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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1959
Page
4
Mall pedestrian malls not a clear solution for reviving downtown
R C Blensley, Oregon state planning survey engineer, notes pedestrian malls can help curb business flight but pose challenges. He cites Springfield Ore and Shrinefield Mich as mixed tests where traffic changes, parking limits, and atmosphere attracted shoppers yet hurt some retailers. Overall, no definitive verdict due to varying viewpoints and limited long term data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Blensley
Oregon
Highway Highlights
Paradise
Springfield
Ore
Shrinefield
Mall
Grand Haven
Mich
Castro Cannot Make It Consensus After Tour
Fidel Castro, 32, faces skepticism from U.S. officials about his longevity and reforms. Analysts call him an impractical ideologue whose approach to justice and elections is flawed, with unemployment and agrarian reform posing Cuba’s economic challenges. He argues democracy and illiteracy are incompatible, while hoping to boost sugar exports and seize estate land, yet Congress and U.S. trade barriers loom. He recalled a lean rebel victory when nearly outnumbered, insisting on faith despite dire times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fidel Castro
United States
Joseph A. Dear
Journal
Washington
Castro
Cuba
Cohan Suear
Cacra
Washington log rolls on tariffs for fluorspar imports
Washington coverage notes a pending bill by Senator Gordon Allott to set fixed ceiling prices for U S fluorspar and require Interior to fix mine output. Critics warn of tariff chaos and threat to free enterprise, with industry and government agencies opposing the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Edson
Washington C
Washington
Congress
U.S
Allott
Secretary of Interior
House of Representatives
Ways and Means Committee
Interior
James E. Murray
D-Mont
House
Interior Committee
Senate
State, Commerce and Interior Departments
Thomas C. Mann
Thelma Ritter on stars and lonely beginnings
HAL BOYLE profiles actress Thelma Ritter noting her view that Hollywood should rate stars by a system like the military. Ritter recalls a long road from Brooklyn childhood to stock theater, marriage to actor Joseph More, and a career built on perseverance, deep insight, and the love of acting despite erratic work and low pay early on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
New York
Thelma Ritter
Hollywood
Ritter
Thelma
Brooklyn
New England
Joseph More
France Tightens Oil Rules as Americans Expand In Sahara
France subjects foreign oil firms to strict controls to protect the economy, yet American majors like Jersey Standard, Gulf, and Atlantic Refining deepen operations. They build refineries, explore Sahara deposits with French partners, and pursue stakes in 50-50 ventures with Compagnie Francaise de Petroles as conflicts and risks from Moslem unrest are noted while oil import needs persist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Sahara Desert
Mideast
Venezuela
Sahara
Aviation Oas
Aspshalt
Esso Standard S. A. F
Jersey Standard Oil
Gulf Oil
Atlantic Refining
Jersey
Gulf
Esso
Bordeaux
Jersey Standard
Compagnie Francaise de Petroles
Phillips Petroleum
Sinclair
Indiana Standard Oil
Cities Service
Royal Dutch Shell
British Petroleum
Algeria
Mediterranean
Tunisia
Only Their Children Can Pick Mother of the Year
A piece arguing any real honor for mothers comes from their children not a committee. It contends that a mother’s true worth shows in her children’s love, guidance, and pride, not external awards. Outsiders cannot judge motherhood. children determine the honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Truy
Social Security Q and A From San Bernardino Column
Answers address July bonuses and Social Security tax, lump sum death benefits, work earnings impact on benefits, U.S. tax for Canadian professors, and disability determinations. Reader names include M A F Bloomington and Mrs T A Newark. Ray Henry offers a handbook for 35 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L.D
San Bernardino
Calif
Ray Henry
Remodeling a Home With Paint and Savings
CNi0lLe or Almost any old house can be remodeled with a gallon of paint and your life savings. NEAe Published Daily Except Sunday at Biddeford Maine Paul Casavant Publisher T J Mahoney Editor Telephone All Departments 3625 Subscription Rates Payable In Advance One month 1 85 six months 10 50 one year 21 09 MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for repub lication of all the local news printed in this newspaper as well as all AP news dispatches Entered as second class matter at the Biddeford post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Maine
Paul Casavant
T. J. Mahoney
Associated Press
Daily Crossword Clues Pack Includes Swifter to Hoarfrost
A list of crossword clues with numbers and answers ranging from 1 Thwacks to 59 Nothing. Clues include brief definitions and foreign language terms and cover topics such as jewelry, weather, plants, and ship components.
Dowagiac farmer sells 100 acre farm for 20500
Journal editor Stanley Yankus of Dowaginc Mich has sold his 100 acre farm at auction for 20500 and plans to move to Australia after federal limits cut his wheat crop from 35 to 15 acres to feed his chickens. He says his right to property has been voted away in a constitutional dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Yankus
Dowaginc, Mich
Australia
Yankus
United States
Local Names in The News Ten Years Ago
Local names recount residents from Biddeford Saco Old Orchard Beach and surrounding towns returning from winter retreats visiting conventions and attending colleges. Notable items include Phi Beta Kappa selection for Jacques Dupont and various travels to Boston Sanford Providence and New York World’s Fair. A dramatic rope-save incident in Oakland highlights a civilian rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebecca Goodkowsky
Julia
Harold
George
Old Orchard Beach
Miami Beach
Fla
Lafayette
Delia Savelas
Beatrice
Lincoln Street
Saco
Washington, D. C
Nicholas
Thomas
Phyllis Wilcox
Graham Street
Biddeford
York National Bank
Providence
R. I
New York
Fred C. Morgan
Main Street
Maine Daughters of the American Revolution
Orono
Esther E. Ayers
Harold Emmons
State Liquor Commission
William Elia
Lincoln — Street
Boston
Perley G. Davis
North Street
Saco River
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Mass
Montreal
Cannada
University of Michigan
T.A
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Biddeford -Saco Journal
Maria Callas
Poncelle
Vanity Case
Topeka
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Kimbrough
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Symphonie Espagnole
People’s Forum
Gerry Collard
Armand Corriveau
Hens Gobeil
Leo Paul Moulin
New York Giants
Boston Braves
George C. Corriveau
Winnipeg
Canada
Harry Merrill
Ruth
The
Universalist Church
Her Street
Joseph G. Deering
Cumberland Club
Susan Youland
Union Street
Edward J. Libby
Marilyn
George G. Fogg
Alfred Street
Oakland
Bill Bell
Country
Charles Parsons
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