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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1967
Page
5
The AP reports that cooperation between the administration and the Federal Reserve restores confidence as credit loosens and tax credits for plant investment are debated. Officials weigh a 6 percent surtax after midyear and potential further stimulus for next summer.
James Marlow analyzes how the shift from should to must in Truman era policy shaped U.S. foreign involvement. He traces the Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, and NATO, noting moments when the United States acted or hesitated, and how Vietnam revived the debate on obligation versus restraint.
Kennebunk area events for the week listed by the Chamber of Commerce include a March 13 town meeting at Town Hall, polls 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and a March 13 American Legion Auxiliary program at 8 p.m. Also March 13 features a Mothers' Club meeting at 10 a.m. at Lower Village. March 16 hosts a Women's Fellowship Silver Tea from 2 to 4 p.m. at Mrs. Hicks home with auction, a Yankee Belle Chorus rehearsal at 7:30 p.m., and Surfside 8 square dance workshop 8 to 10:30 p.m. at Golf Brook Lodge. March 17 offers a Teen Dance at the Kennebunk Youth Center and a Liberal Religious Youth meeting at 9 p.m. at the Unitarian Church basement.
A DAR tea at Mrs. John Tarbox home in Saco honored national good citizens including Miss Su san Wakefield of Biddeford High School and Miss Nancy Tripp of Thornton Academy with pins to be certified at graduation. Eighteen members and fifteen guests attended as Maine State Trooper William Holman spoke on highway safety and bylaws were distributed.
A vessel traversed 50 miles between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans via the Panama Canal. To circumnavigate South America would require about 7 873 miles, highlighting the canal as a shortcut.
A luncheon and bridal shower for Miss Doris Boislard, of 5 King Street Biddeford, was held at Le Foyer in Biddeford with many relatives and friends contributing gifts. A purse was given by Miss June Gilbert and the bridal wardrobe was displayed by Mrs Armand Gilbert. The item also notes the University of Michigan library holding about 7000 papyrus manuscripts.
A miscellany of trivia and statistics highlights the high cost of the common cold, longevity of heart survivors with care, and various quotable claims. Notables note religious differences, smell sensitivity, and odd folklore beliefs about luck and names.
Indira Gandhi is sworn in for a new five year term as prime minister in New Delhi with Morarji Desai as deputy prime minister and finance minister. President Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan administered oaths to 17 ministers as Gandhi leads a crisis ridden country toward what she calls progress.
Indonesian Congress names Gen. Suharto acting president after stripping Sukarno of powers. Sukarno remains in seclusion and may retire at Bogor. potential unrest feared, with quiet in central and east Java due to deteriorating communications.
The new Parliament will have 282 of 520 elected seats, a 44 seat majority, as Mrs. Gandhi remains in office after Lal Bahadur Shastri's death 14 months earlier. Desai warns of an unprecedented crisis with food shortage, inflation, unemployment, strikes, and calls for a cow slaughter ban.
The S. D. Warren Co. will become part of Scott Paper Co while operating under its own name. Warren shares will convert to 2.05 Scott shares and Warren preferred stock will be redeemed. Warren cites needs for more timberland and pulp mills to support industry growth. most employees are in Maine, with sales of 101.2 million and earnings near 9.8 million last year.
Myrtle Lodge Knights of Pythias members met at the Main Street hall in Kennebunk for a business session. The bowling team finalized plans to attend the Knights of Pythias bowling tournament in Mexico on Sunday March 27. Repairs to remove accumulated snow from the roof were discussed. Refreshment committee members were Harland Dutch Leonard Bunnell and Richard Leech. A Wesley Leech and Henry Smith also named.
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