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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1962
Page
4
Editorial echo of Johnson praising efforts that expand human powers and prove doubters wrong. The paragraph highlights the value of achievements that redefine limits and inspire progress.
Bruce Biassat notes 1961 FBI data show rural areas had lower crime rates than large cities. While rural crime rose 2 percent overall, rates for assaults and theft were three times higher in metropolitan areas and juvenile city crime rose faster, challenging the view of rural virtue.
Senator Harry F. Byrd argues that the United States has run deficits for 25 of 31 years and will face large domestic and foreign deficits this year. He calls balancing budgets over cycles "evil fiction" and warns continued deficits erode the dollar, economy, and government, noting a net foreign deficit and ongoing domestic shortfalls.
William McGaffin highlights that many U S businessmen oppose a proposed tax change on deductions for new machinery arguing it does not help enough. He cites Canada allowing a $100 machine to be written off in five years versus 20 in the United States, noting competitive gaps. The item reflects broader fiscal concerns alongside lighter notes on spring tasks and greetings.
Washington reports a proposed 1.8 billion dollar international fund to stabilize export markets as the United Nations Commission on Commodity Trade begins its 10th annual meeting. The concept aims to reduce price and supply shocks impacting Alliance for Progress programs and free world trade.
Chicago business chiefs advocate a calmer government business relationship to restore economic momentum after the steel price clash. Sears Roebuck chair Cushman and Kellstadt urge temperate actions and policy while Siragusa backs Kennedy’s wage price restraint. Inland Steel’s Black calls for cross talk among government business and labor.
New York AP column jokes about aging and social quirks. The piece argues sleep and outdoor activity reduce tension, notes gendered social habits, and ends with a quip on how a woman’s seating posture signals age.
A high school poem presents a speaker praising a faithful companion the transistor. The piece notes how the device informs about world affairs shares popular songs and brags about sponsors. Patricia Cyr from St. Joseph High School is cited in the passage.
Ruth Millett lists irritants that provoke a woman's anger in public and private moments. She cites public rebukes by husbands, age comparisons, canceled visits, clothes questions, news fatigue, and criticisms of children as triggers. The piece captures everyday spats and social slights that women perceive as belittling or controlling.
Paul Harvey notes Southern Democrats courting the White House face erosion as Republicans gain ground. In South Carolina two Republicans join the state legislature, Texas sends a Republican senator, and Midland precincts swing from 20 to 125 attendees per convention under a new Citizenship Responsibility Committee program, driving conservative control in 11 precincts.
Biddeford Saco Journal listing address and staff with publication frequency and rates. Includes publisher editor and AP membership notice, plus postage and office phone details.
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AP Television-Radio writer Cynthia Lowry surveys how TV and radio study viewers for sponsor targeting. She notes consumer profiles by gender and household product use, questions odd correlations, and critiques a Bing Crosby Show as a mixed bag of entertainment and heavy advertising. Details on recommended tonight programming follow.
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