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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1963
Page
4
Editorial urges humility and universal brotherhood, warning that snobbery demeans any class race or faith. It condemns inverse snobbery among workers whites blacks and immigrants and cautions against nationalistic gatekeeping in a democratic society.
A reflection on Halloween’s evolution from pagan rites to a commercial holiday. Households prepare costumes and bags while children expect treats, sometimes unaware of darker elements like coercion. The lore traces witches, druids, and harvest symbols linking pumpkins to Pomona and harvest feasts.
The Defense Department studies an "air bridge" concept after the biggest transatlantic airlift, 15,000 combat-ready U.S. troops were flown to Germany in three days with heavy equipment. The Big Lift aims to show rapid NATO response, maintain arsenals at home, and reduce overseas troop deployment while weighing military and economic implications.
Earle Doucette reminisces on old grocery life and extols Maine potatoes as wholesome, affordable fuel for health and vitality. He urges households to eat more potatoes, cites studies on ulcers and nutrition, and promotes Maine Department of Agriculture resources, noting current plentiful, tasty spuds.
Paul Harvey describes the Salvation Army as having the worst PR and the best public rapport. He notes its ready, quiet mobilization during disasters, supplying meals and spiritual comfort, and ending with the lasting, uncelebrated impact of its aid.
A Biddeford Maine paper comments on emergency agencies seeking publicity while aiding the homeless and hungry. It highlights the Salvation Army as a five million strong Christian force, quietly serving night and day in disasters, wars, and domestic crises, urging recognition of their unseen work.
AP critic Bob Thomas catalogs a week of new shows and found relentless human turmoil on most nights. The Defender s a businessman in a Soviet prison. Gun Smoke a tormented ex gunman. Lassie a near fall. Jamie McPheeters an Indian massacre. Arrest and Trial a man accused. Bonanza has Little Joe lost. East Side West Side shows drama with prostitutes and a failing social worker. Combat and The Greatest Show on Earth bring escapes and revenge. The Fugitive and Richard Boone offer grief amid shifts. The Virginian Ben Casey Espionage 11th Hour Dr Kildare Nurse Burke s Law Sunset Strip Hitchc ock.
The writer reviews works by Currie B. Witt and Lavania Lee Witt on Benjamin Franklin and the impossibility of nations returning to past eras. It outlines Shrum’s mimeographed history of ancient times, noting a persistent human drift toward getting something for nothing and the rise of tribal leaders before stronger outside powers seize control. The piece traces cycles from tribal eras to nationhood, citing England’s takeover of eastern territories in U S history.
The article outlines early American origins with colonies and a republic under a Constitution, notes voting restrictions by race, sex and property, and describes executive power as a remedy to end private franchises. It warns that feder al and state privileges persist and could only be overturned by dictatorship, forecasting cyclical constitutional changes over two centuries.
The Palace of Governors 1 24 cent Bunker Hill stamps of the regular series may now be sold uncancelled. They will be sold at the Philatelic Sales Agency Washington 25 D C. Though intended for pre canceled use they are valid for postage when enough stamps meet the rate. Avoid using many stamps if possible.
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