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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1963
Page
4
A brief editorial blurb presents the quoted line from Richard Cranshaw, framing it as a closing thought for the evening. The piece emphasizes courage in facing life’s challenges and the response, welcoming boldness when it arrives.
The Maine Goods Roads Association backs Question 2, a $7 million highway bond to unlock federal matching funds and sustain road construction programs. It opposes Question 5, the $3 million Chebeague Island Bridge, arguing the cost exceeds benefits and would burden state finances.
Peter Edson reports on a State Department briefing amid U S policy caution. Officials say no detente ever, no Russia reform, and no dramatic shift in aims. They stress sustaining aid alliances and defense while watching Soviet China split and possible future crises.
Analysis warns that after the West's monster wheat sales to the Soviet Union Moscow will press for better terms and seek new markets in the United States. Prices tradeoffs, gold sales, and currency needs shape a two way strategy, with export subsidies and hidden advantages complicating fair pricing in free world markets. The piece notes Canada and Sweden as price reference points and says Soviet trade tactics will likely intensify after the wheat agreement.
The piece notes that U S and Soviet space reconnaissance limit surprises by revealing military activity from space. Samos and Cosmos satellites provide near real time views enabling detection of 10 foot objects from 300 miles. This transparency may deter major conflicts more than promises, before an abrupt switch to a rural parable about chickens.
Cleveland AP columnist substitutes for Hal Boyle recalls life in kindergarten through 5 year old Arlene’s fanciful reports. anecdotes include kissing in class, a pretend fire grill, corner time, whispering with Mrs Cook’s keen ears, and weekly apple purchases.
AP reports a favorable Christmas season with the National Retail Merchants Association predicting up to 3 billion in holiday buying, a 2 percent rise from 1962. Value Line says consumers are wealthy and likely to spend, while retailers plan early catalogs, longer hours, and earlier toy promotions to offset five fewer shopping days between Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Publication details for the Biddeford Saco Journal list daily publication except Sunday at 11 Adams Street Biddeford Maine. It names W Paul Casavant president and E P Ingalls managing editor with telephone numbers for business and editorial departments and subscription rates.
Hollywood columnist Ruth Millett writes on marriage harmony noting a husband should yield in small disputes to avoid conflict. Ed Begley reflects on winning an Oscar and pursuing roles his way, highlighting his energetic career across film, television, and stage with a shift toward comedy after shaping tough characters.
Paul Harvey warns that a national crime commission could expand federal control and create a police state. He cites FBI independence, political intimidation risks, and the danger of federal crime files being used to blackmail or persecute opponents. Cooperation with local police is essential, not domination.
Mary Durant Harcourt Brace fiction centers on Lisette a clever con artist told from four sharply distinct narrators Alexis Igorovitch Chenov Ru fus Barker Jane Bentley and Hoyt. The tale tracks her rise from poverty to wealth through their eyes revealing a devastating portrait of a manipulative central figure.
A compact listing of crossword clues sectioned by numbers 50 through 62 covering diverse prompts from names and places to actions and objects, including references to Stettin’s river Honshu bay and Osceola’s tribe, with hints like very close hand and timely.
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