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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Oct 01, 1963

Page

4

Editorial Page Thought for Evening

Thought for the editorial page reflecting on virtue and reward. A brief reflective verse excerpt from Edmund Waller frames the page, suggesting contemplation of celestial praise and benevolence.

The Souths Search for a 1964 Political Savior

The Wallace Barnett independent plan for electors is unlikely to start, but southern observers warn Kennedy may lose Georgia and North Carolina. A Goldwater nomination could blunt a separate southern conservative movement behind Russell or others, ending the era of a solid South.

Wallace-Barnett Georgia Richard Russell John F. Kennedy Old South Kennedy North Carolna New York Nelson Rockefeller South Russell Wallace Alabama Ross Barnett Mississippi Barry Goldwater Arizona Goldwater Solid South

Soybeans threaten 1964 surplus headaches for farmers

The soybean, once a wartime wonder crop, is seen as a potential 1964 surplus maker. Rising demand for meal and oil drives more acreage while exports and dollar value soar, threatening widespread storage and market pressures as wheat supports fall and farmers shift land to soybean production. European growth and livestock demand amplify the trend across 30 states.

U. S United States

Scouts Recruit Engineers For Early Campus Hiring

An era of aggressive recruitment hits campuses as scouts with attractive contracts target senior engineering students. They seek engineers and scientists, baiting with money as a pivotal factor, reflecting a shift from 1930s tech workers washing dishes to today’s technician era and government bond investments.

Technical College

Monetary reforms loom as IMF World Bank meet nears

Washington reports say monetary reform will dominate discussions at the IMF and World Bank annual meetings. The piece explains liquidity in foreign exchange as vital for global trade, how dollars support reserves, and the US balance of payments deficit prompting reform debate. An IMF study mandate may arise at the forthcoming meeting.

Washington Enterprise Assn NEA International Monetary Fund World Bank Free World U.S United States State Department Treasury Congressional Economic Committee Brookings Institution

De Grunwald’s V L P S hits box office wave

Anatole De Grunwald, the film world’s new darling, produced The V L P S with a budget cut of 36.75 million after Cleopatra. Starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, the film aims to gross 16 million in the U.S. and over 25 million worldwide, driven by a lean script and star power.

Hal Boyle New York Anatole de Grunwald de Grunwald Cleopatra London Orson Welles Margaret Rutherford Rod Taylor Elizabeth Taylor Richard Burton Louis Jourdan Elizabeth America Paris Arcturus Normandy Town Circle of Light Clemence

Dollar outflow eyed in U S balance of payments study

The second of five Sam Dawson series pieces explains why the United States sends more dollars abroad than it earns. It cites six channels including imports, foreign loans, purchases of foreign securities, multinational investment, foreign ownership of U S assets, and tourism, noting a large and persistent outflow even as exports remain higher than imports.

United States Sam Dawson Associated Press Business News Balance of Payments Probem Business Mirror AP Business News NEW York Sam U.S Europe

Autograph art and sideline plans for Maury Wills

Hollywood AP Maury Wills Dodger shortstop signs copies of It Pays to Steal and explains autographs as an art. He previews an Edie Adams TV appearance playing Casey at the Bat in Kabuki style, and a Las Vegas Sahara engagement with a six man folk group. He learned ukulele in Spokane and trades for a guitar, but cautions players to keep baseball as their main job.

Wills Edie Adams ABC Casey Jane Powell Las Vegas Spokane Maury

Paul Harvey on U S Troop Withdrawals From Germany

Paul Harvey argues a large airlift to Germany may enable withdrawal of divisions, framing it as a test of Big Lift and a potential shift of forces from Europe and Korea to ease the balance of payments while questioning whether changes reflect political calculations or strategic deterrence.

Why the Moon Race Drives U S Policy

The piece argues that United States aims to be first to the Moon to project world leadership and to gain leverage in a UN address. It contends the Big List plan seeks to pull American divisions from Germany, a demand echoed by the Russians. It questions whether the Kremlin may want withdrawals from Cuba before the next election.

America Germany Cuba

Public apology letter to York County teachers on education system

A reader apologizes for a prior article about the teaching of five year olds, clarifying it was not aimed at teachers but at a system. He plans to revisit systems in York County concerning the Flexible Entrance Age bill and urges citizens and educators to study it, suggesting several referenced works from education scholars.

Journal Maine York County Donald Durrel Boston University Maine Catholic Teachers Association Portland Press Herald Sylvia Ashton-Warner Dr. Conant Evelyn G. Pitcher Tufts Univ Elliot Pearson School Marion Emery Cole R. N

The Girls of Slender Means by Muriel Spark reviewed

A London boarding house tale set between VE and VJ Days in 1945 follows Jane Wright Joanna Childe Nicholas Farringdon and Selina Redwood. The reviewer notes Spark’s wry detached style and humor with a bleak undercurrent, ending with a hint of tragedy and a martyr’s death for Nicholas.

Muriel Spark Knofp London Jane Wright Joanna Childe Nicholas Farringdon Selina Redwood Nicholas Haiti

Biddeford Saco Journal Publisher and staff listing

Information page lists the Biddeford Saco Journal at 11 Adams Street Biddeford Maine with W Paul Casavant as president and E P Ingalls as managing editor. Telephone numbers for business and editorial departments are provided. Subscription rates are shown: one month 1.85 six months 10.50 one year 21.00. The paper is a member of the Associated Press and notes AP news dispatches are exclusive to local news. It is entered as second class mail at the Biddeford Maine post office.

Adams Street Biddeford Maine The Journal Publishing Corp W. Paul Casavant E. P. Ingalls Associated Press Post

Foreign aid and travel boost domestic economy says Kennedy

President Kennedy notes that foreign visitors spend heavily here and US carriers profit from transportation fees. Government outlays abroad total billions in military programs and grants, with as much as eighty percent of foreign aid reclaimed domestically, lifting exports. Tomorrow asks if other nations face the same issue.

U.S Kennedy

Daily Crossword Puzzle Across and Down List

An extensive crossword puzzle listing across and down clues covering common words names and terms. Includes references to literature biology geography and history with clues such as The youngest Island country Call Girl s name Luise Rainer role and various era terms.

Luise Rainer China India

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