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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1962
Page
4
An editorial brief reflects on learning from others and correcting one’s own faults, citing Chesterfield as the guiding maxim for self improvement and prudent judgment. The page offers a concise proverb style reflection suitable for readers seeking moral guidance and personal development.
New England manufacturers plan a 6 percent rise in capital outlays for 1963, reaching levels exceeded only by 1957. Last year outlays reached 603 million dollars, up nearly 3 percent from 1960, with 90 percent spent on new machinery to cut costs and boost competitiveness.
Criticism of the vast space program lessens as practical benefits emerge. Space research yields medical advances such as remote monitoring of patients, improved mobility for stroke victims, new dental technology, hearing restoration, sight aids, LASER eye and brain surgery, implanted heart batteries, and other life saving technologies from space efforts within five years of Sputnik.
The first Driver Improvement School in Maine will be held in Augusta this June. Jointly organized by the Augusta Safety council the Augusta area municipal courts and the Maine Highway Safety committee the program aims to educate rather than punish drivers. Attendance is voluntary and violators may be assigned by judges for court-continued cases until completion. The four two hour sessions run Monday evenings at Maine Military Academy Camp Keyes with Wayne B. Dow guiding the effort.
Washington reports the GOP national committee contracts with RCA for data processing to digitize a 700000 name mailing list. The plan envisions donor accounting on tape, tracking contributions as small as a dollar, and preparing reports under election laws, possibly for the 1964 campaign. Other parties and candidates explore similar systems.
AP analyst Sam Dawson surveys Texas oil troubles and hints at signs of improvement as bankers report healthier loan portfolios. Critics warn federal trade and tax policies threaten stability, while exporters argue overseas taxation could curb exports and harm U.S. drilling.
Francis Stilley laments unable to donate $90,000 for Tecumseh Oklahoma's new high school while praising alumni support. He notes plans to build a basement tornado shelter bomb shelter and lunchroom first to secure funds, and urges loyal alumni to help through newspapers. He cherishes the 1916 era school and its memories.
Ruth Millett lists common faults in talking habits. The sins include interrupting others, dominating conversations, not listening, treating opinions as facts, repeating the same stories, spreading gossip, focusing only on oneself, bragging, speaking loudly or whining, and always sharing depressing news.
A look at mobile homes as retirement housing notes they are wheel-based houses up to 70 feet long costing up to 17000, moved by two trucks, set on concrete pads with utilities, and rented pads from 45 dollars a month. About 16000 mobile home parks exist in the United States, varying in size and services, with many parks housing retired families, especially in Florida California and Arizona, and California is raising license fees.
Bulk mailers can speed delivery by submitting address cards to be arranged in carrier route sequence at no charge. Incorrect or undeliverable cards are corrected for 5 cents each with a minimum $1 list fee. Prepare future mailings in the same sequence to keep lists current and avoid clerks sorting and city carrier sequencing.
The Journal invites letters on local topics and free expression. Letters must be signed with address, but the name may be withheld if requested. Mrs. Gertrude Tremblay of 6 Harrison Ave bids thanks and asks for more enlightenment for Biddeford, Maine.
ST LOUIS AP Telling the Good News a 202 page public relations handbook for churches has been published by Concordia Publishing House. It is a cooperative project of the National Lutheran Council the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod and the United Lutheran Church in Americas Department of Press Radio and Television. Rev Dr Franklin Clark Fry president of the Lutheran World Federation and ULCA president calls it designed to increase the effectiveness of both pastor and layman and to guide them in relations with the public.
A poem voice titled Pepper describes a cat’s life with mistress. Pepper boasts of ridding the house of mice and rats while cherishing good food. After killing a bird the mistress scolds, yet she pats the cat for mice. Signed Pussy Pepper.
Biddeford Maine publishing details show Paul Casavant as publisher T J Mahoney as editor with telephone numbers for departments. Subscription costs listed: one month 1.85 six months 10.50 one year 21.00. Associated Press rights noted for local news and dispatches. Entry indicates second class postage paid Biddeford Maine.
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