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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Mar 27, 1961

Page

4

Eyes Right on U S From the Far South

Bruce Biossat assesses U S Latin America policy seen from both sides. Latin nations praise breadth and long term aims while watching Congress on a measure to curb Trujillo sugar exports, signaling whether the administration will penalize dictatorships in the hemisphere.

Kennedy Congress Trujillo Dominican Republic Eisenhower Cuba Fidel Castro United States Castro

Trade ties strain US Japan over suits and exports

Washington talks hinge on a growing Japanese export push and American reactions. A ACW boycott targets Japan made wool suits, signaling a broader clash over textile quotas, oil imports, and China trade. Missions from both nations aim to avert a split that could push Japan toward Red China or neutral status.

Peter Edson Washington Correspondent Newspaper Enterprise Assn Tokyo NEA United States Australia Japan America Amalgamated Clothing Workers Union of America Miami Beach ACW Kennedy U. S Ar East Red China Soviet Russia Canada Rowland Brunston San Francisco Los Angeles Chicago Philadelphia Washington New York Taizo Ishizaki Federation of Economic Organizations Pacific Saudi Arabia Japan Airlines Europe China Reds U.S American Congress Hong Kong India

Opposition to extending minimum wage law to retailing

The American Retail Federation argues against universal wage hour coverage for retailing. It notes retail employs many temporary and part time workers who are often students, retirees, or supplementing family income. An arbitrary federal standard could reduce marginal employment, a reason the last Congress shelved the proposal.

American Retail Federation United States

National Sunday School Week Declared For April 10 16

The 17th annual National Sunday School Week will be observed April 10 16 with Pat Boone as national chairman. Boone urged weekly Sunday School for families and called for religious education as third dimension training guiding youth toward future leadership. The Layman's National Committee sponsors the interfaith observance to reaffirm faith heritage and promote worship attendance.

Pat Boone Boone

Iron Workers union backs weekend work to save jobs

Marine Digest of Seattle lauds an Iron Workers Local for voting to work weekends for four months without premium pay to prevent a quarter million dollars in contracts from being lost. The move, praised as enlightened, aims to save jobs and payrolls despite criticism that it cheapens working conditions.

Marine Digest Seattle Iron Workers Union Iron Workers Action

Kennedy faces triple problem saving Laos from communism

In a news conference President Kennedy outlined three major Laos challenges. He warned of possible force if rebels backed by Red China or Red North Vietnam resist peaceful cease-fire efforts. He questioned how to keep Laos neutral yet influenceable, amid ongoing East West competition and long term instability.

Associated Press Washington Kennedy Laos Russia Korea China Southeast Asia All Asia

Alec Guinness Returns to Hollywood for Japanese Role

Sir Alec Guinness resumes film work in Hollywood after a six year break to play a Japanese tycoon in A Majority of One for Warner Brothers. Rosalind Russell co stars as a Bronx housewife with whom he shares an East West romance. Guinness studied Japan for two weeks and various locales to avoid inauthenticity, avoiding a single inn and eager to keep his portrayal simple and remote.

Hollywood Sir Alec Guiness Mervyn Leroy Warner Brothers Rosalind Russell Bronx Sir Alec Guinness Japan Grace Kelly Holly

Little Fingerprints Memory in My Kitchen

A mother recalls her children’s prints on a can and a window pane as she cleans the kitchen. She describes how Raymond, then a toddler, stood on a can to mimic his father, leaving tiny hand and lip imprints later washed away yet held dear. The poem concludes with the mother cherishing these marks in her heart.

Raymond Dad

NBC air salutes spring with five and a half hours of TV

Cynthia Lowry reviews NBCs Sunday telecasts a Mussorgsky opera in English Omnibus with Edie Adams Goulet and McCormick, Henry Dunker Give Us Barabbas drama with James Daly and a Noel Coward Brief Encounter with Dinah Shore. The block showcases varied musical theater and an Easter program, but the Boris Godunov English lyrics are often unintelligible.

Cynthia Lowry New York National Broadcasting Co Noel Coward NBC Opera Company Mussorgsky Boris Godunov NBC Opera Omnibus Edie Adams Robert Goulet Myron McCormick Hall of Fame Henry Denker Ralph Bellamy Dinah Miss Shore NBC

Paul Harvey On Mister K In An Open Letter

Paul Harvey presents an open letter to Mr K of Moscow in cooperation with Mr and Mrs Charles W Chapin of Wichita Kansas. He argues that humanity is inherently individual and that Communism seeks to erase difference but will fail as people yearn to be individuals. The piece concludes noting the author’s copyright 1961 General Features Corp.

Paul Harvey Charles W. Chapin Wichita Kansas Boeing Moscow Mister K Chapins Mr. K America Bradford General Features Corp

Biddeford Saco Journal masthead fragment shows staff and rates

Publication notice lists Casavant T J Mahoney at Adams Street and Reford Maine staff details. Subscription rates in advance are one month 1.85 six months 10.50 and one year 21.00. Includes Associated Press notice and second class postage remark.

Associated Press Biddeford Maine

Daily Crossword Puzzle Primer From Clues and Clues

A compact crossword setup lists Across and Down clues with numbered entries like 48 Boulevard Abbr or 58 Initials of a fraternity. The grid references common puzzle terms, including May Day items and names, expecting familiar wordplay and cross-checking for a solvable print edition.

Vania France Leningrad

Mynhah birds and marriage ethics in Ruth Millett piece

Ruth Millett argues a California wife won divorce because her husband favored his mynah bird over her. She says wives should ally with a husband's hobbies, not press the issue, and avoid conflict to keep harmony. If the husband loves pets or work, the wife should join rather than contend. All rights reserved Newspaper Enterprise Assn.

Ruth Millett California Mynah Bird Mynah Newspaper Enterprise Assn

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