Viet Nam U.S Czechoslovakia Cuban General Directorate of Intelligence Venezuela Colombia Guatemala Honduras Panama South Central America Soviet Union Haiti Paraguay United States

Editorial Thought For Evening

A concise editorial note quotes Sir Richard Steele on age as a virtue granting authority over youth’s pleasures. The text frames age as preferable to youthful indulgence and reflects on moral steadiness across genders.

Sir Richard Steele

Maine Senate faces looming federal action over Allagash plan

Opinion argues the Allagash Region should be protected by state control. It warns the federal government may intervene if Maine delays, favoring the Wilderness Waterway over Cross Rock and criticizing Senate for studies and delay.

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Taxpayers Association Debate Urges Positive Lewiston Course

Lewiston Journal argues that tax payer groups should be affirmative and progressive not negative and destructive. It warns water restrictions stem from past planning failures and notes street and sidewalk improvements raise current and future taxes but are essential for growth and civic appeal.

Lewiston Lewiston Taxpayers Association Inc Taxpayers Association Lewiston Journal

NASA seeks millions of table tennis balls for weightless tests

Lewis Research Center in Cleveland requests several million one-eighth inch table tennis balls for a 500 foot high Zero Gravity Facility. Experiments drop from the shaft for about ten seconds of free fall and must be caught gently to avoid damage. The note ends with a quip about dieting conversations.

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Bravery a Habit for Marine Company Commander

Captain Pat Collins leads Company D 38th Recon Battalion in Da Nang, Vietnam. His unit has fought 32 patrols in 42 days, with 19 contacts, 5 Viet Cong killed, 16 wounded, and 3 dead. Collins earned the Bronze Star in Cuba and Navy Medal in peacetime service. He praises his aggressive troops and notes frequent long patrols and tough terrain.

Hal Boyle South Viet Nam U.S. Marine 3Rd Division America Pat Collins Grosse Ile Mich Navy Pat Guantanamo Bay Cuba Far East Navy Marine Corps da Nang Collins

1965 Boom Echoes 1929 Crash Fears

AP News compares current economic optimism in 1965 with the 1929 crash. McChesney Martin sees disquieting similarities while the Johnson administration argues coordinated effort can keep growth on track. Market jitters arise as administration economists and money managers clash.

Sam Dawson AP Business News NEW York (Ap Federal Reserve William McChesney Martin Johnson

Prodigal Son faith and parenting patience guidance

Dear Mrs Lawrence counsels Christian parents to patience and self trust when a child drinks and falters. The note compares a father in the prodigal son to a parent torn between discipline and mercy, urging steady faith in the child's eventual realization.

Muriel Lawrence Jesus

Veterans benefits differ: compensation versus pensions explained

An explanatory guide clarifies that veterans compensation covers disabilities from service while pensions go to wartime veterans who are totally disabled from nonservice factors. It covers widow death compensation, interaction with Social Security, and how benefits are paid whether recipients want single or separate checks.

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Shut In Day Promotes Friendly Visits Across Communities

In a Journal letter, Lillian M. Denis urges annual Shut In Day to encourage visits and letters to sick and disabled individuals. She calls on pastors and local groups to support outreach as a source of fellowship and belonging for those confined at home or in hospitals.

American Legion Salvation Army Kiwanis the Elks the Lion’s Club

Biddeford Saco Journal Publisher and staff notes

The Biddeford Saco Journal lists publication details for Adams Street office with W Paul Casavant as publisher and E P Ingalls as managing editor. Subscription rates are shown: one month 1.85 six months 10.50 one year 21.00. The paper is a member of the Associated Press with rights to local news and AP dispatches.

Adams Street Biddeford Maine W. Paul Casavant E. P. Ingalls Telephone Business Depts Npm Associated Press AP News

Comparing 1965 to 1929 in economic drift and resilience

The passage contrasts 1965 with 1929 noting growth in money supply and debt in both years, but stresses tighter supervision of market excesses, wages aligning with profits, a larger middle class with assets and debt, steadier wholesale prices, consumer demand guided capacity expansion, and Social Security programs cushioning income drops. It also notes the stock market’s psychological pull without public panic.

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