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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jun 22, 1964

Page

4

Equality in education redefines needs for American public schools

Editorial urges six concrete steps from Francis Keppel to achieve true equality of education. Begin at ages three or four and expand school hours and community ties. Stress enrichments in arts and nature, full-time community schools, and strong home partnerships to lift overlooked schools nationwide.

Francis Keppel Department of Health, Education and Welfare Keppel Main Street

Mars Flight Timetable and the Mars Mission Delay Risks

NASA officials at Jet Propulsion Laboratories weigh the Mariner spacecraft payload limits and weight reductions to meet a Fall launch. If the 1965 Mars rendezvous fails, the next favorable planetary alignment comes in 1967 with a fly-by probe and a 1971 landing date remains the earliest for surface sampling and data return.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA Mars Mariner Jet Propulsion Laboratories California Earth Florida

Great Scott Stamp Errors Meet Electric Eye

The Post Office Department will use an electric eye on stamp press feeds to stop sheets from moving wrong end first in the second impression of two color stamps. Last year a Dag Hammarskjold misprint sparked stamp hobby buzz until a flood of deliberate misprints followed.

Philately Post Office Dag Hammarskjold

Washington News U. S. shifts Viet Nam lineup

Plans unfold in Washington to overhaul key U S officers and civilians in South Viet Nam. Lt Gen Westmoreland will replace Gen Harkins as commander. Ambassador Lodge may be replaced. AID officials reassigned. Officials argue new policy favors flexible, provincial coordination over conventional warfare. Maj Gen Nguyen Khanh reshuffles at home as rivals threaten stability.

Ray Cromley Washington Oes Newspaper Enterprise Assn Washington NEA State Department Pentagon U.S South Viet Nam William C. Westmoreland Paul Harkins Viet Nam Lodge Nguyen Khanh Khanh

Boyle's Column Mailman

HAL BOYLE notes the rise of moonlighting in America with four million workers holding two jobs. Most are men and married, common among teachers farmers salespeople postal workers firemen and police. One in ten government employees has a second full-time job. The column blends quirky international notes on Tahiti barbershops and music in buses with a broader look at double duty workers.

Hal Boyle New York America Tahiti

Quotable notes and trivia from 19th to 20th century history

A compact set of curious facts and quotes spanning early American money, legal quirks, presidential actions, social trends, and demographic odds. Highlights include Texas three dollar bills, Grover Cleveland’s hanging oversight, coffee divorce grounds in Turkey, longevity and health stats, and age related life expectancy insights.

Investors Forum Government and stockholders

In the past 30 years the federal debt rose over 1,000 percent while Dow Jones averages also surged. The piece argues debt fuels money supply and inflation, urging investors to seek stocks as a hedge. It notes debt ceilings, consumer impact, and psychology driving stock prices, with examples of major companies and banks and a concluding Q&A about long-term stock value.

Harry C. France Congress United States Washington America Uncle Sam Tiam General Motors General Electric du Pont Union Carbide Morgan Guaranty Trust East National Bank of Chicago United States Steel New York Stock Exchange

Maine Today Maine and the World's Fair

Earle Doucette reflects on Maine's World’s Fair exhibit as a strong future tourism driver for Maine. He notes potential visitors will come from nearby regions and distant travelers, with word of mouth advertising as a key factor and Maine's $500,000 investment in the New England Pavilion alongside heavy corporate displays. A separate note mentions a 13 man luncheon that started the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, a group now over 830,000 strong since 1870.

Earle Doucette New York Maine Maine Department of Economic Development New England General Motors Florida Canada Nobles of the Mystic Shrine

Memo to self on aging with grace and social kindness

Ruth Millett presents a reflective memo urging lasting effort despite aches and pains. It advises being an attentive listener, avoiding dwelling on tragedy, cultivating tact, accepting help, helping others, abstaining from harsh judgments, growing friendships, enjoying peers, planning for the future, celebrating birthdays, and choosing positive outlooks to foster happiness.

Ruth Millett

Biddeford Saco Journal Printer Notice Stamp

Biddeford Saco Journal details subscription rates payable in advance with monthly six month and yearly options. It lists publisher W Paul Casavant managing editor E P Ingalls and contact numbers for business and editorial departments. The paper notes Associated Press membership and postal classification.

Adams Street Biddeford Maine W. Paul Casavant E. P. Ingalls Associated Press

Daily Crossword Puzzle Clues Summary

Clues list includes 15 Young salmon, 19 Tomorrow two words, 21 Spiritual exercise, 25 Sloping passage, 26 Organic compound, 27 Place of first Biblical miracle, 28 Royal navy etc, 29 There any more, 32 Church calendar, 34 Capri for one, 35 Remorseful are, 36 Trees, 38 Absolute timelessness, 43 My Sister and others, 46 Nobel prize novelist, 48 Delaware Indian ae, 50 Clio's sister, 51 Spade again, 52 City in Ohio, 54 Relative of era, 56 Football field, 57 Plink, 58 This Sp, 60 Native of Suffix.

Royal Navy Clio Ohio

Retirement budget for couples and singles in old age

The article cites the U S Bureau of Labor Statistics finding that a modest but adequate retirement for a couple requires about 2 500 a year while a single elderly person needs about 1 800. It outlines food plans from the Agriculture Department, medical costs at 315 a year, and additional expenses like housing, transportation, and entertainment, noting only about one third of older couples have enough to meet this standard.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Department of Agriculture Agriculture Department

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