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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1961
Page
4
A concise editorial item presents a Shaw quote contrasting happiness and beauty as by-products with folly as the direct pursuit. It frames a reflective, period voice suitable for an editorial page brief.
The 1961 Maine and New Hampshire legislatures enacted a basin classification for the Piscataqua river area and its tributaries. The process, coordinated since 1956 by the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission, involved studies in 1957 to 1959 and culminated in an agreed B classification.
Cook County Public Aid will withhold relief funds to cover monthly rent for about 20 000 tenants in substandard dwellings as a measure to force landlords to renovate. The county will seek court injunctions to stop evictions until buildings meet acceptable conditions, while landlords defend tenants and blame public apathy and absentee owners. The policy shifts burden to landlords and courts to assess each case.
H R Davison of the American Meat Institute notes that over twenty years the livestock and meat sector boosted farm markets despite talk of government programs and quotas. He cites a 75 percent rise in feed grain outlet, 60 percent in harvested forage, 30 percent in pasture, and near doubling of beef production, with meat selling in a free market benefiting consumers and farmers.
Ralph T. Moore argues in the Oregon Voter that increased federal aid to education is illogical. He claims the plan would shift costs between states rather than truly improving education, making it primarily a money matter rather than educational enhancement.
After a labor dispute settlement the Metropolitan Opera will present a two part 1961 62 season. The first series features male opera stars in bold spoken parts while the second focuses on musical offerings with full singing performances.
Washington News Frontiers may cost millions as the Kennedy Administration pushes a nationwide youth and juvenile delinquency program. The package includes the Juvenile Delinquency and Youth Offenses Control Act, Manpower Development and Training Act, Work Opportunities, Youth Conservation Corps, Peace Corps funding, and a Youth Fitness initiative. It envisions grants to states and local agencies for demonstration and training, with goals to cut juvenile cases and raise job skills for 16 plus. The venture faces uncertain approval and awaits Congress action while trimming costs through smaller starter funding.
A humorous New York AP piece collects customer remarks at a grocery store. Shoppers rib a tired clerk with quips about stock, prices, check bouncing, torn tops, and a pretend race through the aisles from lettuce to checkout in a playful survey of supermarket culture.
A reflective poem urging renewed faith through nature and friendship. It describes eyes of a true friend, moon and stars, a bird in flight, a crucifix against sunrise, sunsets and rainbows, a newborn baby, and the passage of days. The speaker asserts God is in all places and a new lease on life follows. By Miss Marie Rayborn.
Laurence Harvey says he finally sat through a movie from start to finish in Summer and Smoke with Geraldine Page. He notes Hal Wallis values picture quality over profit and heads to Germany for The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm with plans for marriage rumors swirling around Joan Cohn, widow of a studio boss. Mrs Cohn, a wealthy social figure, has gifted Harvey a purple $20,000 Rolls Royce as their relationship deepens.
A brief publisher and staff notice lists Paul Casavant as publisher and T J Mahoney as editor with phone numbers for business and editorial departments. Subscription rates are given as one month 1.85 six months 10.50 and one year 21.00. The paper notes Associated Press rights and second class postage status in Biddeford Maine.
The AP analysis notes profits spark disputes across labor management investors and government. It cites 1955 to 1960 corporate profits rising 4.6 percent while employee compensation jumped 31.2 percent, fueling debates on wage growth, prices, and tax receipts.
Ruth Millett notes surveys show American husbands claim faster dishwashing bed making and market shopping skills though their wives praise them to gain help around the house. The piece argues wives use flattery to enlist better domestic support, leaving men unaware they’ve been hooked by the bait.
Men retiring at 62 face a double cut in benefits. One comes from starting early and the other from how benefits are calculated under a five step method using years of earnings, dropped years, and an average monthly wage to determine monthly payments.
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