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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1963
Page
4
Editorial weighs the case for a lean curriculum focusing on core English and reading, arguing against costly frills like driver training. Dr Calvin E Gross urges intellectual development and heritage studies, insisting education should cultivate language, science, and arts while avoiding undue expenses.
The piece extols vacations as essential for a break from routine. It praises planning, road trips, and the family dynamic. After travel, the home return brings renewed contentment and a sense of normalcy, with parents and children resuming their familiar roles.
The balk rule enrages NL fans as calls to enforce it reveal baseball’s entrenched resistance to change. The piece argues the sport lags behind basketball and football, noting only minor shifts like glove removal, and proposes actions to speed play such as walking batters on intentional balls and shortening inning gaps.
U S Air Force reports 100 Minuteman missiles in Montana firing position capable of doubling damage at an enemy. Some authorities estimate U S arsenal could wipe out every Soviet target 150 times over. Officials say advanced missiles and weapons are America’s sole hope until reason governs global security.
Washington analyst Peter Edson reports that Soviet leaders keep internal plans hidden and may reveal a new party line after the Central Committee meets on May 28. He notes tensions between the party and the people, with cultural liberalization clashing with hard line indoctrination and budget pressures forcing choices among industry, military, and space programs.
Bob Hope plans a weekly Bob Hope Show next season after 13 years of specials. He seeks a new challenge and control over content, aiming for quality anthologies and a mix of musical and dramatic formats with his hosting. He cites Dick Powell as a model for straight introductions.
Babson Park in Florida serves as backdrop to a Cuba focused column. He surveys Russian presence in Cuba, weapons transfers, and regional influence while arguing Kennedy should avoid war over Cuba and keep a cautious stance amid Latin American volatility.
The forum urges humane help for pets needing homes and behavior lessons for dogs. It also presents the Maine Highway Safety Committee’s ten commandments for good driving, urging care and courtesy to reduce accidents, with a local incident cited and attributed to the highway safety chair Marion G. Banks.
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In this 1963 column Paul Harvey critiques a forthcoming State Department computer system that would instantly summarize a politician's public utterances. He notes risks from biased inputs, calls it a potential for “legislation by automation,” and warns about trusted insiders manipulating the machine. He cites broader fears of impersonal policy shaping.
Biddeford Saco Journal lists Adams Street Biddeford publication details Marie Casavant publisher E P Ingalls editor and phone numbers for departments Subscription rates are stated: one month 1.85 six months 10.50 one year 21.00 The paper notes Associated Press rights and postal details for Biddeford Maine circulation.
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