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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1961
Page
4
A friend questions a fault and the editorial voice asks whether patient listening and crediting the rebuke prove wise. The note cites Mary Baker Eddy as the source for the quotation on self criticism and growth.
The piece notes Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy's evolving public image, from Capri outfits on Cape Cod in 1960 to Capri wear in Capri and at the White House. It argues she has bent but not broken protocol, blending informality with decorum, and showing good taste in dressing for occasions and dress codes.
The piece argues for stronger fire prevention, noting 11 000 lives lost last year and 1% billion dollars in damage from 2 124 000 fires. It calls for regular checks, cleanups, and avoidance of paper and rubbish around properties, warning against contributory negligence penalties.
Washington correspondent Peter Edson surveys Communist China’s foreign aid program, noting credits and promises to 11 nations since 1953, while actual deliveries lag. Countries cited include Burma, Cambodia, Ceylon, Egypt, Ghana, Guinea, Indonesia, Nepal, North and South Vietnam, and Yemen, with U.S. totals varying by nation.
Bruce Biossat discusses the impact of television on children under 12, citing 27 million potential viewers and hours spent in front of screens. FCC Chairman Newton Minow criticizes time-waster shows and proposes shared responsibility for quality programming to help kids understand a complex world.
The speaker warns that federal outlays reach 18 000 dollars a minute and exceed 3 billion every ten days, with debt service rising from last year’s 9.5 billion. Spending now burdens future generations and expands a welfare state that strains freedoms and wallets, a troubling fiscal trajectory. The piece ends with cautions about missed openings and a betting metaphor.
AP analysis finds piecemeal auto industry shutdowns slowing output and delaying final demand, with steel, glass, rubber and other suppliers feeling the impact. Economists say the broader economy remains healthy but not booming, with services growing and gains steady rather than spectacular. Consumer spending holds, business investment looks slightly brighter, and most economists foresee a steady, not stellar, recovery ahead.
In New York Ella and Tom divide a marriage's belongings as a stormy day leads to a framed end. They part with money and furniture, then split the last commodity rice and discover hope in a rainbow seen from their window. In Des Moines a different family faces layoff affecting two twin boys and their school weekend.
Hollywood icon Mickey Rooney unveils the Mickey Rooney School of Entertainment a franchised program offering 18 month payment training in tap ballet singing and more for 30 per month with regional contests and a televised world series of entertainment at Madison Square Garden a bold bid to shape tomorrow’s stars with Rooney at the helm.
Chattanooga AP reports road builders plan to relocate a mountain to fill a valley as part of a 32 million dollar project. A 1.3 mile freeway section requires nearly two million cubic yards of dirt from the west side, with the tops of two hills carved for fill.
Paul Harvey warns that East West Berlin refugee flows mask Soviet espionage inside West Germany. He cites 16 000 Red agents and 200 000 lonely American GIs as prime targets for seduction and blackmail. He argues official missions evade CIA and FBI jurisdiction and warns of infiltration ahead of a potential collapse akin to Jericho.
A dense list of crossword clues across and down ranging from Greek island native to lunar and legal terms, with entries including sea ducks plane parts and legal rights. The set covers many common and obscure terms, plus abbreviations and variant spellings common to crosswords of the era.
Ruth Millett surveys a London dateline in which the Society of French Perfumers finds British men spend more on scent than women. She offers playful theories that women reason men enjoy perfumes and shaving lotions, so men should pay, while noting the French perfumers will soon investigate.
The poem titled October Hours speaks of October days fading as leaves burn bright under azure skies before November rains. Louise Darcy notes a calm, with vivid seasonal imagery of lingering warmth and color. In Chattanooga an AP report recounts an early morning disturbance as rocks were thrown, a patrol car arriving quickly and a rock striking a windshield.
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