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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1962
Page
4
Editorial note cites Walter Winchell quote about success belonging to anyone who actively looks for trouble, framing it as a seasoned cautionary aphorism for readers. The brief opinion highlights bold pursuit and personal resilience as key qualities.
Bruce Biossat cites aviation experts who say radar mainly detects severe weather and cannot gauge altitude differences. Plane to plane and ground radio transmissions often fail to reach pilots, with reception varied and competing distractions. The piece argues for faster development of non voice electronic guidance.
The article argues far right elements blame a liberal drift toward communism in the Kennedy administration and Democratic Congress, aiming to topple regimes and replace them with conservatives. They target governors Nelson Rockefeller Richard Nixon and George Romney to weaken the GOP and block 1964 presidential prospects.
The piece surveys Castro's Cuba under a Soviet backed regime 90 miles from the United States, exploring possible outcomes from internal revolt to an armed clash at Guantanamo Bay. It highlights Cuba’s economic collapse, mass emigration, and the unlikely rescue role of Pan Am flights operating one way to Miami, funded in Cuban currency, praised as democratic action.
Washington reports describe pressure on na ve testing and disarmament from White House and State Department. Quakers press for peace via the United Nations while DAR opposes the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. Public mail to the government shows rising interest, with antiwar sentiment spreading from campuses to national discourse.
AP analysis argues the United States holds a larger and faster growing economy than the Soviet Union when excluding military factors. It cites National Bureau of Economic Research data showing a wider gap in total industrial output and higher labor productivity in the US, with record personal income and assets despite political debates and stock market jitters.
In Tokyo tips to service staff are often refused then accepted after multiple polite refusals. The piece notes Americans popularized tipping, with Western venues now expecting tips, while countryside experiences show slower adoption due to unfamiliarity with Japanese etiquette. The ritual mirrors deep-rooted politeness where the giver repeats offers until acceptance.
Publication details for Biddeford Saco Journal include address 11 Adams Street Biddeford Maine and staff names Paul Casavant publisher T J Mahoney editor. Subscription rates listed Payable in Advance One month 1.85 six months 10.50 one year 21.00. Associated Press rights stated for local news and dispatches.
MGM lunch crowd recognizes Robert Walker Jr 22 son of the late actor. Directors William Perlberg and George Seaton cast him as a GI in a new project alongside Kirk Douglas and Nick Adams. Bob chats before heading to Catalina for location work with the cast.
Ruth Millett notes Princess Grace of Monaco may return to Hollywood to take a Hitchcock project. The piece links her long typecast as a regal householder to a sought after change of pace and a possible new acting role.
Social Security coverage extended to Armed Forces in 1957. Wage credits of 160 dollars monthly for service from 1940 to 1956 exist as bookkeeping items to potentially raise retirement benefits. They are not cash and apply only if they raise average earnings. many cases do not. Eligibility requires honorable discharge and 90 days service.
A compact grid of cryptic style hints listing across and down clues including American ostriches French coin and many theme entries. It presents numbered entries from 1 across to 52 down with varied wordplay and definitions for solver.
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