New graves To remember
On Memorial Day 1962 a nation remembers soldiers missing or killed in distant fights. The piece laments that few understand the cost, worries about more youths dying in brushfire wars like Korea and Vietnam, and hopes for an end or a just outcome. It reflects on Purple Heart awards, the unseen graves, and the need for meaning beyond ritual.
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Pacific
South
Viet Nam
United States
South Viet Nam
Korea
Recreation favored item in U S conservation plan
Secretary Udall chairs a White House Conference on Conservation aiming to unite federal recreation programs under a new Bureau of Outdoor Recreation. Dr Edward C Crafts leads with Lawrence Stevens as top assistant. The Rockefeller commission urged expanding recreation as population grows, with grants to states and coordinated planning across agencies.
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Washington
Steward L. Udall
White House
State Department
Congress
Gifford Pinchot
Theodore Roosevelt
Udall
Bureau of
Edward C. Crafts
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Forest Service
Lawriece N. Stevens
Outdoor Recreation For America
Kennedy
Laurance
Rockefeller
Rockfeller Commission
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
BOR
Lion
National Park Service
Army Corps of Engineers
Bureau of Reclamation
Crafts
Dr. Crafts
Six-Day Primary Clash Signals National Stakes
In early June three major nonpresidential nominating battles unfold. In California Richard Nixon seeks the GOP governor nomination against Joseph Shell. In Texas John Connally runs against liberal Don Yarborough for the Democratic governor nomination. In Massachusetts Edward Kennedy competes for a U.S. Senate endorsement against Edward McCormack Jr. Read all about it.
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California
Richard Nixon
Joseph Shell
Shell
Texas
John Connally
Navy
Johnson
Don Yarborough
Edward
Ted) Kennedy
Massachusetts
U. S
Edward J. McCormack
House
John McCormack
What is leisure and its elusive meaning in modern life
The piece debates leisure as freedom from work versus time to rest think and loaf. It cites Dr Sebastian de Grazia from Rutgers and the Twentieth Century Fund studying leisure, noting measuring leisure often measures the self and that true leisure resists pinning down. It adds playful lines about wellness taxes and nature.
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Twentieth Century Fund
Sebastian de Grazia
Rutgers University
de Grazia
U S pension funds risk and profits amid stock market swings
AP analyzes the growing financial colossus formed by pension funds and bank savings as 1961 assets reach 32.4 billion with 85 percent in corporate securities. Trustees wrestle with when to sell as market break provokes questions about fund stability and future loans to business.
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New York
Ing
Securities and Exchange Commission
U.S
Visiting Dr is profitable Boyle column
HAL BOYLE notes the long wait for medical appointments can be squandered or turned into profit. While waiting, patients play cards, work, or learn, turning the doctor visit into a test of endurance where time spent waiting may yield unexpected gains.
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National Geographic Magazine
Ruth Millett column about parents overbearing visits
A reader laments annual home visits burdened by hosting duty. Ruth Millett suggests couples avoid pre announcing trips to spare themselves calls and entertainments, arguing the vacation belongs to the visiting couple and parents should respect their plans. The letter implies a simple solution: not telling anyone of the visit so the couple can choose activities themselves.
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Ruth Millett Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Meen
Social Security critique aired by Paul Harvey
Paul Harvey denounces Social Security as a burden on future generations and claims the system is underfinanced. He cites 13.7 million beneficiaries, argues taxes will rise, and notes Postmaster General Day was not invited to speak on the topic. copyright 1962 General Features Corp.
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Shgure
Social Security
Kennedy
Madison Square Garden
United States
Commerce
Luther Hodges
Boston
Interior
Udall
Kansas City
Goldberg
Miami Beach
V. A
Jack Gleagon
Frank Bow
Ohio
J. Edward Day
White House
General Features Corp
Biddeford Lace Journal publication details
Biddeford Maine daily paper lists Adams Street office, publisher Paul Casavant and editor T J Mahoney, with AP membership, postal classifications, and subscription rates: one month 1.85, six months 10.50, one year 21.00, payable in advance.
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Adams Street
Biddeford
Maine
Paul Casavant
T. J. Mahoney
Associated Press
Daily Crossword Puzzle Across and Down clues list
A compact set of crossword clues across and down with numerous items including metrical foot Eritrea's capital and other international place names and wordplay hints. Entries span common terms, abbreviations, and historical references suitable for a daily cryptic style grid.
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Eritrea
Greece
Belgium
Shut-In Day Poem Reflects Faith and Peace
The poem by Ruth Adams Belcher redefines shut in as peace and faith while shut out denotes fear and clutter. It celebrates memories, enduring friendships, and a blessed return to heaven. The piece notes this year’s Shut-In’s day on June 3, 1962.
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Ruth Adams Belcher
Politics Out Of Place On Memorial Program Letter
A letter to the editor protests the selection of Frank Beard as Memorial Day speaker in Kennebunk, arguing the American Legion is non political and that backing a candidate amounts to improper endorsement. The writer notes other nostalgia about past issues and local papers, recalling old ads and domestic life.
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Biddeford-Saco Journal
Brook
Kennebunk Star
Star
Mr. Brook
Frank Beard
Kennebunk
Kennebunkport
Hollis Truscott
Daily Journal
Pepperell
Atlantic
Arren's Furniture Co
Journal Letters Encourage Free Expression on Local Topics
Readers are invited to submit signed letters on topics of real local interest. Views voiced in this column reflect individual opinions and may not represent the Journal. Writers may request anonymity, and names will not be printed if so desired.
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