Editorial Page Thought For Evening Heroism Endures One More Minute
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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1959
Page
4
United Nations Day and its founding purpose
United Nations Day marks the 1945 founding after ratification by China France U S S R United Kingdom and the United States and many signatories. The UN seeks to maintain peace develop friendly relations foster international cooperation and harmonize actions to achieve common ends. The author notes mixed results and urges continued pursuit of these purposes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
China
France
United Kingdom
United States
Soviet Union
Washington Humor and hosted parties mingle in DC scene
NEA dispatch sketches Washington banquets and lighthearted moments from a White House Correspondents' dinner. Hal Holbrook mimics Mark Twain while Dale Miller's Texas party overflowed with 400 guests. Treasury aide David Lindsay trails with golf clubs in a cardboard tube to dodge baggage fees. A dillybean martini debuts to curb smoking. Khrushchev jests spark a child’s view of a caricature. Statler Hotel barbers cater to Soviet visitors with top to bottom grooming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEA
Washington
White House
Hal Holbrooks
Mark Twain
Holbrook
Twain
George Washington
Treasury Department
David Lindsay
Lindsay
Sheraton Park
Dino's Cafe Hosts Dean Martin as Sunset Strip Fame Grows
Hollywood AP report notes a Dino’s Cafe party celebrating the second season of 77 Sunset Strip. Dean Martin attended, praising the show’s impact on his bistro. Howie Horwitz warns of rising competition as networks lure viewers with new specials and rival series. He cites Efrem Zimbalist Roger Smith and Edd Byrnes as key assets while aiming to balance star power with broad appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Thomas
Hollywood
Virginia
77 Sunset Strip
Dino
Howie Horwitz
Efrem Zimbalist
Roger Smith
Edd Byrnes
Roger
Horwitz
Byrnes
Babson Warns U S Labor Could Trigger Economic War
In Berlin Roger Babson argues that American labor unions risk pricing themselves out of the market and provoking a tariff-driven economic conflict. He warns that Germany, China, and Russia could form a bloc, exporting machinery while the U S faces unemployment and possible depression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolf
China
Germany
United States
Russia
U.S
Europe
France
England
Questions and Answers on Social Security Rights and Spouse Claims
A readers mailbag covers wife’s eligibility for benefits when caring for a disabled spouse, widow’s rights, refunds on Civil Service retirement, and the rules for dependents and survivors. Other letters discuss Berlin crisis and general U.S. labor concerns, with subscription and contact details for the Biddeford Daily.
October transforms nature in a quiet pageant
A verse by Lucy W. Day paints October as a shifting cloak of color and migration, with late fall blooms fleeting and birds heading south. Dorothy Huff adds a sermon on tolerance, urging acceptance, unity, and Christian charity across races and beliefs.
Daily Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues
The clue list covers Across and Down entries from 1 to 71 Across and 1 to 62 Down with definitions for various words including city on the Rhone large tailless animals dusting powder landlord document take a chance inheritor diminutive of a girl's name spoken girl's name keystone sack Danish American prompted USMA men Colombia's top export fur resembling beaver Asian range hired vehicle prepare to drive off spread over as fluid God about in Dogpatch Milton and Arnold Melville book la guerre hair tint members of the wedding sample several stories American ostrich imprudent lucky lad old wives tails two wad Seine tributary canasta card purse item girl friend French museum special ties old-womanish twofold demolish King deposed by 31 Down woe is me Descartes secular this span table tappers session type of dwelling something strange but true Mesozoic and Cenozoic all regime that fell in 45 two words brood of birds of prey The utmost extent Very stupid Tuneful two somes Philippine dwarf Bread spread Passage price Superfluous one Yugoslav President Long long time Monte Cristo weapon Country of sudden shake-up Budgies guppies etc Customs City between Paris and Havre Prodigies Wise old man Petty prince Spacious Famous French film actor Or else Mus direction German Nobel winner in literature 1910 Silkworm Sharpen Any one of four familiar states Eye flirtatiously Poetic contraction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhone
U.S.M.A
Colombia
Milton and
Arnold
Melville Book
New Haven
Monte Cristo
Paris
Havre
Mus
Numbers game
A veteran foreign correspondent warned that self-serving statistics distort public judgment. The piece argues for a Bureau of Selfless Statistics independent of government, business, and labor to提供 balanced, thoroughly honest information for the public’s need.
Shipbuilding costs rise as Maine urged to build ferries
A Maine newspaper column cites a Committee of American Steamship Lines finding U S shipyards cost over 10 million dollars per cargo liner versus about 5 million abroad. It argues high wages and materials push up prices and urges examining laws allowing 50 percent government participation in shipbuilding to preserve the U S flag merchant fleet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Committee of American Steamship Lines
U. S
Japan
Germany
Holland
America
Maine
Maryland
South
Secretary of Commerce
Free World
Be Cheerful and Considerate When Visiting a Sick Friend
Practical advice urges considerate hospital visits after the first days of illness. Visitors should avoid long parties, loud talk, or focusing on their own health. Let the patient lead, and visit or send a daily card if in doubt. A quiet, thoughtful presence aids recovery and shows true support.
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NEA Service, Inc
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By Ray Henry
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East Germany
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D. C
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Fredericksburg
Social Security Administration
Earth
Southland
Lucy W. Day
Dorothy Huff
By Bruce Biossat
Ohio
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Ray Henry
Retirement and
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