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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1959
Page
4
Editorial note quotes James Channing as saying ideas are the mightiest influence on earth. This thought-inspired reflection appears on the page, inviting readers to ponder the power of ideas in shaping society and personal conduct.
The piece defends Nehru’s restrained response to Beijing and Moscow while condemning Peiping’s Tibet claims. It notes his aim to keep India aloof from Cold War blocs, preserve cooperation with Red China, and avoid diverting India’s massive anti poverty drive. It argues stronger future tensions could hurt Russo-Chinese communism more than harsh rebukes from Nehru.
The May issue of The New England Letter from The First National Bank of Boston argues that attacking profits, raising taxes, or imposing controls would hinder investment and economic growth. It warns against tinkering with profits as a mainspring of the enterprise system while urging incentives and a lower corporate tax to strengthen the free economy.
Visitors will soon hear the Big Bob Bell in Washington as the Taft memorial to Senator Robert A. Taft receives a formal dedication in a ceremony with President Eisenhower and other dignitaries. The 1050 foot fluted Tennessee marble tower stands before the Senate Office Building, with a bronze statue of Taft at its base and an inscription praising his courage and principles. The project cost 1 million dollars, funded by the Taft Foundation from 5,000 donors across the United States.
Witold S Sworakowski of Stanford argues that the Hoover Institution library is a world arsenal for peace. He praises its 1919 founding by Herbert Hoover and its role as a center for study of war revolution and peace attracting 73 000 visitors from over six nations each year. In spring a man loves to tackle one job—getting his fishing gear ready.
Across clues list entries from classic crossword formats including Haydn or Hemingway and a range of topics from music to geography. Answers reference artistic figures, ancient gods, ship terms, and regional place names, with several multiword fills and historical allusions.
Washington and other sources discuss flaws in foreign aid when used as domestic stimulus. A Department report on The United States Economy and the Mutual Security Program highlights misfires under FOA policy. Examples include coal purchases for abroad, textile machinery buybacks, and India locomotive deals that shifted costs to U.S. taxpayers.
HAL BOYLE reports from New York as French star Robert Chery and his wife Collette compare American and European tastes. He notes Americans laugh slower and longer, while the English laugh sharply and briefly, and he laments crowded Manhattan buffet parties.
AP analysis notes six European Community members differ on taxes labor costs and consumer markets. West German Finance Minister Franz Etzel warns Americans to weigh wage differences and valuation effects. France Belgium Holland Luxembourg and Italy face currency discord and tariff tensions, with a 6 percent levy on French steel imports cited as a friction point.
The Biddeford Saco Journal, published daily except Sunday in Biddeford Maine, lists Paul Casavant as publisher and T J Mahoney as editor with telephone 33625. Subscription rates are one month 1.85 six months 10.50 and one year 21.00. The paper is a member of the Associated Press and all local news and AP dispatches are reserved for AP.
A lighthearted social note catalogs signs of a overly sensible wife who prioritizes practicality over enjoyment. It lists behaviors such as turning down dinner invitations, vetoing guests, withholding generosity, and managing finances, suggesting a stereotype of cautious, frugal domestic life.
A newspaper brief explains why Social Security matters now for all ages. It notes survival odds, disability benefits available from age 50, and survivor payments based on earnings, with monthly ranges from $33 to $254 and a possible lump sum death payment. It promotes Ray Henry's updated handbook for the latest changes.
HOLLYWOOD AP Paul Anka the 17 year old Canadian with eight gold records says California law forces him to study three hours daily at the studio until he turns 18. He quit high school in Ottawa after traveling the world for concerts and movie work. He notes he learns from travel and once explored life in Algiers while seeking to understand rebels. Grandparents were from Lebanon.
Local notes recall ten years past with residents returning home from Florida trips and winters in Clear water, Maine students visiting families, and athletes from Kennebunk and Biddeford. Mentions include John D. Keene buying land at Goose Rocks Beach and Pauline Sullivan visiting from Boston. Also notes church and council events and a youth singer Paul Sullivan’s rise in music.
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