Editorial Page Thought for Evening
Editorial note reflects on divine mercy and gratitude, urging readers to honor God continually. It emphasizes daily remembrance of the Lord's deeds as a guiding spiritual exhortation.
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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1962
Page
4
Editorial note reflects on divine mercy and gratitude, urging readers to honor God continually. It emphasizes daily remembrance of the Lord's deeds as a guiding spiritual exhortation.
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover and Father John F Cronin warn against self styled experts on communism. Both urge Americans to seek current reliable facts and question credentials. They say experience must be up to date and not rely on old or distorted information.
A Navy admiral once sent ice cream from his flagship galley to Prince Rainier and Princess Grace of Monaco for their wedding anniversary, delighting the royal family. The anecdote sits among other brief followups and quotes from public figures, including remarks by Congressman Sidney R. Yates and White House curator Mrs. John Pearce at a luncheon.
President Kennedy’s line because it is right echoes in church and community drives. Protestant One Great Hour of Sharing, Catholic Bishops Relief Fund, and United Jewish Appeal mobilize funds and goods to relieve hunger, homelessness, and poverty abroad and at home. The campaigns expect to distribute food, clothing, medicines, and surplus U.S. commodities, support orphanages and hospitals, fund resettlement and education, and foster self sufficiency across nations through faith based efforts.
Secretary Ribicoff argues federal funding and control of schools could expand under a future Congress. He cites a Washington Post report noting little mail urging action, and questions whether Americans view education as a local duty rather than centralized federal authority.
A Federal Reserve Bank of Boston analysis credits New England’s high per capita income to its manufacturing base. The region shifted from nondurable to durable goods, notably metalworking, boosting employment from 28 percent in 1939 to 45 percent of all manufacturing by 1960, while wages rose and population expanded.
Community letters criticize selective enforcement of parking fines and praise the rule of law, urging courtroom action. The second letter defends blue laws, cites founders and business icons like Clarence Birdseye, Henry Ford, Macy’s, A and P, and Coca-Cola, linking perseverance to success.
Paul Harvey notes nightly demonstrations by Texas 4th Armored National Guard and other Polk units shouting we want out as Berlin crisis ends. Few 2- to 3-year guardsmen called up last fall stir resentment over mobilization and perceived inconsistency with reduced draft calls.
In a forceful critique, a speaker denounces lawless politics and “Old Guard” influence across parties, blasting Blue laws repeal as a step toward a seven day work week. He links church failure to civic turmoil, warns draft politics erode enlistment, and urges resilience from Guards and reserves amid wartime mobilization.
A crossword list with across and down clues including names, abbreviations, and terms spanning languages and trivia. Clues cover Spanish names and nobility, aviation and space terms, music and literature references, and various abbreviations, with several entries referencing historical figures and places.
Roger Babson argues many youths overvalue capital or pedigree. He recalls interviewing Cyrus Curtis, Edison, and Deere, noting they began with little money and built enduring enterprises through persistence and opportunity. He cites Edison’s five years of schooling and $100 capital, then success in electricity, phonograph, and storage battery.
The Liddeford Saco Journal lists publisher Paul Casavant and editor T J Mahoney with telephone numbers AT 3 3625 and AT 2 1535. Subscription rates payable in advance are One month 1.85 six months 10.50 and one year 21. The paper is a member of the Associated Press and is entered as second class postage paid at the Biddeford Maine post office.
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