Editorial Page Thought For The Evening A Man's Growth
A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends. The editorial note reflects on character development through the company one keeps and the influence of social circles over time.
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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1961
Page
4
Emerson columns on OECD Atlantic cooperation and not binding state
Bruce Biassot argues the United States leads a new Atlantic partnership with Canada and 18 European nations through the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. The treaty creates a nonbinding forum to discuss economic problems, aid the less developed lands, and reassure global stability without supranational authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
Organization For Economic Cooperation and Development
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Congress
OECD
OEEC
Organization For European Economic Cooperation
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Treasury
Dillon
American hunter aids Thai hill tribes with coffee shift
Oliver Gordon Young, 33, a California-educated hunter and linguistic scholar, works with ICA and the Thai government to help hill tribes in Southeast Asia shift from opium to coffee and tea. He surveys about 30 tribes with 200,000 people, teaching farming, medicine and tools while noting their austere animist culture and harsh punishments. The effort aims to build native defenses against communism and ensure lasting aid impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Edson
Washington
Enterprise Assn. Washington
NEA
Peace Corps
Oliver Gordon Young
China
Southeast Asia
U. S. International Cooperation Administration
Young
ICA
Kilowatt gap debate vs missile gap in power race
The piece argues there is no real missile gap, citing official data on electricity use and capacity. It notes Russia’s 1965 target and U.S. capacity, projecting the kilowatt gap widening, but concludes experts see no near-term Soviet overtaking of U.S. power production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soviet Union
Russia
Federal Power Commission
U.S
Republicans eye New Jersey race as springboard to 1964
The piece notes Republicans plan for 1962 and 1964 after the fatigues of the 1960 campaign. They target the April 18 New Jersey gubernatorial contest with three candidates including James Mitchell, hoping to mirror Meyner’s 1953 win. They also eye a potential NYC mayoral bid by Wagner as a strategic upset to pressure the Democrats, while acknowledging no immediate path to a 1964 presidential victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
GOP
New Jersey
Robert Meyner
Richard Hughes
Meyner
White House
James Mitchell
Robert Wagner
New York
Wagner
New York City
What is it like to be 50 Hal Boyle column
New York AP essay ponders reaching fifty with humor and insight. The writer finds fifty less frightening than adolescence, noting shifts in perspective toward youth, marriage, parenting, retirement, hobbies, gratitude, and aging. He observes changes in vanity, responsibilities, and value of daily routines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
New York
Shay
Kennedy
Peace Corps
Imma
Who is buying what stocks in the market mood
AP News analyzes odd lot trading and the role of small investors in Wall Street. It notes that in recent years the same three stocks, American Telephone & Telegraph, Jersey Standard Oil, and General Motors, led odd lot volume, reflecting varied sentiment among insiders, institutions, and the little investor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wall Street
Youthful Hope Wins Second in High School Poetry Contest
Mary Judge of Train Academy under teacher Mrs Wentworth took second prize in a school poetry contest with verses celebrating youth, spring, flowers, and resilience. The poem expresses fatigue yet faith, friendship, and a dream that remains alive, aided by music and laughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Judge
Train Academy
Mrs. Wentworth
Ruth Millett lampoons liquid diets in social chatter
Ruth Millett quips about “Our Liquid Population” and the obsession with meal drinking as a social trend. She notes two types of talk among dieters, the weight-loss tally and brand envy, contrasting it with gourmet conversations and urging readers toward her booklet Happier Wives with a penny mail request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Millett
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
P.O
Dept. A
New York
N.Y
Missing Persons Bureau Aims to Find 200000 WWII Widows
The Veterans Administration runs a huge missing persons bureau seeking more than 200,000 widows and children who have monthly pensions from 35 to 75 dollars. A VA official said eligibility rose after Congress changed the law last year, removing the service disability requirement for non service connected deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Henry
Veterans Administration
Congress
Odd Lot Trading Shapes Investor Preferences in 1957 Market
The report shows Jersey Standard and GM among leaders in round lot trades while A T and T leads odd lot volume. IBM rises from year end price around 593 to 700, attracting odd lot buyers though not top round lot. International Business Machines sold 1,101,123 shares as odd lots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey
Gm, Jersey
A.t.&t
Jersey Standard
General Motors
American Motors
the Exchange
IBM
Veterans Pension Rules Reach More Children and Widows
The VA’s missing persons bureau notes about 50,000 claims. Widows may be barred by remarriage, while their children remain eligible for survivor benefits under 18 or in school. Children get monthly checks up to $35 for the first and $15 for additional, if the mother's status excludes her. Unremarried WWII widows vary by income from $60 to $75 monthly, rising with more children.
Biddeford Daily News Masthead and Contact Info
Biddeford Maine publication details list 11 Adams Street address publisher and editor names Pau Casavant and T J Mahoney, contact numbers, subscription rates in advance, and Associated Press status. It notes second class postage paid at Biddeford Maine and AP exclusive rights to local news and AP dispatches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams Street
Biddeford
Maine
Pau
Casavant
T J Mahoney
Associated Press
Daily Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues
A compact list of crossword clues across and down covering varied definitions from road surfacing to Spanish gold. Includes entries like Lay road surfacing and Ransom notes of a sort, with many geographic and linguistic hints across diverse lengths and word forms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Germany
Westminster Palace Assembly
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BY Bruce Biossat
Washington News
Boyle
Ture
Business Mirror
Sam Dawson
AP Business News
Veteran's Guide
Ray Henr
Missing Persons’ Bureau
Enue
Biddeford -Saco Journal
Europe
London
Aleutian
Hercules
Hokkaido
Sam Rayburn
Meuse
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