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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1960
Page
4
A Maine public service urging safer driving during Labor Day weekend notes traffic deaths are up nearly 20 percent year over year. The Maine Highway Safety Committee asks drivers and pedestrians to act responsibly to prevent losses and protect lives during the busy holiday period.
The article praises juvenile good deeds amid delinquency talks. It cites youths in Falerna Italy aiding living conditions under World Council of Churches, American youths in Africa under a clergyman, and 60 Jamaica Plain youths volunteering in hospitals. Such acts boost the credit side of youth behavior.
Governor John H. Reed and State Police chief Col. Robert Marx called for a joint, all out effort to prevent highway crashes during the Labor Day weekend. They urged strict observance of laws, courtesy, and alertness, noting enforcement will be prioritised while urging voluntary compliance from drivers and pedestrians.
FDA reports Strontium-90 found lower in fruits than in vegetables due to fallout particles clinging to produce. Washing fruits and vegetables thoroughly reduces any harmful amounts. The note emphasizes common fears about nuclear fallout and echoes hopes for peace and domestic themes.
American and foreign businessmen join Foster Business, Inc. to mentor struggling peers abroad. Through letters and eventual visits, firms like Franks Department Stores and Crystal Pure Candy Co. share technical advice, aiming to promote free enterprise without cost or U.S. dominance.
AP analysis notes business leaders expect modest autumn gains as summer fades. Stock market uncertainty lingers with a late summer rally and possible September reaction. While autos and consumer incomes offer some strength, steel, appliances, housing, and metals show softer trends.
In a humorous column, Hal Boyle ties a paper clip and a pigeon to a subtle lesson about business caution. The Acme Tiddlywinks Co. endures a day of small events that reveal bigger implications for cost cutting and executive nerves.
A columnist riffs on marketers renaming the kitchen as a food preparation center to gloss over chores. She argues housewives will see through the gimmick, noting that cooking, dishes, and chores persist despite ads. The piece questions the trend and its impact on domestic life.
Paul Harvey explains how the Albacore hull, short and fat, reduced underwater drag and improved maneuverability. He notes submarines now exceed 60 knots, with future ships partly traveling beneath the water. The piece traces 10 000 years of hull design back to tuna anatomy and fish fins.
The Biddeford Saco Journal publishes daily except Sunday from 11 Adams Street Biddeford Maine with Paul Casavant publisher and T J Mahoney editor. Circulation rates list one month 1.85 six months 10.50 or 21.00 per year. Associated Press member.
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The Globe Theater in Balboa Park marks its 11th summer of Shakespeare as San Diego hosts a thriving community theater. After a wartime Navy role, it rebuilt with a New York actor nucleus, absorbing a prior $12,000 deficit but drawing 99.5 percent capacity last week.
In a letter to the Journal the writer notes the Senate defeated Kennedy backed proposals to link federal medical provisions with Social Security taxes. The measure would fund medical aid for those on relief and for those unable to pay, amid broader aims to expand federal control.
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