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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1965
Page
4
The commentary notes U S troops landed in the Dominican Republic to protect lives and property not to occupy the country long term. It argues the intervention may expose extremists and could yield lasting benefits by discrediting them while averting a Cuban-like outcome.
Harlan Cleveland frames a world with no major power war as peacetime yet rallies a surge of 49 small wars, guerrilla actions and border clashes. Nuclear stalemate and new nations in Asia and Africa foster a shift to many minor disputes as big powers restrain themselves.
The Committee for Economic Development released a 99 page report on metropolitan transportation policies from a three year nationwide study. It urges municipal subsidies for rapid transit rail and tax exemptions, but dissenters challenge both. The panel remains divided on policy aims and financing, though it reiterates urban areas require mass transit.
A Mc Graw-Hill survey shows American industry plans to spend 51.7 billion dollars on plant and equipment in 1965, surpassing 50 billion for the first time. The rise, about 6.8 billion or 15 percent from 1964, aligns with an SEC study predicting a 12 percent gain.
A House Agriculture subcommittee releases a report challenging Rachel Carson's pesticide warnings. It says Carson lacked proof and urges scientific refutation while noting general safety claims by chemical firms and the Department of Agriculture. The panel cautions tests must balance rigor with not delaying useful products.
Washington view cites Ho Chi Minh plan to win by 1965 with two options a military takeover or Western concessions at talks. Bomber and guerrilla efforts, North Vietnamese troops, and intensified terrorism could be used to force Saigon to capitulate while internal VC weaknesses threaten a failed push. A later US Saigon counteroffensive would aim to win back hamlets and restore local government with new district chiefs and stronger civil administration.
Betty Olsen a 30 year old medical missionary stationed in Da Nang Vietnam says she is not dating American airmen or Marines, plans a lifelong mission and teaches English to 60 Vietnamese teens while learning the language and living in a war zone. She believes she is in God’s will and has no fear.
The piece notes rising consumer influence in the economy with rising discretionary income and a shift toward luxury goods. It cites projections that by 1975 the ten thousand dollar plus income group will grow to 40 percent of households and account for about 66 percent of all consumer purchases. It mentions hearings on truth in packaging and a seven city testimony schedule. It also reports Sam Dawson ill and Philip Burton directing a new summer theater group in Clinton New Jersey.
Rex Harrison and Rachel Roberts attend the Governors Ball then visit the Daisy the movie colony’s new nightclub with a $250 membership. Stars like Eddie Fisher Sinatra and Natalie Wood mingle while a pool room rooms for non dancers and Peter Falk and Leo Durocher are also noted patrons.
A white narrator recalls a moment with a dark skinned boy who prefers solidarity in cleaning. She urges Black parents to resist measuring beauty by skin color and to nurture pride in Blackness. The essay frames emancipation as joy in self worth against the Disparager.
Paul Harvey argues that unemployment has kept Americans from doing stoop labor in the fields while Mexican braceros are welcomed for harvest work. He notes wages, hours, and the political debate led by Senator Williams and Labor Secretary Wirtz, warning of rising crop loss and social implications. He ends with a parable of a desert man and his dog.
A biting critique of Melba Toast in the 1960s as told by a friend, contrasting Lorelei Lee from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. The book blends a short novel with five stories, exploring emotional vacancy, consumer gilded lives, and urban silhouettes with a surreal standout piece.
Biddeford Saco Journal lists location Adams Street in Biddeford Maine with publisher W Paul Casavant and editor E P Ingalls. It notes subscription rates prepaid one month 185 six months 10 50 one year 21 00 and AP membership with exclusive local news rights.
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