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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1964
Page
5
A polished editorial line presents Holmes’s reflection that youth at seventy can feel more cheerful and hopeful than a forty year old, framing age with optimism and the newspaper’s reflective tone.
The piece analyzes President Johnson's first 100 days, noting a somber period after Kennedy's assassination. It praises the calm governance and absence of a crisis atmosphere, arguing the country steadied the ship of state without dramatic new laws or drastic reforms.
Kathryn O. Hay Granahan, U S treasurer, argues the $2 bill could ease pricing near $1.98 and simplify change, noting banks rarely stock many. superstition and low demand still hinder its return and banks often return excess bills to the Fed.
A blonde pony tailed scientist returning from eastern Africa cites chimpanzees as viewing humans as inferior. Jane Goodall notes chimps are bright, making leaf cups and napkins, and feel superior, a provocative claim that provokes disbelief and humor about humans’ primacy.
The late Grace Metalious, likened to Henry Miller for the ordinary man, found instant fame with Peyton Place. Its success funded other works and a high selling film rights deal, though Metalious died at 39. The piece notes Hollywood’s improvement of her novel yet criticizes the abundance of trashy pocketbooks today.
Washington readers are told by NEA reporters that interregional migration may reshape the U.S. Negro population by 2000. Dr. C Horace Hamilton of North Carolina State projects only 28 percent in the South, with increases in the Northeast, North Central, and West. By 1980, 54 percent could live outside the South. The piece notes rapid rise of middle and upper class Negroes and suggests technological unemployment in farming drives displacement. The trend is linked to urban growth, suburban invasion, and shifting demographics through 1960 to 1980.
New York columnist HAL BOYLE reflects on the misunderstood cigar smoker as a symbol of masculinity. He notes era shifts with rising women smoking cigarettes, lampooning portrayals in media and TV. He argues cigars face hostility from women and film portrayals, contrasting crime rates and examining social quirks of cigar enjoyment.
The piece argues that political campaigns sway markets only briefly while the economy trends on its own path. It notes the tax cut fueling consumer buying and investment, and says business leaders will favor a favorable Washington climate but won’t alter plans due to campaign fortunes. Local campaigns may affect conditions regionally.
AP report from New York notes visitors see unfinished streets and heavy construction at Flushing Meadows but officials expect most exhibits to be ready for the April 22 opening. Fountains, pavilions, and key displays like the Vatican, Thailand temple, and Dead Sea scrolls exhibit show progress amid a bustle of 9,000 to 10,000 workers and striking modern shapes.
Ruth Millett argues middle years can be the best time for women. She urges stopping youth-targeted competition, replacing tiring activities with meaningful ones, forging new friendships, sharing interests with spouses, studying, working part time, volunteering, and redefining relationships with grown children to enjoy self growth.
The Bookshelf Report on Indonesia BIRDS NESTS IN THEIR BEARDS by William Stevenson profiles political ferment from 1958 onward. A Canadian journalist details Sukarno’s fragile regime, Dutch postcolonial friction, and a cold war milieu with rebels, smugglers, and a daring social network amid slogans over progress.
The Biddeford Saco Journal lists the Adams Street address, daily except Sunday publication, rates for subscriptions, and editorial staff details. It notes the Associated Press rights and entry as second class mail and comments on how partisan views influence family budgeting and economic outlooks.
Paul Harvey argues that governments are people driven by pride ambition and self interest. He critiques U S foreign aid to Panama Indonesia and Yugoslavia noting rental profits from the canal and the unequal distribution of wealth among Panamanians. He calls for reevaluating U S world posture as unions and allies push for larger shares and warns against entangling alliances.
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