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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1962
Page
4
Public officers are described as servants and agents of the people who enact the laws. The quote from Grover Cleveland emphasizes that officials exist to carry out citizen-made statutes.
Bruce Biossat argues that 1963 foreign aid outlays of about 3 billion fall within the scale of total federal spending and even charitable giving by Americans. He notes private gifts abroad in 1960 exceeded proposed development grants and Food for Peace funding, urging perspective in Congress debate.
The piece argues the seven member governor’s council misconceivedly blocks reappointment of Col. Robert Marx, praising Marx’s two-term record while condemning executive sessions and lack of transparency. It laments a stubborn council clinging to outdated power and calls for open accountability in state government.
Washington report outlines The Liberty Lobby 32 point program with a Policy Board of ultraconservatives led by Willis A. Cart. It advocates free enterprise lower taxes less government spending and withdrawal from the United Nations while opposing federal aid to education civil rights laws and foreign entanglements.
New York AP column taunts husbands with snide lines about domestic life and wives. It lampoons gender roles through a string of quips about neglect, expense, schedules, and chores, highlighting tension in midcentury marriage norms.
AP report explains how the Kennedy policy to advise both sides in steel wage talks could influence the restart of negotiations and the public interest. It notes concerns from labor and management over government involvement and potential impact on living costs and price trends.
A reader laments modern youth while recalling past freedoms and urges parental trust. A separate letter protests loose dogs in Saco and calls for action after an eight or nine year old was knocked down in deep snow. Another note asks Biddeford police to improve service and critiques towing charges, ending with a church call for a day of prayer for peace.
Ruth Millett argues that marriage shifts a wife’s attitudes from adventure to suburbia and from cheerleading to critique. She satirizes the transformation with a cartoon of a bride and groom and lists contrasts in planning, finances, communication, and housing.
Paul Harvey argues Russia would seek a free ride in space after Col Glenn’s mission. He warns against joint programs with the Soviet Union, noting costs, secrecy, and possible political leverage. Kennedy’s reception of the proposal is viewed with caution. Colonel Glenn’s patriotic appeal underscores American resolve.
Readable crossword prompt lists many clues across and down including occupations, rivers, deities, sizes, and phrases. It references French painter Harol d and Tennyson lines, with varied wordplay and definitions for dinnerware and objects.
The Biddeford Saco Journal shows Adams Street offices in Biddeford Maine with Paw Casavant as publisher and T J Mahoney as editor Promotion of rates indicates subscription prices in advance One month 185 six months 1050 and one year 2100 The paper is a member of the Associated Press and prints local news and AP dispatches with second class postage paid at Biddeford Maine.
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