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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1962
Page
4
An editorial note quotes Norman Douglas on self reform guiding social change. A man who reforms himself contributes his full share toward reforming his neighbor, underscoring personal responsibility as a catalyst for community improvement.
Bruce Biassat argues the Senate shows a broad age mix with about half over 60, including a few under 40, suggesting age is not a decisive factor in its liberal or conservative leanings. He cites a mix of young conservatives and old liberals among members and notes regional patterns in the South.
Washington correspondent Peter Edson reports on Communist Party leaders asserting civil liberties in the United States while opposing the McCarran Act. Gus Hall and Ben Davis rally in Manhattan to protest Kennedy’s bid to force registration, with donors unnamed and fines possible if convicted. The June 7 gathering drew 2,500, and a June 18 report appears in The Progressive Newsweekly.
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover urges readers to honor Independence Hall ideals as the nation faces patriotic drift. He calls for renewed resolve to uphold liberty, faith, and courage, warning against apathy and unchecked government overreach while stressing duty of law enforcement to defend rights and endure as a free people. Mosquitos like your skin and lump it.
Paul Harvey outlines market behavior warning against blind chasing of rallies. He urges investors to buy solid firms with good history and price earnings, avoid using next month’s money, and let experts handle speculation amid inflation pressures. Judy Abbott story follows as she returns to theater work with Hal Prince and takes standby roles in Take Her She's Mine.
The poem about a boy and his bantam hen traces the bird hatching twelve chicks and the boy's joy. New York reports the Church Peace Mission releasing a statement by over 500 clergy and laymen urging U S withdrawal from the arms race as the sole path to end armament, with a halt to atomic tests as a first step.
The New England economy shows momentum in Q2 but underperforms against forecasts. Nonagricultural employment reaches a record near 3.8 million after seasonal adjustments, with two thirds of gains outside manufacturing in services, tourism, finance, real estate, retail, government and construction.
Babson Park Mass notes the rapid rise of television advertising and compares it to magazines. He cites Mitch Miller’s Sing Along show costing over 130000 weekly, with 6 minutes of ad time costing about 120000 and 40 million viewers across 150 stations. He says TV is in an experimental stage but may become universal, with color TV still rare and news speed via TV reshaping information flow.
A Biddeford Maine paper discusses TV’s instant news potential and satellite pictures, noting AT T experiments, and argues education for youth to meet future jobs. It links automation concerns, nuclear limits talks, and local employment impacts to a call for college or strong high school education and evening courses.
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