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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1963
Page
5
A letter from a Crossett, Arkansas reader asks if first graders should have homework given seven hours of school. Dr. Nason says no, children should play and pursue self chosen activities after a school day, with home listening to and demonstrating abilities to parents to stay connected.
ABC airs 9:30 10 EST telecast followed by Dinah Shore on NBC with Joan Sutherland and Ella Fitzgerald. CBS features Arthur Godfrey animal kingdom special. Judy Garland, Phil Silvers, Robert Goulet appear on CBS. NBC presents Charlie’s Duet with Franciosa London Romero Gabor. CBS Reports replays Biography of a Bookie Joint. Sid Caesar and Andy Williams shows close the week on ABC and NBC respectively.
Augusta AP reports Maine legislators weigh Estey Act changes as part of a March 28 hearing on unemployment compensation overhaul. Debates center on partial unemployment benefits, disqualification rules, and correcting inequities while outlining a compromise plan from an interim study committee.
Special report from Moscow notes Soviet leaders clash with Western jazz as bands keep playing nightly in venues from Moscow to Tomsk. Musicians recall censorship risk and public demand for American tunes like Take The A Train and When The Saints Go Marching In while composers adapt with faster tempos and pieces such as Podmoskovnie Verchera retitled Midnight in Moscow by Kenny Ball.
A Boston bank executive told the Maine Bankers Association that the First National Bank of Boston improved its image with Catholics by shifting to retributive outreach. He linked the Catholic outreach to loans to the archdiocese and later promotion to a papal account, saying the move boosted prestige locally and internationally.
Irene Merrifield will oversee the March Current Population survey conducted in the local area and 356 sites nationwide to update census figures. The survey, part of 1960 data gathering, covers employment, marriage, family, migration, and income with strict confidentiality protections.
Local readers are urged to place want ads by calling 3 3625 to reach the journal ad desk. Service operates daily with courteous staff ready to assist. Quick insertion options and deadline times are available at the newsroom or via phone.
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