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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1960
Page
4
A concise editorial note quotes Charles G. Dawes on naturalness and simplicity. It argues that genuine greatness stems from being plain and authentic, rather than grand or artificial, illustrating a timeless standard for personal character.
Senator Kennedy’s resounding West Virginia primary win shifts momentum toward the East, Midwest and border states. It signals religion is less decisive and widens Kennedy’s lead, pressuring Symington Johnson and Stevenson to challenge anew while Humphrey exits the race. With 76 votes needed at Los Angeles, rivals may bow if Kennedy secures them.
The Council of State Chambers of Commerce warns that unbudgeted spending could erase most of the 1961 budget surplus. It cites possible new spending measures, postal rate hikes and large unfunded proposals as threats, with a 4.2 billion dollar surplus at risk if Congress does not reject or veto these measures.
Washington fans note a grass roots push for Adlai Stevenson amid Kennedy upset gains momentum in several states. A national headquarters is sought as local committees form in New York and elsewhere with volunteers and a 25-person publicity staff backing a self-financed campaign. juniors
In a bustling city the doctor’s advice to get more exercise seems hard to follow. HAL BOYLE offers comic urban workout ideas from lifting newsprints to guiding kids at the zoo to racing a shopping cart, suggesting inventive, if unsafe, city life ways to build metropolitan muscles.
The National Industrial Conference Board reports rapid expansion of the nations 15 largest metropolitan areas, adding about nine million people in the 1950s led by Los Angeles Long Beach and New York Northeastern New Jersey. Boston slips while Houston rises to join the top 15. Rising traffic, debt, and demand for services accompany the surge.
A columnist urges husbands to show praise and attention to their wives to maintain harmony at home. Neglect leads to dissatisfaction, increased costs, social withdrawal, and damaged self-esteem, with consequences for happiness and partnership.
A rising Washington clash centers on extending health insurance for people over 65 through Social Security. Rep Aime Forand sparked a modest proposal to fund medical care for the aged, drawing in AFL-CIO and other groups while AMA and business groups fight to block it. The era’s fierce rhetoric labels backers radical or socialist as the public debate intensifies.
New York AP reports in television, success is credited to producers and stars while failures are blamed on networks and writers. David Karp argues the writer bears little fault, and strong producers win 80 percent of the battle. Sponsors still shape subjects, often blocking Revolutionary War themes.
Biddeford Saco Journal, Biddeford Maine, weekly publisher Paul Casavant and editor T J Mahoney. Contact Atlantic 3 36295. Subscription rates prepaid: one month 1 85, six months 10 50, one year 21 00. Member of the Associated Press. Entry as second class mail at Biddeford Maine.
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