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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1962
Page
4
Editorial note quotes Sara Teasdale on nurturing sorrow until it speaks, urging readers to seek the heart of feeling. The reflection appears on the page as a brief, poetic meditation.
The piece discusses Canada’s post election crisis as Prime Minister John Diefenbaker’s Conservatives drop from 203 to 117 seats, needing Social Credit support, while Canada faces domestic economic woes and debate over joining the European Common Market. It warns against prolonged crippled authority and urges a clearer, sooner recovery.
Washington report notes a split between Republicans and Democrats on foreign policy. A 12 member GOP panel approved a 1962 campaign declaration with footnotes criticizing Kennedy policy on Berlin Cuba Congo and arms control. The document argues for victory over communism and U.S. free world leadership amid partisan disagreement.
The Sears Roebuck Foundation funds a $1000 grant to the National Wildlife Federation to run an experimental leadership workshop for its Maine affiliate, the Maine Fish and Game Association. The program aims to reorganize the affiliate, establish an office, and hire a full-time staff, with sessions on organization, membership, communications, and finance led by federation and university staff.
Opinion argues an aid bill restricting aid to nations seizing American property abroad would curb confiscations by foreign governments. It asserts eminent domain requires fair compensation, condemns theft, and notes past seizures by communist dominated states with poor payments. Also includes unrelated anecdotes about a doctor, a father and a son.
AP reports the 1962 stock census shows 17 million Americans involved in stocks before the crash, with California surpassing New York in owners. New York leads with 2.3 million stockholders, while per capita ownership is high in Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia New Jersey Vermont and others. The census notes 450,000 minors own shares and roughly one in six adults are stockowners.
HAL BOYLE reports on Richard Rodgers turning 60 at a luncheon honoring his career. Rodgers, famed for No Strings and Carousel, discusses ambivalence about age, ongoing work, and a philosophy of pleasing audiences while avoiding pain. He notes inspiration comes from work and anticipation of new projects.
Ruth Millett notes Elmer Wheeler’s eight rules for conversation and highlights the final rule urging women to talk weddings not funerals. The piece contrasts male and female talk, warning against spreading sad news and urging brighter, uplifting topics to better influence others.
Paul Harvey analyzes Khrushchev era policy, arguing a Soviet scheme to mobilize women 16 to 60 into factory and mining work, with nurseries for children and compulsory labor. He contrasts this with American labor trends, accusing US policy of stifling initiative while praising total mobilization in the Reds.
A poem by Douglas Malloch explores gender roles and motherhood with lines about men needing a motherly influence throughout life. It contrasts romantic ideals with practical, everyday reliance, noting a man’s enduring need for guidance and care from women. Edited note indicates reprint by request.
AP reports Hollywood actor Jim Backus camps in New York for 18 weeks to host CBS summer replacement Talent Scout starting July 3 and to host on NBC Monitor. He also promotes a Dickens Christmas Carol adaptation and his new book. Backus recalls It Married Joan and seeks a network series for three years of work.
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