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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1963
Page
4
Editorial urges passage of a bill by the 101st legislature to declare junk cars and discarded auto parts a public nuisance. It empowers court injunctions to force removals and calls for strict enforcement by law officers and assessors to tax and remove eyesores, warning lax enforcement renders the measure useless.
International air travel faces fierce competition as airlines chase service, cuisine, and charm. A five per cent rise in return transatlantic fares sparked a dispute among IATA members, with the United States, Canada, and Japan refusing to back a majority decision. European carriers push for the increase despite heavy debt. IATA, with 92 members, binds only when member governments approve. Critics call fare structures flawed and urge a new pattern that balances jet costs, passenger ability to pay, and efficiency, while avoiding subsidies to smaller vanity-led carriers.
A reader quizzes a dictionary entry on goosebone used for weather forecasting and jokes about a goosebone calamity. The piece notes weather forecasts in the news media as more reliable, while playfully wondering if a weatherman’s error could be called a gooseboner. It ends with a gaggle pun on geese.
The Nizam of Hyderabad publicizes a warning in Indian papers about dealings with his son Saadat Jah who owes about 90 000 rupees. The notice states creditors act at their own risk as the prince has a negative balance and strict financial discipline from the royal household.
United Presbyterian Church Board of National Missions plans a temporary takeover to keep 10 hospitals in Kent and the Virginias open after the United Mine Workers Welfare and Retirement Fund cannot cover losses. Four hospitals will close July 1 and the rest by Oct 1 unless a new operator is found. Local protest grows in the tri state coal area as the Presbyterian effort seeks a temporary stay while seeking community funding.
Ruth Millett argues outdoor parties disrupt privacy and invite pests and children. She notes magazines praise fresh air but ignore insects, chores, and hosting chaos. The piece mocks the ideal of backyard togetherness and the strain on anxious hostesses.
Kirk Douglas, famed actor with three Academy Award nominations, announces a Broadway bid for November in a drama titled One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. He recalls his Greenwich Village years and says his motto is to take risks, not play it safe, to fulfill his lifelong dream.
AP analysts say Americans will spend more this year as prices rise across many goods from sugar to steel. Sugar shoots up to 14.20 per 100 pounds due to Cuban production declines and higher global demand, while other items like food and autos show cost pressures.
In retirement planning guidance, experts argue monthly guaranteed benefits often outperform lump sums. Case discussions cover a 65-year-old choosing $3,655 lump sum versus $25.26 monthly for life with a 10-year guarantee, and a 1984 annuity question for a former employee.
The Journal invites letters for People’s Forum during a clean-up period sponsored by the Governor’s Committee to Keep Maine Scenic from April 13 to May 18. Two Wells Junior High eighth graders, Richard Clark and Joanne Howard, won $25 awards for essays urging litter reduction and cleaner roads.
Biddeford Saco Journal lists daily publication details at 11 Adams Street with publisher Marie Paul Casavant and editor E. P. Ingalls, plus subscription rates: one month 1.85 six months 10.50 and one year 21.00, and AP news rights note.
A compact listing of crossword hints with across and down entries from Hunting ham to Lieutenants Abbr. Includes clues for red herrings and theme answers such as colorful candy and famous figures, spanning geography language and history across multiple rows.
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