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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1962
Page
4
Men are born with two eyes but one tongue to see twice as much as they say Colton.
The essay contrasts John Glenn’s disciplined example with a disruptive teenage minority. Glenn’s restraint highlights civic duty beyond space achievement, while Adlai Stevenson notes the broader need for discipline in a complacent era. The piece honors Glenn as a symbol of decency and duty amid social unrest.
Rev Billy James Hargis of Tulsa organized a closed Washington meeting of about 100 right wing group leaders to form a coordinating alliance. They aim to avoid missteps, promote anti communism in schools, and discuss what not to do, while denying direct political activity. Next full committee meets in June.
A concise defense of economic progress, citing Barry Goldwater’s “demonstrable truths.” The speaker notes rising GDP from 347 to 505 billion dollars, employment gains, higher average wages, increased bank deposits from 85 to 157.8 billion, and surging capital expenditures from 20.6 to 37.9 billion between 1950 and 1960.
The article quotes Steuart Henderson Britt on consumer sovereignty and notes retailers’ efforts to learn and serve what shoppers want. It discusses bigger, more appealing stocks, convenient shopping, and advertising, with profits in staples around one cent per dollar and two to three cents in other lines. It ends with a satirical line about punishment for an Oregon man with multiple wives.
AP memo compares 1946 Oscar nominees with those of 15 years earlier. Highlights Best Years of Our Lives, Henry V, It’s a Wonderful Life, The Razor’s Edge, The Yearling with actors March Olivier Stewart Peck Parks and Baxter. Current year lists West Side Story Hustler Breakfast at Tiffanys Loren Pace Wood Whitman Beatty Bainter Lenya and more, noting shifting gender roles and themes.
Paul Harvey argues Korea will be remembered for a costly cowardly effort by a nation afraid to win. He cites POW brainwashing and a lack of purpose among soldiers, urging clear Americanism and a single sentence definition to unite and sustain the country. He cites Colonel Mayer and a 1960 troop attitude survey as support.
Ruth Millett advocates a TV tour series through beautiful historic and modern American houses. She envisions weekly explorations with architecture furniture art and history, not focus on inhabitants, offering educational, authentic viewing that contrasts with typical TV sets. The proposed title is Open House.
Hal Boyle profile of James Stewart notes his busy career in film and theater, plus civic roles. He emphasizes health, daily exercise, relaxation from work, and finding enjoyment in one’s job to avoid boredom and sustain long-term success. Stewart cites his own routines and advisers readers to stay productive and maintain vitality.
AP reports U S dentistry is highly productive with rising costs offset by greater efficiency. Dentists say modern tech and methods boost patient care and speed, citing 93,000 U S dentists versus 45,000 in the Soviet Union and a rise in specialists from 500 in 1940 to over 3,500 today.
Crossword clues list across and down entries with varied word lengths and definitions. The grid includes items such as augment, bridged ditch, Ottoman sultan, Red Sea port, and many others with definitions spanning homonyms, prefixes, suffixes, and cultural terms.
The poem paints giant northern pines under a moonlit silver night with silver trees. Two lovers sit beneath these pines and wish their love remains certain. In San Diego an AP notice shows a car for sale or adoption, signaling a home-seeking appeal from an anonymous source.
The Biddeford Maine paper lists Adams Street address and staff credits Paul Casavant publisher T J Mahoney editor with daily editions except Sunday Local rates are shown Payable in advance One month 1.85 six months 10.50 one year 21.00 The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to local news and AP dispatches. Entered second class postage at Biddeford Maine.
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