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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1959
Page
4
Editorial note quotes Henry David Thoreau with a brief reflection on awakening to a new day. The line invites readers to consider personal readiness and mindfulness as the day begins.
The columnist marks Peiping’s 10th anniversary, arguing China’s communist regime is entrenched and unlikely to yield to Western influence. He asserts Maoist China will remain hostile to the West, contrasts it with a constrained Soviet Union, and notes Chinese actions from Korea to Tibet to Laos. Free nations should reject rapprochement with Beijing.
Dr Frederick C Swartz argues against government controlled medical care linking welfare of the aged to flexible, team based care. He warns mass treatment and rule book medicine undermine progress and freedom, citing England's socialized system as a cautionary example.
In Lakeview Oregon the Examiner-Tribune remarks on rising federal spending and taxes, arguing government programs crowd out taxpayers and threaten freedom. It quotes a clerk with a blank check slip and notes fear of bureaucracy squeezing opportunity. It also wryly mentions cigars at the hospital and a Maine man suing over a cherry pit.
Washington reports that Senator John F. Kennedy faces criticism at the AFL-CIO convention for the labor reform law while building trades and apparel unions hail him as a hero. The new provisions ease pre hire and apprenticeship rules, allow union preferences for subcontracting, and raise right to work questions amid mixed impacts on nonunion employers in major cities.
The United States Treasury reports a rush of small savers buying new five percent notes, with $1,000 to $25,000 cash purchases surprising even the Treasury. About half to one billion dollars may be sold directly to individuals, while the rest goes to institutions and banks. The move may ease money market pressure and curb rising interest rates, though some banks and savings institutions fear higher time-deposit costs. The Treasury aims to issue only two to three more times before February, then relies on tax collections to sustain funding.
Moss Hart recalls a poverty driven start in theater and his rise to fame with 22 plays and 11 directs. He stresses valuing money, balancing life and work, and learning writing by doing. Hart, age 54, reflects after a heart attack and praises persistent creativity. Somerset Maugham calls him the worlds best talker.
A column contrasts mothers’ roles handling teen messaging and schedules with a light jab at calling them social secretaries. The piece cites modern domestic duties and the constant pager like flow of messages between teens, friends, and families, ending with a note on a Maine Port Authority ferry service referendum.
Paul Harvey argues that foreigners and foreign-based labor drive down U S wages by accepting lower costs. He cites steel, wire, generators and benzene as examples where imports undercut American producers, threatening U S jobs and prompting talks of economic war. He urges readers to defend tariffs and oppose freer trade to protect domestic workers.
Selectmen describe why a Tremont to Long Island ferry is needed as a 1957 law left Long Island service unaddressed. Long Island lies near Mount Desert and Swans Island with about 80 year round residents including lobster fishermen. The current Maryland built 50 foot ferry serves Tremont to Long Island to Swans Island, carrying mail freight and 75 passengers, with daily trips and a layover. The Maine Port Authority says it lacks authority to extend service to Long Island under the old statute.
AP TV-Radio writer Cynthia Lowry notes the 1960s season shows 35 new programs, with many in trouble and expected to bow out by January. Industry concern centers on ratings, audience size for big budget specials, and a drift toward situation comedies and Westerns among younger and less educated viewers. In San Diego, Richard Chase faced a jury subpoena text error, and the aim was jury duty.
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