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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1961
Page
4
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson says underprivileged people in developing countries are no worse off than he was 25 years ago in Texas, citing his own early hardships as a model for perseverance. The item also notes Liz Carpenter at the National Press Club luncheon.
Editorial note echoes August W. Hare asserting that right has always held power and will endure. The brief reflects a traditional civic virtue stance, urging perseverance of moral authority as enduring strength in public life.
The text weighs whether the United States can defend fringe regions like Laos and South Vietnam while preserving major powers such as India, Japan, Turkey, and the Philippines. Kennan argues that even with limited triumphs in Russia and Red China, liberty may face dangerous limits, urging acceptance of uncertainty and the search for no absolutes in world affairs.
The piece argues Flag Day deserves national attention beyond symbolism. It recalls June 3 1777 and June 14 1777 actions by Congress, links the flag to the birth of the United States, and urges citizens to display the flag to honor history and national power.
The Jefferson County Ohio Medical Society ran a full page ad claiming no one denied care due to inability to pay. After a month only two replies arrived, one from a man upset at relief office delays and another from a hospitalized wife. The piece notes medical policy aims to provide care regardless of payment and counters the view that only government can ensure good care. The current campaign covers a broad medical context and hints at social issues affecting personal life.
AP News Analyst SAM DAWSON reports growing availability of long term financing for businesses big and small as demand for extended terms firms post recovery. Banks shift funds to long loans, equipment leasing expands, and pension funds plus insurers supply the capital, with five year capital loans rising to fuel expansion.
New York AP remarks from an old maid provoke lighthearted jokes about Aunt Gertrude facing aging and singleness. The column riffs on dating, money, cruises, and social expectations with period humor and sharp punch lines.
A dialogue shows Gertrude leaving to the beauty parlor while Jim laments duties of home life. He comments on her luck versus his late shifts and nursery duties, highlighting gendered expectations and shared frustration.
The Biddeford Saco Journal publishes daily except Sunday in Biddeford Maine with Paul Casavant as publisher and T J Mahoney as editor. Subscription rates are one month 185, six months 1050, one year 2100. The paper is a member of the Associated Press and reserves AP news use.
Ruth Millett offers guidance on avoiding rifts with a son-in-law by outlining numerous "Don't" directives. The column advises against criticizing the son-in-law, undermining the daughter’s life, defending her against her husband, overspending, flaunting wealth, policing grandchildren, bossing the daughter, gossiping about the son-in-law, doubting his business sense, or failing to affirm him.
Paul Harvey recalls the 1961 Texas Senate contest as Texans grew frustrated with Truman era policies and Kennedy Castro concerns. He notes Blakely’s victory over a conservative Democrat and Lyndon Johnson’s former seat shifting to John Tower, highlighting GOP organizing and local ordinances used against campaign signs.
A report on the tiny guarding satellite VanGuard shows solar power enables long term radio transmission after 12 000 orbits. It helped learn earth shape solar radiation effects and solar to electrical power. A note on assassin bugs discusses the masked bedbug hunter and bug behavior.
Hollywood veteran Fifi D Orsay, famed as a Parisienne bombshell, aims to broaden her image with dramatic acting roles. She tells AP she wants any part, old or young, and recalls Will Rogers helping her rise at Fox in the early 1930s. The actress confesses she never left North America, despite presenting herself as Parisian.
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