Editorial Page: Spring Housecleaning Transforms Manners
The editorial traces a shift from light hearted male target jokes to practical changes in home life. It notes the decline of the head of household humor as gadgets and efficiency tools reduce labor. It observes women still clean, men losing victim status, and jokes fading over time.
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Jerry Ford
Michigan
Johnson
GOP
Jerry
Rew
The
American Petroleum Emocrats
Harold Stassen
Institute
Ingene
George Romney
Senate
Humphrey
LBJ
Gonhead
St Patrick’s Day dates and Irish influence in America
The piece traces St Patrick’s Day origins and its celebration in America from early Boston gatherings in 1737 to March 17 significance noted by Washington in 1789. It notes Irish immigration peaks, the 1870 Irish-born share, and contrasts with German-born arrivals, ending with Ireland’s lasting American influence.
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Patrick
Ireland
America
Boston
George Washington
Morristown
N. J
U. S
U.S
Sons and Daughters
Tin Lizzie reshaped the world sixty years ago
Editor’s Outlook surveys Henry Ford and the Model T, noting the car’s rocky start for dealers, its rise to wealth through franchises, and its impact on American life. The piece praises the T as a carefully engineered marvel that evolved from a high price to an affordable necessity, driving suburban growth, road programs, and mechanical know-how across the nation.
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Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Henry Ford
Ford
Croesus
Newcomen
Faraday
Otto
America
Palm Beach
Canton
Ohio
French Merci Train boxcar moved to Cheyenne park
Union Pacific relocated a World War I French boxcar gifted to Wyoming in 1948 to a grassy park by Cheyenne Station. The boxcar honors Franco American friendship amid tensions with de Gaulle. The item stands as a symbol of mutual aid and enduring ties between nations, despite current government strains.
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Drew Pearson
Washington
Union Pacific Railroad
Cheyenne
Wyo
de Gaulle
France
Union Pacific
Wyoming
Europe
Ital
Wyoming Eagle
United States
Charles de Gaulle
Government cuts scare Alaska teachers amid school budget fears
A letter to Sen. Gruening describes shaving $15,000 from a 18-teacher, 300-student Alaska school by reducing staff, while broader federal spending shifts amid debates over aid, heat cuts, and long-term costs. The piece cites government dolling out funds to studies abroad and tests public sentiment on the Great Society and war-related issues.
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Washington
Zapata
Zimmerman
Alaska
Adams
Ames
Ernest Gruening
Iran
Arms policy faults strain India Pakistan ties
Washington envoy Ray Cromley argues U S arms to India and Pakistan fueled mistrust and conflict. He notes 1965 India Pakistan war showed weapons diverted between rivals and urges U S diplomacy over arms, highlighting Kashmir river disputes and Arab Israeli tensions as missed chances for peace.
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Ray Cromley
NEA
Washington
Kashmir
Pakistan
United States
India
U. S
China
New Delhi
U.S
United Nations
Red China
Peiping
Way-Out Coffee House Aids Oak Park Teens
In Oak Park Illinois two brothers opened the Way-Out Coffee House a basement hangout beneath a public park recreation center offering coffee hot cider and religious tracts. Teens gather for hand holding Bible verse bookmarks and impromptu performances while a weekly room hosts discussions on war drugs crime poverty race and life. Open Thursdays Fridays and Saturdays it has drawn hundreds weekly and earned praise from parents and police.
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Paul Harvey
Chicago
Oak Park
Division - Hayes
Larry
Peter Menconi
Moses
Peter
Corinthians
Three Minutes A Day Inspires Caution Over Detergent Cleanup
After the Torrey Canyon spill dumped 119000 tons of crude oil on Britain's shores, 2 million tons of detergent were used to disperse the slicks. Marine biologists report a dead sea life cemetery in deeper waters with many starfish crabs lobsters and rockfish missing limbs. The piece urges prudent, knowledgeable action guided by Proverbs 13 16 and a call for wisdom prudence and courage in problem solving.
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Torrey Canyon
Great Britain
Biddeford Daily News Masthead and Rates
Published daily except Sunday from 11 Adams Street Biddeford Maine. W Paul Casavant publisher E P Ingalls managing editor. Editorial and business telephone numbers listed. Subscription rates payable in advance: one month 2.60 six months 15.50 one year 31.00. Member of the Associated Press. Page registered as second class mail.
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Adams Street
Biddeford
Maine
W. Paul Casavant
E. P. Ingalls
Associated Press
Post Office
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