Labor force praised as key to area industry appeal
President Herman Schneider of Components Inc lauds local workers for their quality and industriousness as a factor in securing 1964 M-60 machine gun orders from Saco-Lowell Shops. He cites labor supply in Biddeford and urges expanded public training to sustain future excellence.
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Herman Schneider
Components, Inc
Department of the Army
Saco-Lowell
Schneider
Biddeford
Manpower retraining aims to match jobs and workers
The text argues unemployment, especially among unskilled Black workers, can be eased via area redevelopment and targeted retraining. It highlights rapid automation, gaps between training and hiring, and the need for close business collaboration. Philadelphia experiments with precise employer commitments could spread to Pittsburgh and beyond, yielding steady but modest gains.
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West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Chamber of Commerce
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Memories of the Movies and a 77 Year Old Film Fan
A 77-year-old Johannesburger widow, Lizzy Easdale, reports she has seen 9,464 movies in 41 years of cinema going. She estimates nearly three years of her life spent in theaters and tickets totaling over 3000 dollars. Her favorites are Westerns and Elvis Presley, debunking notions that older moviegoers are rare or merely critics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Africa
De Gaulle and Kennedy Meeting Plans Stir White House
Washington girds for a possible Kennedy De Gaulle summit next year with Paris pushing for a Versailles era style diplomacy. The talks with Maurice Couve de Murville left dates and venue unsettled while De Gaulle’s stance on NATO nuclear plans and the Common Market complicates ties. Washington notes De Gaulle has stabilized the franc ended Algeria war and delivered constitutional reform though many see him as living in France’s historic shadow rather than current realities.
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Peter Edson
Washington
Enterprise Assn
NEA
Kennedy
Charles de Gaulle
Maurice Couve de Murville
de Gaulle
Paris
Martinique
West Indies
Harold Macmillan
Bermuda
Nassau
Russia
NATO
Germany
France
Dean Rusk
U.S
Algeria
Hollywood Lolita tale shows Burton Taylor tug of war
AP writer Ruth Millett reports on the Lolita era drama around Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor with 17-year-old Sue Lyon. Burton is photographed only with Sue in front of cameras, Sue defends her stance and ambitions while awaiting Night of the Iguana. Hana Fancher and Mario complete the Mexico location scene as the saga plays out in gossip column fashion.
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Puerto Vallarta
Mexico
Richard Burton
Sue Lyon
Burton
Elizabeth Taylor
Sue
Elizabeth
Mario
Hampton Fancher III
Spain
Miss Taylor
Fancher
Retirement advice from a lifelong Lincoln leader
In Lincoln Nebraska 82 year old Max Meyer head of the Credit Bureau of Lincoln and active in multiple civic roles shares retirement wisdom. He has worked 60 years for the same organization been married 49 years in the same job 46 years and in the same home 40 years. He retires gradually prioritizes health and routine visits to his doctor walks two miles to work daily and advises careful preparation for retirement noting personal limits like gardening but adapting to age. He met his wife on a blind date and continues managing his business since 1910 with family still nearby.
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Martine
Retirement Advisors, Inc
Max Meyer
Lincoln
Neb
Meyer
Credit Bureau of Lincoln
Savings and Loan Association
Nebraska
Kansas City
Credit Bureau
Marguerite
University
Meyers
Wash“ton
D.C
America
Meyer Exlains
Martin F. Segal
Biddeford- Saco
Firemen Praised For Vine Street Fire Effort
Readers laud the Biddeford Fire Department for the October 16 Vine Street blaze. With dry conditions and dense nearby homes, residents say responders averted disaster. A resident of Acorn Street notes ongoing concerns about a cat rescue and street safety.
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Journal
Biddeford
Vine Street
Clifford Park
Acorn Street
Such interesting people in a columnist's life
Charles T Burns shares quirky anecdotes from his career in journalism. He recalls Dutch Schultz's restaurant killing, the Calvin Coolidge funeral gun salute mishap at Schofield Barracks, a morbid 111th birthday remark, and a Nevada lunch où the traveler’s benefactor wins a slot jackpot.
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Nevada
Credit card firms tighten risk as sector gains speed
AP reports the credit card business firming after cleansing bad risks and meeting IRS substantiation rules for expense accounts. Howard L. Clark of American Express notes rising card use as a sign of growing respectability and utility. The Big Three diners, Amex, Carte Blanche account for about 2.5 million cardholders and $450 million in receivables, with 1963 volumes forecast near $235 million.
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AP Business News
NEW York
Internal Revenue Service
Howard L. Clark
American Express Co
Diners Club
American Express
Carte Blanche
Clark
Biddeford Saco Journal Publication Details
Biddeford Saco Journal published daily except Sunday at 11 Adams Street Biddeford Maine by Journal Publishing Corp W Paul Casavant president E P Ingalls managing editor. Telephone numbers listed for business and editorial departments subscription rates prepaid monthly six months and yearly. Associated Press rights noted. Entry as second class mail at Biddeford Maine post office.
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Adams Street
Biddeford
Maine
The
Journal Publishing Corp
W. Paul Casavant
E. P. Ingalls
Associated Press
Daily Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues Mixed
A compact list of crossword clues across and down, covering garlic segment six on goddess ape unruffied and more, including entries like mysterious ear part and Greek letter initials. The puzzle compiles thematic wordplay with standards such as Latin abbr and common crossword staples.
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Orlando
Nancy Hanks
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Hamden
Paul Leddy
Society For Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
People’s Forum
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Charles T. Burns
Hal Boyle
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N.J
Gengl
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Arthur Flegenheimer
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