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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Oct 16, 1959

Page

4

Editorial Page Thought for Evening Anonymous Quote

A concise thought for the evening proposes that the more a man knows, the more he for gives. This anonymous line reflects on knowledge and generosity in a reflective tone.

Community Chest drive seeks $28700 in two Maine cities

Citizens urged to contribute to a united fundraising campaign supporting Public Health services and youth programs in Biddeford and Saco. One quarter of the goal has been pledged, with agencies adjusting budgets and volunteers canvassing without a door to door push. The Pine Tree Council reports 12500 Scouts and 4422 leaders statewide, backing local troops and Girl Scouts as they promote civic participation and welfare through the Community Chest.

United Way Drive Biddeford Saco Boy Scouts Community Chest Fund Community Chest Maine Pine Tree Council Boy Scouts of America Biddeford and Lace

Eisenhower To Tackle Five Major Post Presidency Aims

Washington news outlines President Eisenhower s five priority goals for his final year and beyond including direct talks with Khrushchev to ease the Cold War, reducing farm price support, budgeting reform, reorganizing the presidency, and unifying the Defense Department across services. The plan emphasizes personal diplomacy, market determined farm prices, a strict budget ceiling, new cabinet posts, and closer service coordination.

Ray Cromley NEA Washington Correspondent Washington Dwight D. Eisenhower United States Eisenhower Nikita Khrushchev Soviet Union Camp David Khrushchev Russia Congress Department of Defense Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Navy Air Force

Severance Pay Practices Spread in Big U.S. Firms

A survey of American manufacturing companies with over 1,000 workers finds severance pay common in half of large firms. Plans vary by employment type and industry, with size of payout tied to length of service. Age effects appear in about 10 percent of plans, especially in oil.

Sam Dawson AP Business News New York Sre National Industrial Conference Board Vision Inc Conference Board

Wife runs firm after husband’s death in early era

HAL BOYLE reports Helen Dorsey who built a baby pants empire after her husband Dave Dorsey died of a heart attack. The ex appliance salesman founded the business with $5,000. by now the firm ships 18 million pairs annually and exceeds $5 million in revenue. She credits listening to him at home and says a woman can manage home and career, facing piling problems but succeeding.

Hal Boyle New York Helen Dorsey Dave Dorsey

Permissible Fraud in TV Quiz Shows Debate

Regular Reader argues FCC chairman Doerfer aided by testimony and calls for accountability. He condemns rigged shows and doctored ads, urging the Commission to curb fraud and protect viewers from deceptive practices by Madison Avenue and sponsors.

Journal Federal Communication Commission John C. Doerfer Doerfer Madison Avenue Communications Commission

Does Khrushchev Really Like Ike This Time

Paul Harvey analyzes Khrushchev's praise of Eisenhower in the U S and in China and Moscow noting edited propaganda, possible motives, and the risk that today s warmth could become anti Ike leverage against a future president. He warns that Khrushchev promotes coexistence as a tactic and cites Psalm 55 21 to caution against deceitful words with hidden war.

Russia Khrushchev Ike United States Red China Eisenhower Vladivostok Soviet Union Iron Curtain Washington Nixon America General Features Corp

Saturday Is Newspaper Boy's Day

Maine proclaims Saturday National Newspaper Boy Day to honor newsboys as vital cogs in delivery. The Journal praises the boys and Governor Clausen, urging readers to celebrate by giving a nod or extra cheer as the special day arrives.

Clinton A. Clauson Maine Clausen Governor and the Journal

Jaily Crossword Puzzle Across Clues List

A compact listing of across clues from a jaily crossword puzzle featuring clues on applaud back prefix destructive animals anger college postulate resound send forth historic residence sovereigns suitable for wardrobe unruffled were two words mercy two words torment talus light rapid movement ergo Nigeria’s capital zero oriental maid begin two words novelist exiled by Napoleon II electrolyte part riding horse warnings on the links boy’s footwear unspecified amount salamanders So African fox chilly Massenet opera French novelist Maria Chapdelaine Lacking sense Clotho Lachesis and Atropos take effect African river deceptive appearance Suspicious slang pen name of great novelist Tegucigalpa capital Flock of wild eeee delicate span plus quantity in mathematics fair silver coins Sergeants Abbr Black Earth city M Pleven Gems of deer To laugh Fr loud noise Hamburg’s river Bauxite

Nigeria Napoleon Iti Maria Chapdelaine Clotho Lachesis Atropos Tegucigalpa M. Pleven Hamburg’s

You Bore Others With Selfish Talk In Quiz On Conversation

A humorous self diagnostic from NEA Service outlines conversational bore traits. It lists traits such as talking over others, focusing on self and family, and dismissing new ideas then notes the irony of dull, monocle tone.

NEA Service, Inc

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