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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1963
Page
4
Editorial calls Maine city to improve public access to beaches. Urges checking for unused rights of way, adding safe parking, and installing stairways or ramps over a rock sea wall at Fortunes Rocks to ease reach for beachgoers.
The article analyzes how southern Democrats and Republicans formed a coalition since 1939, noting Kennedy era votes near 60 in opposition to major proposals, now down to 30–35. It discusses party unity, leadership judgment, and the balance between national good and strict partisan loyalty.
Washington reports Kennedy reversed his policy by extending the western trip to deliver a civil rights speech in Honolulu ahead of a national push for new legislation. The piece notes rising tensions in cities nationwide, tensions between NAACP and CORE, and the limits of federal power in ending segregation.
Hollywood AP The 65-year-old composer Roy Harris continues teaching a new generation of musicians at UCLA and expanding his body of work. Born in Lincoln County Oklahoma, he moved to Covina at age six and has had premieres at the Los Angeles International Music Festival. Harris notes commissions from the Philadelphia Orchestra and a chorus and orchestra work for Dr Schweitzer's 90th birthday. He says teaching is a privilege and responsibility, and that he could have earned more if he had written popular music or movie scores.
Ruth Millett catalogs common club types seen in women’s gatherings. The Clothes Horse, Memory, Prodder, Rambler, Born President, Grumbler, Outdoor, Do-gooder, Handshaker, Absent-minded and Practical are framed as humorous portraits to spot at a meeting. The piece invites readers to identify these archetypes at their next club gathering.
The U S House votes to end the Bracero labor program, once expiring next Jan 1, amid claims it amounts to slave labor and harms American workers. It notes 195,000 workers were protected by Labor Department standards, with cotton and fruit growers relying on these workers despite skepticism about competition with U S workers.
New York AP columnist Hal Boyle discusses his habit of piling paper on his desk while contrasting it with neat people. He argues disorder can reveal personal order and mocks the urge of others to constrain lives to tidy routines.
The United Steelworkers of America may win extended 13 week paid sabbaticals for colleagues at major steelmakers. If accepted, 32,000 members at American Can and Continental already gained similar leaves last fall. Analysts warn costs could raise production charges and fringe benefits amid bargaining over automation and job security.
Publication notice lists Biddeford Maine address 11 Adams Street with Paul Casavant as publisher and E P Ingalls as managing editor. Provides telephone numbers for business and editorial depts and subscription rates 1 month 1 85 six months 10 50 one year 21 00. Also notes Associated Press membership and second class postage status.
A St. Vincent de Paul distribution led to leftover clothing sent to St. Francis Center in Clarksdale Mississippi. Pax Christi workers Alma Taylor and Jose Kammer assist needy non Catholics who attend Mass and Rosary, learn about God, work, and pray. The center reports happy news of increased work, field labor earnings, and affordable clothing at 25 to 50 cents, with some five cent items, helping fund center expenses.
Paul Harvey argues that Kennedy misled the public about Soviet activity in Cuba. He claims three new Cuban military camps are under construction and Castro's regime pursues ruthless political control. He warns of planned Communist subversion across Latin America and mentions Castro infiltrators among Cuban refugees.
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