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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1962
Page
4
Thought for Evening reflects on divine greatness using poetic imagery of inked oceans and trees as pens to describe the Almighty. The message emphasizes awe and reverence toward God.
Bruce Biossat notes that state and local governments have surged in revenue since 1948, outpacing federal growth. While governors rail at Washington for revenue control, Census data show state local tax receipts rose 143 percent from 1948 to 1959, vs federal 77 percent, with property and sales taxes fueling much of the rise.
Washington-For a time a photo of Atty. Gen. Robert F. Kennedy hung beside the FBI's 10 most wanted list in the Justice Department press room. He smiled faintly, then left. Also notes Arkansas Sen. John McClellan's joke, a janitor quip about drugs, a whisky scent exhibit at Union Station, and Ted Kennedy at Massachusetts party.
Washington report notes the Peace Corps first real test as volunteers face harsh Tanganyika conditions. It cites shortages of professionals, primitive living standards, hostile environments, and cultural hurdles, with doubts on the program’s viability but highlights tough, adapting volunteers.
Roger Babson urges chambers of commerce to push railroads forming business corporations to expand use of right of way, stations and idle land. He notes passenger traffic is declining and recommends railroad committees, tax assessor maps, and possible land sales to boost city earnings without increasing taxes.
Letters discuss Cuba as a Soviet sphere and the 1959 to 1961 political shifts. Castro’s regime consolidated power, dissolved opposition, and promised reforms while delivering a new social order. The piece references land reform, anti communism, and the paradox of popular participation under a one party system.
Paul Harvey News presents a devotional reflection on suffering as an individual cross. The poem suggests that afflictions vary by person and each heart bears a unique burden, lightened when one draws near to the divine companion.
Paul Harvey argues that feelings mislead on health conscience and morality. He cites doctors urging annual exams, British moral policing and censorship, and contrasts laws with public behavior in parks, TV and film. He notes cultural hypocrisy and the difficulty of trusting feelings in judgment.
A crossword puzzle list with across and down clues including rabbit sails of clay and sand wild goat of the imalayas and many other entries, many clues referencing people places and generic terms across a dense grid style puzzle. The clues cover literature history science and common phrases with varied difficulty.
The New York Stock Exchange promotes share ownership with a slogan that has grown from 6.5 million owners in 1952 to about 15 million in recent years. Local variants exist worldwide, with gains reported in England, Japan, India, Sweden, Hong Kong, and Italy. Exchange president Keith Funston calls expanding ownership a potent tool in the Free World's cold war with communism.
A message urges funding to create a million new jobs per year with at least seventeen thousand dollars in new capital per job and twenty billion annually to maintain existing plants. It promotes savings as the source of investment, urging everyone to act as a capitalist, using savings in banks, life insurance, and real estate to back growth.
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