Editorial Page Thoughts on Election Reporting and California
Editorial weighs the impact of early broadcast returns on the 1964 election especially in California with two electoral votes and a looming party convention. It reviews warnings from Rep. Walter Rogers about rapid returns and time differences and questions possible reporting controls while noting California’s pivotal role. It suggests ideas like shifting voting days or withholding results, though finds free speech and practicality problems.
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California
Goldwater
Walter Rogers
D-Tex
House
West Coasts
John F. Kennedy
Nixon
New York
New England
Kremlin Pushes World Conference On Chinese Question
Soviet leaders press to convene a world conference of communist parties to address the Peking Moscow split. Pravda cites a majority of visiting leaders favoring early talks, but doubt remains whether a conference would sever Red China from the world movement.
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Kremlin
Peking
Moscow
Pravda
Khrushchev
Ussr
Red China
Prestige of Supreme Court job tops list in survey
A National Opinion Research Center study shows 77 percent rate Supreme Court justice as excellent and 18 percent as good, though prestige has slipped since 1947. Physicians rank second, bankers fell from 10th to 24th, while nuclear physicists rose to third. NEA salaries place teachers 15th of 18, with starting pay around 4700 dollars.
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U. S. Supreme Court
National Opinion Research Center
Supreme Court
National Education Association
NEA
Washington News Moderates fall and decline analyzed
Washington correspondent report on GOP moderates facing failure as Barry Goldwater secures stronger first ballot support. The piece notes moderates lacked a strong candidate, cites Gov. William Scranton and George Romney as potential fits, and critiques leadership, strategy, and governors' influence amid shifts in California.
Boyle's Column On Enduring Wife-Waiting
HAL BOYLE discusses wife-waiting as a daily husband ordeal in New York. He describes four waiting types from indecision to outfit changes, notes wives’ ever-changing wardrobes, and jokes about attempts to cope. The piece ends with a stoic view that some challenges must be endured.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Bob White
Europe’s rate hikes threaten U S inflation and growth
The Business Mirror notes Europe’s inflation fight via higher interest rates could pull up U S rates and slow domestic growth. It cites Denmark Netherlands Britain Switzerland Germany and Italy tightening borrowing costs while the U S Federal Reserve keeps a steady discount rate at 3.42 percent, shaping global capital flows and consumer demand.
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U.S
Europe
American
Vanced
Italy
U.S. Federal Reserve
Beauty fades but character lasts in Hollywood tales
Ruth Millett argues mothers should instill character and independence in daughters rather than rely on beauty. The piece notes beauty offers only brief advantage and that charm, understanding, and personality help women face life’s problems, with emphasis on lasting self worth over looks. In Hollywood, John Tartaglia explains cement and footprints at Grauman’s Chinese Theater, detailing the process, history, and Sid Grauman’s origin of the tradition with Norma Talmadge and Mary Pickford among early icons.
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Ruth Millett
Newspaper Enterprise Assa
Hollywood
Hollywood Boulevard
John Tartaglia
Tartaglia
Naples
Italy
National General Chain
Grauman
Sid Grauman
Norma Talmadge
Mr. Grauman
Miss Talmadge
Don Fairbanks
Mary Pickfor
Social Security Benefits For Surviving Children And Disability
Readers ask about eligibility for children of a deceased parent and if a stepfamily affects benefits. The guide clarifies that children retain rights to their father's Social Security benefits until age 18, regardless of stepfather support or remarriage, and could even qualify if legally adopted by a stepfather. It explains retirement benefit calculations, dropping the five lowest earning years, and notes unemployment generally has little practical impact. It also covers disability eligibility, explaining the need for five years of credits in the last ten years, and advises filing for benefits and appealing if denied.
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Social Security
P.E
Arsan
Civil rights bill sparks fears of property loss
A Readers Letters column argues the proposed civil rights bill will strip private property rights and civil liberties from all citizens. The writer claims the measure undermines ownership and individual freedom, criticizing liberals and predicting consequences for workers, homeowners, and professionals. Continued on Page Five.
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Faitor Journal
Senate
Biddeford Daily Advertiser Publication Details
Published daily except Sunday at Biddeford Maine W Paul Casavant publisher E P Ingalls managing editor telephone numbers for business and editorial departments subscription rates in advance one month 185 six months 1050 one year 2100 member of the Associated Press entry class postage paid at Biddeford Maine.
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Biddeford
Maine
W. Paul Casavant
E. P. Ingalls
Associated Press
Post
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George Romney
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Nelson Rockefeller
Boyle
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U. S
Sam Dawson
AP Business News
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