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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Oct 26, 1959

Page

4

Build a Fence of Trust and Loving Deeds

A concise editorial note urges readers to cultivate trust today through loving actions rather than worrying about tomorrow. It emphasizes faith in God to sustain through joy or sorrow, attributed to Butts.

Was Lenin Right on capitalism and the U S budget

Washington reports show the Administration treats fiscal reform as second only to averting a world war. Experts warn that unchecked spending, a balanced budget, and inflation control are essential to prevent national decline and a free world vulnerable to communism. Lenin’s predicted internal collapse of capitalism is invoked to frame the stakes.

Washington Free World Kremlin Lenin

Light bulbs and a new era of electricity

An analysis of Edison's 1879 bulb breakthrough and its sweeping impact. The piece notes 80 years of progress, the leap from novelty to essential power, and how U S. leadership and consumer costs evolved with widespread electrification. It contrasts electricity expenditure with liquor and tobacco outlays and praises freedom and collaboration in building the power industry.

Thomas A. Edison Jules Verne United States Edison

Preservation effort aims to restore the ship Constellation

A Baltimore based group without staff tirelessly funds and conducts the restoration of the United States Frigate Constellation. They sell copper medals made from original 1797 spikes, one per dollar donated, to cover planking frames masts and bulwarks while offering lifetime admission aboard.

Baltimore Constellation Maryland

India values in marriage clash with American views

A Methodist missionary recently back from India argues that American divorce rates reflect weakened parental role in mate selection. She notes Indian marriage as a joint family duty and urges closer parental involvement during dating, while conceding Indian customs could not fit American democracy.

India Marie Finger Bale Dr. Bale Democratic America

Blooper may aid peace in Khrushchev visit aftermath

NEA report details how a Los Angeles mayor speech and Khrushchev’s reactions revealed American local autonomy and public unity. It argues the incident taught the Soviet leader that the U S government cannot act alone and that U S society stands united across parties and groups, reducing war risk.

Ray Cromley NEA Washington Los Angeles Nikita Khrushchev Khrushchev Eisenhower United States Dwight Eisenhower Disneyland Russia States Mr. K San Francisco U. S Camp David Krushchev

Market jitters amid steel strike fears and inflation outlook

The market shows alternating chills and fevers as steel strike prospects loom, inflation and wage links complicate policy bets, and investors weigh tight money against growth. Cautious traders note high stock valuations versus earnings prospects while the Oct 29 anniversary looms, with the AP index slipping from 224.8 to 221.3.

Sam Dawson AP Business News NEW York AP Wall Street Associated Press

Inflation Forum: Causes of the Dollar Decline

Readers ask why purchasing power falls as inflation grows. The article traces inflation to money flooding the economy, wartime debt expansion, and monetary monetization. Since 1941 federal debt has risen dramatically, enriching banks and raising prices, wages, taxes, and costs. The piece notes Uncle Sam’s unprecedented borrowing power and questions future dollar value amid ongoing unbalanced budgets.

Harry C France America Pearl Harbor Uncle Sam Federal Reserve United States Federal Reserve Banks Sam Congress

Daily Crossword Puzzle Clues Mixed Up

Puzzle entries list many clues with cryptic phrasing and misspellings. The reader is asked to fill a standard crossword, providing across and down hints such as Divert Irritate Duplicate paris Teases Slang Residence Abbr Former Secretary of Labor Bond purchasers Deputy Hypocrite Famous brother hood Slippery fell Slippery fellows Places Fragments Seven Span Cutting tool Rose Franken heroine Towing rope Collect for one self Delaware Abbi Musical group Remove from a Sailing Notch Remain Candia Ripped The movies Slang Took note of Tepeacence.

Paris Famous Brotherhood Rose Franken Delaware Abbi

Ruth Miller on parenting respect and consistency

Ruth Miller advises that child respect grows from natural love joined with firm boundaries. She urges parents to say no firmly and follow through, stay honest, control temper, keep promises, treat children with courtesy, assign age appropriate chores, avoid nagging, listen actively, limit preaching, and model loyalty within the family.

Suppose The Steel Strike Delays Endless Change

Paul Harvey argues no cooling off law would prolong a steel strike, tracing ripple effects to workers and industry. He warns of economic paralysis, potential government seizure, and urges neutral arbitration to avoid broader harm.

Investment Column Insight From Forum Readers

A reader asks what to do with money amid deficit financing and a worsening dollar. The columnist shares personal holdings including two checking and two savings accounts, three insurance policies, and equities making up seventy percent of net worth. Harry C. France will answer weekly.

Harry C. France General Features Corp

Biddeford Saco Journal Publisher and editor credits

Biddeford Saco Journal publishes daily except Sunday from Biddeford Maine with Paul Casavant as publisher and T J Mahoney as editor. The paper lists telephone number Atlantic 3 3625 and subscription rates in advance of 185 per month 10 50 for six months and 21 00 for one year. It notes AP news use rights and second class entry at Biddeford post office.

Biddeford Maine Paul Casavant T. J. Mahoney Atlantic 3 Associated Press

Struggle In Court Over Steel Strike Issue

The government fights to halt an 80 day steelworkers strike under the Taft Hartley Act. Kaiser Steel and 10,615 workers show no change in stance as 20,000 idle. court actions await the Third Circuit ruling and possible Supreme Court appeal. Arthur J. Goldberg argues against an injunction on grounds of menace to national health and safety not proven.

McDonald Congress James Marlow Associated Press News Washington ABC Supreme Court National Health and Safety Kaiser Steel Co Kaiser Eisenhower Justice Department Ittsburgh Jude Herbert P. Sorg Colon Third Circuit Court of Appeals Arthur J. Goldberg

Forever in My Heart A Poem of Enduring Trees

The piece recalls childish glee at bright blue skies seen through grand old trees. As the speaker ages, the trees remain, their memories living forever in the heart. It invokes gifts from God and mentions Lucy W. Day Trull Hospital.

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