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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1959
Page
4
The piece argues a one cent rise in the Federal gas tax pushed total gasoline levies above 40 percent of tax take, warning lawmakers to curb federal spending, reassess emergency levies, and elect bolder legislators to restrain local tax hikes amid decades of rising state and local taxes.
The president proposes a new one-billion-dollar fund drawn from free world capital to provide long term, low interest loans to Asia Africa and Latin America. He argues aid should be a shared burden among prosperous European and Asian nations to keep underdeveloped lands from embracing communism and raise global living standards.
A commentary argues rising juvenile crime affects small towns as much as big cities. It cites FBI data showing arrests rise 12.6 percent in communities under 25 000 versus 7.1 percent in larger areas, and notes causes including parental irresponsibility and lenient treatment of teen offenders. It praises Philadelphia's reforms and laments broader social ills and cynicism.
The gas tax is debated as a 1.5 cent increase was proposed by President Eisenhower but not adopted. Funds would flow to highway trust from half of the current automobile and five eighths of the arts tax, aiming for about 500 million annually. Budget shifts, long range cost allocations, and interstate plans face reauthorization as the 1961 deadline nears.
The article notes prolonged strikes in steel and copper, a Maine to Texas arts tie up, and looming Taft Hartley intervention. With longshoremen and dock strikes, U S copper products orders are maxed at the main smelter, rubber prices rise, railroads report August income declines, and steel users brace for continued shortages and price pressures. President Eisenhower signals possible broad impact as 80 day labor calm may or may not alter manager and worker positions.
Boyle writes that naiveté unites all people from stars to neighbors and workers. The piece argues that certainty wavers when the mind clings to fixed ideas, making naive doubt a natural human trait and a sign of life rather than divine flaw.
A concerned mother details the deflating phase of adolescence in her daughter Julie aged 15. She recalls her child's recent stubbornness disdain and demands and offers gentle parenting tips to weather the mood swing. She notes that many mothers share this challenge and advises calm, minimal nagging as the phase passes.
A guide on deciding whether to begin Social Security at 62 or delay until 65. It explains the 20 percent reduction if starting at 62, how each month waiting increases benefits, and that future law changes could alter reductions. Includes practical example with a $116 monthly benefit at 65 and notes about working past 62.
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AP TV critic Cynthia Lowry notes NBC is rolling out a series of Tuesday night specials titled Star time TV’s Finest Hour. The opening show The Wonderful World of Entertainment spotlights Broadway Hollywood radio and TV from 1927 to today with music satire comedy and a tribute to Rosalind Russell hosting in lively outfits.
In a letter to the Journal a writer argues for discussing international funding to improve Old Orchard Beach. The piece contends foreign and domestic support could finance upgrades, with calls for state and federal involvement and a note that the resort benefits foreigners as Maine residents await revival. Prescott Dennett signs the letter.
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