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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1959

Page

4

Editorial Page Thought For Evening Blessings For Virtuous Deeds

Quote from William Congreve on virtues and timely reward appears as an editorial thought for the evening. The brief reflection urges blessings following virtuous actions and notes a slow but certain reward.

William Congreve

National Hospital Week Observed With Theme More Roads To Recovery

The AMA notes National Hospital Week May 10 16 aims to deepen public understanding of hospital services and their role in medical progress. It highlights better care, improved techniques, and more staff as ways hospitals aid recovery and offset myths about costs.

AMA News AMA

Khrushchev and Hitler Compared in April Birth Parallels

The piece draws parallels between Adolf Hitler and Nikita Khrushchev, noting April births, political improvisation, and aggressive expansion. It cites Khrushchev studying Mein Kampf, warns of a potential Munich scenario at a summer conference, and recalls Hitler’s rise and self destruction in Berlin.

Adolpf Hitler Nikita Khrushchev Hitler Poland France Russia Khrushchev Munich England Neville Chamberlain Herter Eisenhower Karl Marx

Swedes vote for six day school week

Readable excerpts show Sweden conducting a nationwide poll where about 72 percent of 328000 young voters favored a six day school week and 25.3 percent preferred Saturdays off. The note suggests American children might favor a five day week with longer summer breaks.

Sweden State Radio and Education Ministry

Siberia Becomes Soviet Promised Land In Seven Year Plan

Emphasis on Siberia as a new Soviet frontier with a seven year development plan. Officials and scientists pledge to attract migrants and outpace the United States in industry while arguing for a vastly larger population and improved life in Irkutsk Chita Khabarovsk and Yakutsk as Alaska is contrasted for freedom.

Siberia United States Russia Soviet Union Russia- Siberia Baltic Pacific Irkutsk Chita Khabarovsk Yakutsk Uncle Sam Alaska

TV Fans Face Summer Diet Of Repeats And New Shows

New York AP report notes a summer of repeats across networks with Westerns and whodunits, and lists a mix of program changes. Among highlights are The Chevy Show with Janet Blair and John Raitt, Ed Sullivan Show continuing, Almanac with Teresa Brewer and Tony Bennett, and Ted Mack and the Original Amateur Hour replacing Person to Person on Fridays.

Cynthia Lowry New York Chevy Show Dinah Shore Janet Blair John Raitt Ed Sullivan Teresa Brewer Tony Bennett Perry Como Steve Allen Edward R. Murrow Ted Mack Arthur Murray Lawrence Welk Pat Boone

Eisenhower Cabinet Committee to Hold No Steel Wage Intervention

The Cabinet Committee on Price Stability for Economic Growth plans no action to influence steel wage talks. It aims to study inflation and productivity, with no set deadlines, and may issue noncontroversial statements. Dr. Allen Wallis leads, focusing on growth over fixed wage controls.

Washington NEA Eisenhower Allen Wallis Cabinet Committee Wallis Richard M. Nixon Treasury and Agriculture Benson Commerce Strauss Labor Mitchell Raymond J. Saulnier University of Chicago School of Business Dr. Wallis

Belgium's economy shifts as American industry expands

Brussels reports Belgium leans on steel and coal amid limited new industries while American firms gain footholds. Belgian policy aided by easy entry for firms, accessible credits, and a stable currency backed by reserves. Steel orders from the United States rise as Europe faces potential strikes and chronic mine depletion.

France Belgium Europe United States America

Rod Steiger Embraces Psychoanalysis For Creative Freedom

New York AP Rod Steiger praises psychoanalysis saying it boosted his creativity and opened his view of others. The actor, who left school at 16 for the Navy, has spent 5000 to 7000 dollars over five years on analysis. He stars on Broadway, owns part of a film breaking box office records, and seeks a happy, mature home life.

Hal Boyle New York Rod Steiger Steiger Navy Rod Cominy Rod Hes Bowline Alley New Jersey Vironment Wall Street

Local Names in The News Ten Years Ago

Acting Fire Chief Arthur King and others attend the Cardinals Braves game in St Louis. Community members from Biddeford Old Orchard Beach Gorham Saco Lewiston Sanford and Portland appear in social and civic roles including lodge meetings clubs church events and a new Biddeford motorcycle officer Peter Pembriant. Bowling record set by Kerwin Schofield at Strand alleys in Sanford.

Arthur King Edward Jacques Emile Bergeron St. Louis Cardinals Boston Braves Laura Jordan Old Orchard Beach Rebekah Lodge Narragansett Lodge Hield Gorham Porter Greene Thornton Academy Biddeford and Saco Paul Sterling Pine Point Portland Nasian Club Lafayette Hotel Portand Delphis Garneau Cleaves Street Biddeford Lewiston Jellison Lello Bangor Theological Seminary Thomas Craven Old Orchard Beach Topshen John T. Emerson Florida Saco, Ome Foss Street Linda Sullivan Union Street Peter Pembriant Kerwin Schofield Strand Sanford Ida Stewart Smith Bernice Boston Laurence Breed Walker First Parish Congregational Church

Daily Crossword Puzzle Clue Answers

A compact list of crossword clues with across and down entries including numbers 44 through 63 and 1 through 10, covering words like Affectionately Frank Hike City on the Black Sea Gifted Farewell Lat Plume Hebrides island Persia Swiftness complete assortment of printing low mood over more than and other typical crossword items.

Black Sea Hebrides Island Persia Michelangelo

Hidden talents bloom after years of practice

The piece recalls examples of people who discover lifelong talents late and gain pride from new skills. A woman finds a green thumb after moving to a house, another paints well, a sewer designs clothes, and a home interior course reveals color instinct. It urges readers to develop unknown talents.

Castro as Red Napoleon in Cuba spark fear in Americas

The piece portrays Fidel Castro as a sincere but dangerous communist ally undermining Western democracies. It argues Castro may be Moscow-directed, carries a contagious Marxist influence, and could threaten U.S. and Latin American stability if uncontained.

Cuba Caribbean Castro Moscow Latin America York Raul Washington Fidel Castro United States

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