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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1959
Page
4
The object of art is to crystallize emotion into thought, and then fix it in form. Francois Deisarte offers a reflective line on how art translates feeling into enduring structure.
The article notes President de Gaulle's push for a bigger French role, challenging NATO and sharing more atomic know how. It warns against undermining the Western security framework, citing France's stockpile stance, naval autonomy, and demands for equal status with the United States and Britain.
Washington-NEA Peter Edson reports the 1961 U.S. budget is projected above 80 billion, nearing the 1959 peacetime record and exceeding Eisenhower's 1960 request by 3 billion. Budget paths range from 87 to 115 billion by 1969 depending on growth, with defense and various public works taking large shares.
A reflection on how rapid advances overwhelm general knowledge and professionals. The piece argues that only broad guidelines can be carried by individuals while specialists track depth in their fields. It suggests new roles to synthesize and coordinate expanding scientific and medical knowledge for society.
A century of oil outlines Titusville’s Drake well of 1859 that produced 20 barrels daily and contrasts early vision with today’s US output of 7 million barrels and 9 million consumed. It notes oil’s rise to kerosene, grease, gasoline, and by products, fertilizers, plastics, and the broader industrial progress, ending with lighthearted jokes about taxes and weather.
The New York Stock Exchange reports women now own 52.5 percent of adult shareowners, led by housewives who total 6.3 million. Since 1956, women have risen to 11.5 percent of the adult population with about 12.49 million men and women owning at least one share.
Boyle's column notes renewed confidence in France with postwar growth, de Gaulle leadership, and rising living standards. Tourism shifts show Germans now top foreign guests, followed by Americans and Brits. Devaluation boosts money value for visitors while retirees seek affordable Paris living. nights out remain comparatively cheap.
Advice on keeping husbands engaged in group chatter by shifting topics from children and domestic matters to politics, sports, stock market, books, music, and art. Suggests women invite men into talks to prevent men retreating to their own circle. Emphasizes listening to mixed conversations and choosing broader topics for inclusivity.
Paul Harvey defends graduates, arguing this generation inherits a strong legacy. He recalls wars, depressions, and medical progress, insisting today’s students face a cruel world created by past generations yet offer a chance to preserve a free economy and open church door, urging them to do better.
Published daily except Sunday Biddeford Maine with Paul Casavant publisher and T J Mahoney editor. Includes telephone and department lines and subscription rates payable in advance One month 1 85 six months 10 50 one year 21 00. Member of the Associated Press. AP rights note and postal entry statement.
Hollywood crews convert Arizona landscape into China for The Mountain Road spending 32 million dollars with Phoenix base operations. James Stewart joins the filming amid desert heat as production camouflages cactus and builds a China replica along the Apache Trail in the Tonto National Forest.
Reverend Alfred Ives is welcomed as the new minister at the Saco Street Methodist church during a parish house reception. Bowdoin graduates include Richard Maxwell Arthur Simensky Eugene McNabb Peter Staples and William Verrill. Edward Winston named VFW inspector for Maine. Dial telephones to start this fall. Governor Payne opens the seventh annual Maine CIO convention at Old Orchard Beach.
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