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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1964
Page
4
A community is like a ship with everyone ready to take the helm. Henrik Ibsen’s maxim frames the piece urging collective responsibility and active civic involvement.
David Rockefeller, head of Chase Manhattan Bank, warns U S businessmen to market free enterprise abroad. He urges firms to identify themselves as positive factors in Latin America and beyond, stressing democratic aims over narrow profits and calling every Marxist a salesman for the movement. The piece argues foreign policy and economic outreach should involve private enterprise too.
Bonn reached a new agreement with East Germany allowing West Berliners to visit relatives behind the wall five times in 11 months, during holidays, in a gesture seen to please Khrushchev ahead of his West Germany visit. Traffic remains largely one way as East Germans stay largely imprisoned. Berlin Wall still a symbol of Western weakness.
The piece notes a looming coinage crisis as U S silver mines meet only 20 percent of national needs and stockpiles shrink. Officials survey substitutes with plastics among options, wary of counterfeiting risks as the move grows inevitable.
A New York theater opened with free liquor for its debut comedy revue, sparking debate about Broadway’s direction. Critics question the move, fearing audiences may grow unreceptive, while saloons could follow with free plays to boost attendance. The piece laments a perceived decline in theater quality.
Barry Goldwater’s aides warn a major upturn is needed by mid October to avoid a deeper slide as he trails President Johnson. GOP officials hedge on victory with Dean Burch predicting a breakthrough, Grenier insisting they are winning, and staffers debating how to exploit voter restlessness amid persistent polls.
HAL Boyle offers a humorous miscellany from a mailbag column. He notes the Soviet Union reportedly runs more than 90 legal race tracks, amusing trivia on animal jumps, safari liquor costs, and quick quips about grocery item growth, mice midwives, U.S. presidents who published while in office, and folk sayings about luck and palm itching.
AP reports Jackie Gleason shifts to Miami with little effect on his show while The Defenders and Gunsmoke retain appeal. Kitten Matt Dillon’s sidekick appears unshaven. Kitty drinks whiskey. Many old programs return in good shape though new ones mostly disappoint. Friday NBC’s Think Pretty with Astaire and Chase seems brittle. Tonight’s highlights include 90 Bristol Court premiere NBC 7:30 9, Andy Williams Show NBC 9 10, The Alfred Hitchcock Show NBC 10 11 starring Peter Fonda.
Biddeford Maine newspaper lists address Adams Street and staff details. Publication by W Paul Casavant and E P Ingalls with AP membership. Subscription rates shown: one month 1.85, six months 10.50, one year 21.00. Local news rights reserved by Associated Press.
Ruth Millett surveys a professor’s yardstick that rates husbands by earning power while giving wives’ earning ability no weight. The piece questions if a wife’s ability to earn matters to her husband and invites working wives to weigh how her income influences his view of her as a wife.
Dick Perry's debut memoir style novel set in Cincinnati in 1933 follows 10 year old George 11 year old Raymond and friend Sarah as fathers are out of work. The trio stages kid projects while George narrates with childlike humor and pathos. Old and young readers alike enjoy the nostalgic tale of simpler times.
At a national aging conference Dr. Henry outlined the disengagement theory of aging, arguing old age involves reduced social ties and a turn inward. Critics like Bennett and Taves urged renewed engagement, while Henry cautioned the theory describes trends without urging action.
Stan Swinton reviews The Satyr and the Saint by Leonardo Bercovici. Scribner’s edition cost 3.95. A sharp funny novel about Cinecitta and Rome, depicting the pagan Christian clash and the chaotic yet charming Hollywood on the Tiber through Randolfo Urbani and Eduardo Virgili.
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