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An editorial reflection notes that what artists call posterity mirrors the lasting impact of a work of art and cites Marcel Proust on art’s enduring legacy.
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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1962
Page
4
An editorial reflection notes that what artists call posterity mirrors the lasting impact of a work of art and cites Marcel Proust on art’s enduring legacy.
W B Murphy, a leading food processor executive, argues that failure to satisfy consumer food needs undermines the communist system. He cites Russia's limited private farming, grain surpluses elsewhere, and Poland's relative abundance, asserting freedom in supply and demand is key to prosperity and that the world may turn away from communism if basic sustenance remains unmet.
The 22nd National Bible Week from Oct 15 to 21, sponsored by Laymen's National Committee Inc, urged faiths to unite under the theme The Bible Builds Bridges Not Walls. It emphasized free enterprise, religious liberty, and the aim to keep walls that suppress freedom from rising.
The article notes the British economy feels steadier with less pressure on sterling. It highlights the IMF loan repayment completed and domestic industrial output at pre crisis peaks. Despite calmer conditions, criticism grows as cabinets shifted last July and Maudling maintains policy, with Lloyd having eased earlier restraints.
The House Post Office and Civil Service Committee unanimously approved H. R. 10569 to restore confidentiality to a companys census report and shield it from antitrust subpoenas. The measure aims for quick House floor action, with Senate consideration tied to House passage. White House and Commerce officials, plus businessmen nationwide, urge enactment this session. Senator Olin Johnston leads Senate Post Office Committee.
A review by Peter Edson catalogs 11 U S collaborators with Castro’s regime now in Cuba. Subjects include Richard Bourret a University of Miami graduate from Richmond Va and Robert Williams a former CBS newsman who aided Havana broadcasts. The group features two women Ilah Mae Warner and Martha McCurdy among others with varied pasts from robbery to naval service.
A poem ponders man’s purpose and destiny in a perplexing era. It questions what binds humanity and laments materialism’s grip on souls, urging a return to spiritual values and devout Christian life before an expected day of reckoning.
Washington report notes the last session as the longest most quarrelsome and frustrating in recent history with the White House pushing a new tech trade concept and a trade bill while 40 of 55 Kennedy recommendations were approved in some form. The piece highlights farm proposals tax changes and leadership shifts and recalls JFK’s influence and limits across Congress. A separate dispatch from Monteagle Tennessee covers Bishop Vander Horst proposing a lay financing corps of 300 men to fund church buildings titled The Bishop's Hundred.
Martin E. Legal outlines Meals-on-Wheels programs aiding the elderly and chronically ill who cannot cook. Nonprofit groups operate across cities including Tucson, San Francisco, Detroit, Philadelphia, and Dallas, with fees typically on a sliding scale. The piece notes origins in 1954, a 40,000 dollar grant, and plans to study service methods and benefits.
AP television- radio writer Cynthia Lowry notes TV has failed to satisfy as an automotive or fashion show. NBC Detroit coverage seemed more like a fashion luncheon reel. Jack Webb’s CBS Nazi tale and NBC Red Germany drama raise questions about entertainment value. Tonight’s pick: Telephone Hour on NBC from 10 to 11 with Goulet and Ritchard.
The article outlines clear lines between investment and speculation. It cites 4 to 5 percent yields on savings and bonds, notes several large corps as safe stock picks, forecasts population growth to 250 million by 1982, and suggests a long term strategy of buying top common stocks. It also gives a sample $10,000 purchase plan: 100 shares each of U.S. Steel United Fruit Westinghouse Electric and Allis-Chalmers.
A short profile notes a boy approaching a milestone as his allowance overtakes his father's, signaling a shift in family finances and expectations within a small town household.
Biddeford Saco Journal lists Adams Street offices in Biddeford Maine with Paul Casavant as publisher and T J Mahoney as editor. Subscription rates shown include one month 1.85 six months 10.50 and one year 21.00 with advance payment terms. The paper notes AP news privilege and second class postage status.
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