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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1964
Page
4
Editorial urges widespread support for the Voter Registration Council of Maine efforts to boost registration and turnout. A bipartisan drive partners nonpartisan groups with party workers, aiming to register those not reached by regular campaigns before the June primaries. Gov Reed designates Voter Registration Weeks through May 16.
Washington editors across the nation favor Richard Nixon for the 1964 Republican presidential nomination in a Newspaper Enterprise Association survey. Nixon leads with 44.2 percent support, while Henry Cabot Lodge, William Scranton, Barry Goldwater, and Nelson Rockefeller trail. Scranton tops as likely VP choice, with Lodge and Morton also prominent. Regional patterns show Midwest and South strongest, with few editors predicting Rockefeller.
Japan, once devastated, has rebuilt rapidly to rival West Germany for third in global steel production. With meager iron ore and coal, it leverages coastal mills, low wages, and advanced processes like oxygen converters, boosting capacity and exporting to the United States. Shipbuilding prowess and private enterprise fuel a rising steel era, teaching efficiency to the United States.
A reflective column laments the fading of May Day rituals such as Maypole dances and Queen of the May ceremonies. It contrasts nostalgic, communal celebrations with today’s space age pace, noting fewer sponsors for intangible values like friendship, gratitude, and hope amid more labor demands on women and families.
AP reports spring brings mass TV show cancellations as ratings decide fates. Veterans vanish with famed programs like The Greatest Show on Earth and Twilight Zone ending, while others such as Route 66 and The Price is Right lose tricks. Edie Adams and Sid Caesar depart. Judy Garland retirement noted. replacements sought for next season.
Roger Babson analyzes US crop acreage in 1964, estimating total plantings near 310 million acres when including minor crops, with declines in barley, corn, flax, seed, and oats offset by more soybeans and spring wheat. He expects corn output near 1963 record and wheat production close to the five year average, while cotton plantings fall due to the new farm bill.
Review by Miles A. Smith of Wibberley’s A Feast of Freedom, set in 1968 about Omo Lau, a tiny British colony seeking annexation by the United States. The satire jabs at democracy, voter governance, and international relations with a sharper, less fantastical bite than earlier Mouse books. The author contrasts small common sense with world powers’ pretended grandeur, using a palm-fringed isle and nuclear test range as comic stands.
Paul Harvey argues Americans love competition and should embrace it in business. He cites steel industry shifts, describes competition as energizing and fun, and urges against complacency. He emphasizes striving, inequality, and the joy in rivalry over sameness.
Book review of Elizabeth Janeway's ACCIDENT published by Harper & Row, detailing how a single fatal crash reshapes the lives of Steve Benedict, his parents, mistresses, and friends. The analysis notes shifting first person narrators, strong female characters, and the emotional impact of the story on relationships and family dynamics.
The article notes farm income may dip slightly below last year and could remain near the 1963 level. It mentions Biddeford Maine publication details and Associated Press status while giving context on the 1964 agricultural outlook, with local forecasts and economic hints.
Leonard Kriegel’s memoir The Long Walk Home, from Appleton Century, chronicles a boy who contracts polio at eleven, endures two years in a rehabilitation center, returns changed by his disability, and advances to college and love while forging a self-reliant life.
A full crossword puzzle clue list is presented with Across and Down entries. Several clues indicate common word meanings, foreign language terms, and place names. Entries include Roman, Abbi, Kiev, Dresden, and references to chemistry and geography for solution paths.
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