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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1965
Page
4
A quotation from John Quincy Adams frames charity toward all mankind and compassion for those bound by past injustices. The piece stresses bearing no malice and seeking understanding rather than anger.
Bangor City Manager Joseph Coupal and Brewer Mayor Rudolph Marcoux call for a professional study on merging Bangor and Brewer. The plan aims to weigh good and bad points amid rising taxes and lingering pride in local autonomy, echoing past merger cycles.
A meditation on unseen supporters who enable success across society. The piece argues helpers provide essential, quiet aid to many people, including famous figures, noting recipients work hard and benefactors gain pride and satisfaction. It extols universal generosity and humane impulse.
Union leaders hail Bates Mfg plan to form an Employee-Management Progress Committee with Maine mills. H. L. Gosselin describes monthly frank discussions on business methods as a new approach to textile labor-management communication. Lewiston Sun endorses the concept as a potential industry pattern.
Breakthrough in kitchen relief offers a battery operated towel dispenser that tears off and holds the desired length, easing chores for housewives. The note reflects on domestic weariness and humor about vacation time and gender differences.
Washington reports that U S arms and bombs designed for nuclear campaigns prove inadequate against Viet Cong guerrilla tactics. Aircraft cannot carry large iron bombs or deliver accurate low level strikes. need new conventional bombs and diverse armor capable of swamp and jungle operations. Pentagon to industry: solve these problems.
Hollywood AP reports Donna Douglas vacations from The Beverly Hillbillies to star as Frankie for Elvis Presley in a film after previously serving as a secretary in Lover Come Back. The Baywood La native rose from beauty contests to Perry Como Show and Lu Abner. Her Elly Mae line matches her own life, she says.
A national survey highlights the need for clear information for seniors on housing finances health and social activities. Chicago and San Francisco guides showcase organized referrals and problem based chapters while a San Francisco pamphlet encourages volunteering and learning.
A reader argues unions burden industry with demands including a pay raise and potential strikes in 1966. The letter questions workers loyalty to employers over unions and urges collaboration with industry, citing a recent tele phone strike and discipline case.
Da Nang air base in South Vietnam handles over 25 000 landings and takeoffs monthly as Col William Ezell notes rapid traffic growth. The base blends old French forts with modern facilities and houses 6000 US Air Force personnel plus Vietnamese crews and families amid tense operations nearby.
AP reports prolonged silver shortage despite efforts to curb use in coins. Johnson administration aims to remove silver from dimes and quarters and cut 50 cent pieces. Industrial demand surges from electronics, defense and everyday appliances, with U.S. production unable to meet even a third of demand in five years.
Page from the Biddeford Journal lists publication details and subscription prices. It notes the paper is published daily except Sunday with W Paul Casavant as publisher and E P Ingalls as managing editor. Subscription rates are one month 1.85 six months 10.50 and one year 21.00.
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