New DED Leader Faces Tough Political Minefield
In Our Opinion James K. Keefe takes a thankless post as commissioner of the Department of Economic Development. The piece notes prior harm from partisan politics, praises his record transforming Presque Isle Air Base and service with the U. S. EDA, but warns his success hinges on avoiding political maneuvering.
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James K. Keefe
Department of Economic Development
Standish K. Bachman
Portland
Connecticut General Life Insurance Co
Kenneth Curtis
Keefe
Presque Isle
Luster
U. S. Economic Development Administration
October The Reassuring Month In Nature
October inspires poets with its mild days and well being yet signals death and retreat in plants and animals. The text explains that vegetation has seeds for spring and wildlife hibernates or migrates, showing October as beautiful and reassuring.
Inevitable Robb clan praise clashes with political dreams
A reader scolds a political figure for presumed influence, extols the Robb clan as ideal husbands, and jokes about family ties to the White House. The letter humorously touts Scotch lineage, practical domestic traits, and lifelong devotion while poking at social media magnates.
Milwaukee Boy Charms City as He Marries Writer
Milwaukee residents boast their hometown lad Charles Robb is marrying a national magazine writer. Lyndon and Lady Bird will see change at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue as McCalls loses a staff writer. The piece hints at political futures for George Hamilton and jokes about family dynamics.
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Milwaukee
Charles Robb
Charlie
Lyndon
Lady Bird
McCall's
Pennsylvania Avenue
George Hamilton
George
Morse honored for labor support in Mansfield party
Sen. Mike Mansfield hosted a $50-a-guest party honoring Sen. Wayne Morse, drawing a large labor turnout. Labor leaders from the United Mine Workers to the Hotel and Restaurant Workers attended, stressing Morse’s mixed record on labor issues and wartime strike rights.
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Drew Pearson
Washington
National Democratic Club
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Mansfield
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Senate
Morse
Johnson
Vietnam
Roy Siemiller
Machinists
AFL — Cio
George Meany
Oregon
George Brown
COPE
Sen. Mansfield
John Kmetz
United Mine Workers
Ken Peterson
Jim Kennedy
Dick Lunderburg
Taylor Loop
Railway Electrical Workers
Charles Darnell
Sheet Metal Workers
Reuben Levine
Labor
Frank Wallick
United Auto Workers
Roosevelt Quotation Sparks State Dept Speechwriting Debate
Secretary of State Dean Rusk cites a 1908 Teddy Roosevelt letter urging simpler speeches. The note includes Roosevelt’s critique of fatuous phrases and awkward phrasing, urging clarity and plain language for formal addresses. The column then shifts to unrelated rumor items about Governor Romney’s will and Expo 67 security concerns.
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Washington
Teddy Roosevelt
Dean Rusk
Rusk
State Department
Teddy
Johnson
Alexander the Great
Macedon
George Romney
Credibility in an era of public doubt about LBJ
Washington observers say Lyndon Johnson’s credibility sinks as he argues to continue the Vietnam war. Critics from across the spectrum question truthfulness on defense, poverty, and fiscal policy, while opponents inflame public distrust with impatient calls for unreachable perfection. Johnson’s shortcomings align with a broader era-wide erosion of trust in public affairs.
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United States
White House
U.S
Hamani Diori
Niger
Washington
Texas
California
France
Charles de Gaulle
Israel
Blair House
Peace Corps
Andra Crnobrnja
Humphrey
Estes Kefauver
William S. Apple
American Pharmaceutical Association
Kefauver
Johnson
Paul Rand Dixon
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Dixon
Clare Boothe Luce
Nixon
Saragat
Italy
Bruce Biossat
NEA
Lyndon Johnson
U. S
Vietnam
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Size over quality harms American colleges says Russell Kirk
Renowned critic Russell Kirk argues that universities chase bigger enrollments at the expense of quality. Citing Michigan State and its growth to 40,000 students, he condemns behemoth universities and calls for return to enduring ideals and first principles. He praises Princeton and Dartmouth for maintaining humane scales.
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Russell Kirk
Michigan State
Behemoth University
John Hannah
Michigan State University
Hannah
Jack Gourman
Gourman
Mark
Princeton
Dartmouth
Three Minutes A Day By REV JAMES KELLER
A Albuquerque teen is saved after a police officer refused to give up on resuscitation. Barbara Barnett appears lifeless until patrolman John O’Brien reentered the scene and revived her with mouth to mouth and a shock from a live wire incident. She regains consciousness and is hospitalized.
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James Keller
Barbara Barnett
Albuquerque
John O’brien
Biddeford Saco Journal Publisher Details and Rates
The Biddeford Saco Journal lists Paul Casavant as publisher and P Ingalls as managing editor. Editorial and business departments are given with phone numbers. subscription rates are 2.60 for one month 15.50 for six months and 31.60 for one year. The paper is an Associated Press member and claims exclusive local republication rights.
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Adams Street
Biddeford
Maine
Paul Casavant
P. Ingalls
Eee
Associated Press
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Harold Coffin
Two Johnson
Pete Morse
Robert Ryan
Hamani
Mac's
Don Maclean
U.N
Thant
F. Lee Bailey
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