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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1964
Page
4
A vintage quotation from George Borrow opens the page, praising youth as the only season for enjoyment. It asserts the first twenty five years of life hold greater value than later wealth and status, even if spent in poverty and contempt.
Science Service reports a plan to launch eighteen fertilized eggs into space with nine boiled as controls and thermistors to telemeter weightlessness effects on embryo development. USAF researchers recount Major Gordon Cooper’s claimed sightings as a perception issue rather than actual objects, and Indiana University’s Ingeborg Schmidt suggests eye particles create the observed “fireflies” in orbital view.
The $25 million Titan I underground missile silos, 165 feet deep with power and support systems, stand obsolete after Titan II, Minuteman, and Polaris came online. Each group includes a control center and could be repurposed, though their current value is limited to testing and equipment resale.
Cleveland activists who started the One Percent Plan in 1960 see it spreading to Rochester N Y as Xerox commits about 400000 dollars yearly to local schools. Proponents call it smart citizenship and a hedge for future hiring by supporting private and public education.
Private researchers under FAA contract in Miami bombard a large wing with simulated lightning to assess whether ignition could reach Jet A fuel in wing tanks. The study follows the Elkton Maryland Pan American crash and FAA safety concerns as U.S. air travel grows through storms.
Ruth Millett argues that a working father should share household duties and child care. She contrasts the 40 hour week for him with a 84 hour week for the wife, saying extra help or labor-saving devices benefit both and improve shared leisure time.
A column covers how minors on a parent’s payroll are handled for Social Security taxes, noting under 21 not covered unless the business is incorporated. It also answers retirement timing, effects of zero earnings, survivor benefits rules, and a Hollywood profile of Gene Barry highlighting his work ethic and career plans.
Michael Todd Jr. aims to carry his father Mike Todd's legacy by producing a modernized minstrel show at the New York World's Fair. He stresses integrated casting and authenticity, reading philosophy, and notes his Amherst degree, marriage, five children, and involvement with Around the World in 80 Days—while praising his father as a rock and a model of values.
Metals have led price increases amid an improving business climate aided by federal tax cuts. Steel aluminum tin lead zinc and silver climb from weak bases, with demand rising in the U S and abroad as inventories tighten and new orders expand. Copper holds steady at 31 cents a pound. wage talks could affect future demand and prices.
Biddeford Saco Journal lists Adams Street offices in Biddeford Maine with W Paul Casavant as publisher and E P Ingalls as managing editor The paper is a daily except Sunday and a member of the Associated Press indicating exclusive local news rights and AP dispatches Fees shown include one month 185 six months 1050 and one year 2100 payable in advance.
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