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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1962
Page
4
Editorial writer reframes John F Kennedy’s challenge urging citizens to serve, not seek favors from the nation. The piece urges personal initiative and community duty, aligning civic duty with national progress. It emphasizes action over rhetoric and highlights individual responsibility in public life.
Bruce Biassat laments Congress lengthy 1962 session with delayed appropriations and House Senate disputes. He argues lawmakers fail to modernize processes amid executive foreign policy power growth, urging effective governance and fewer internal squabbles despite notable achievements.
A chamber of commerce report argues that nationwide shorter hours would tend to reduce investment, research, employment, output, and income. It warns price rises and weaker domestic-foreign price competitiveness, while noting potential social benefits and flexibility for certain plants. The piece stresses a choice between less work and more production, with tax and government service implications.
Philippines sources report $250 million in loans from private Japanese funds and a $10 million commitment from Spain to support a five year development program. The United States views a free enterprise Philippines as a model and expects ongoing aid while seeking broader allied participation. The passage also offers social musings on new brides cooking and snobbery, and on the faded use of Welcome doormats.
Washington correspondence notes Senate reform attempts by Joseph S Clark failed to move, despite a push for a Joint Congressional Committee. Clark cites aging rules, late appropriations, and slow action on education and transportation. new ideas include elected chairmen, joint hearings, and annual presidential request reviews.
TV and radio keep the public informed during the Cuba crisis with continuous reports and calm, factual coverage. Nielsen ratings show CBS leading with The Lucy Show, The Andy Griffith Show, Beverly Hillbillies, and Bonanza among the top programs.
AP analyzes how a war scare can drive stock and commodity markets, with price drops on consumer goods and rises for defense linked stocks. It notes past wartime patterns, the risk of delayed consumer purchases, and investor shifts between cash, defense plays, and sidelined positions.
Ruth Millett argues that wives with their own cars spend less time at home because they act as the family chauffeur. She notes the car enables self directed grocery shopping, banking, and rapid errand running for children and community duties, reshaping home life for the modern housewife.
A detailed look at New York Citys Katherine Engel Center for Older People Meals on Wheels program. Volunteers and center members deliver hot nutritious no salt meals to about 20 homebound elderly daily, with flexible menu options for diabetics and temporary illness.
Poem titled Don't Share Your Love urges fidelity and keeping affection for one person. Attributed to Roland Lavigne with an address in Saco. The page also mentions Napoleon's 79 000 acres beet planting and six experimental stations for beet research and teaching, plus a quote from Thurlow Spurr, former Youth for Christ director.
Biddeford Saco Journal publishes daily except Sunday from Biddeford Maine at Adams Street with Paul Casavant as publisher T J Mahoney as editor. Subscription rates shown pay in advance one month 185 six months 1050 one year 2100. Member of the Associated Press with AP news dispatches and local news rights.
Hollywood star Molly Picon talks of turning 60 in show business and noting three firsts this year her Broadway musical first book and first Hollywood film She walks to work at Paramount studios and enjoys downtime with husband Jacob Kalich visiting theaters Disneyland and Las Vegas with Frank Sinatra.
Crossword clues span long list from recant to more than enough. Entries include Theban god and Swiss river with several two word answers and many short terms. Readers puzzle through across and down hints to fill the grid across years and cultures.
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