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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1961
Page
5
The past, the present and the future are really one they are today Harriet Beecher Stowe reflects on time and continuity in a brief editorial sentiment on the page.
A special GOP committee plans to revamp urban campaigning after 1960 losses. They target organizational fixes and outreach to minority communities, focusing on tenets learned from losses in major cities like New York Philadelphia Chicago and Detroit.
Washington NEA report notes sharp split over President Kennedy's humor. Readers from Pittsburgh Press offer opposing views on wit and belittling remarks, while Kennedy continues with politics and jokes at a National Industrial Conference Board event.
Associated Press analysis notes Arthur J. Goldberg stands out among Kennedy aides while comparing the new team to Eisenhower’s, with Dulles Humphrey and Wilson as past leaders. It highlights Goldberg’s swift actions on labor strikes, Congress appearances, and high public profile versus a generally shadowy rest of the cabinet. Robert Kennedy Udall Hodges and McNamara Dillon are flagged as potential future power players.
Paul Harvey rails against the United Nations inviting Communist China to sit in New York. He denounces Khrushchev’s shoe incident and praises Adlai Stevenson’s calls for reason. He condemns Red China’s actions in Korea and Tibet, urging the West to resist admitting Beijing to the UN. Copyright 1961 General Features Corp.
An American Medical Association News editorial argues that socialized medicine must hinge on need, not membership. It contrasts union benefits for strike support with plans for universal government medical services, urging federal state cooperation and local responsibility to prevent welfare programs from spiraling out of control.
An oil executive argues that gaining foreign governments’ approval is harder, noting Western Europe and Latin America show a drift toward collectivism. He urges selling private enterprise overseas as the quickest path to growth, outlining benefits such as capital, management know-how, and jobs, while stressing the US has proven the system for 150 years. He adds that world peace hinges on strong private enterprise. The item closes with brief, unrelated jokes about a beauty expert, a Kansas bride, and a misfortune after cooking.
AP reports that Wall Street optimism clashes with doom sayers as April could bring a real turnaround or prolonged trouble. Analysts cite varied official data like plant closings and longer unemployment queues, yet some indicators show down curves stabilizing. The piece notes no consensus and suggests only autumn may reveal clear direction.
Max Hetzel, a Swiss electronics engineer, invented a battery powered electronic watch with no mainspring or balance wheel. The New York AP story notes this could obsolete conventional Swiss watches, offering 12 moving parts, one minute per month accuracy, and a one-year battery life priced at $1.50. Hetzel's journey from radio hobbyist to American watch innovator is detailed.
A company founder who built a large scale model and then miniaturized parts recounts his journey. Hetzel, who moved his family to America and became chief physicist, now markets a wristwatch. He jokingly says the first model was tossed into a wastebasket.
Ruth Millett surveys common bragging patterns among women from the telling gift to the name dropping habit. She notes transparent, impractical boasts ranging from gifts received to busy social roles, urging subtlety in marital harmony hints and promoting her new booklet Hap pier Wives.
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