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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1959
Page
4
Editorial comment notes that when the press is gagged liberty is besieged citing Mary Baker Eddy. The page frames concerns about censorship impacting public discourse and constitutional freedoms.
Monkeys Able and Baker are hailed as the first living animals to reach space and return alive aboard a Jupiter nose cone. The mission showcased recovery success, data gathering from wired animal tests, and the Navy’s improved reentry handling, signaling progress toward human orbital goals.
The piece discusses intergovernmental revenue conflicts as cities and states press for funds while residents taxed where they work, creating double burdens for nonresidents. It notes Massachusetts and New York examples, the voting and usage concerns, and a proposed constitutional amendment to bar one state taxing residents of another. The column highlights fairness and fiscal pressure on U S taxpayers amid public service demand.
Public service notice warns that hurry bug drivers risk highway trouble and fatal accidents. It urges planning trips with ample time and margins for delays, noting rain fog and fatigue do not justify speeding. The piece ends with a slogan to slow down and live, linking speed to loss of standing and trust.
Washington reports Fidel Castro outlined agrarian reform citing 700,000 unemployed and hunger. He pledged legal redistribution with no expropriation, but Cuba’s new law remains unpublished. Foreign landowners may face 90 day sale, then valuation and 20 year bonds, likely devalued.
The Treasury aims to issue long term bonds above current rates to draw in investment from institutions and savers as demand for funds rises. Higher yields could push up interest rates on loans and bonds, affecting bank lending, mortgages, and savings bonds. Savings bonds totals stand at 50.8 billion, down 1.4 billion in a year due to 3.5 percent returns.
AP analysis notes Richard Nixon has logged over 280000 miles since 1953, visiting 54 countries and drawing more public attention than Dulles. Upcoming Moscow trip adds 10000 miles, with Klein joining as press chief. Nixon aims for 1960 nomination while wary of missteps and Latin America backlash.
The Biddeford Saco Journal lists publisher Paul Casavant and editor T J Mahoney with a daily run except Sunday in Biddeford Maine. Subscription rates are shown: one month 1 85 six months 10 50 and one year 21 00. The paper is a member of the Associated Press with AP news dispatches and local news protected for republication.
A tender poem celebrating spring, sunsets, and homecomings. The speaker expresses gratitude for gentle, peaceful skies and blessings, while honoring loved ones returning from afar. The verse weaves nature, faith, and longing into a quiet tribute.
Ten years ago in Biddeford and nearby towns a string of travel visits and hometown updates show residents heading to Montreal Victoria Ville and New York for family events reunions and business trips. Notable names include Atty Albert W Cookson S Sgt Marcel Garon and Frank Merrill among others with mentions of Rotary districts and church leadership changes.
A collage of anecdotes and statistics about seniors including memory lapses, Sen. Theodore Green at 91 endorsing moderation and exercise, a Tennessee couple learning how marriage affects Social Security payments, Chicago mailman George A. Smith retiring at 70 but staying active, and surveys showing seniors delaying doctor visits due to cost and drug price reductions. It notes John E. Kaufman of Johns town and his three sons on Social Security rolls, with a plug for Ray Henry’s revised Social Security handbook Security For You.
A bride writes that her husband must welcome her mother as a proper mother figure. The letter urges the husband to show courtesy and to see the mother as Jane’s, not as an adversary. By treating her mother well, the husband proves his love and keeps harmony in the home, avoiding the wife choosing sides.
A compact crossword item listing across clues from 1 to 45 with hints like Slicks Altercation A human being Chess pieces etc. It presents standard puzzle clues including a centered sequence from 1 to 45 and ends with fide indicating true.
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