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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1964
Page
4
The editorial echoes William Hazlitt remarking that youth spend life lavishly while the elderly guard scant remaining time. It reflects on attitudes toward youth and aging, urging readers to value time and perspective across generations.
Memo to parents urges constant alertness for school-age children and careful travel to and from school. It stresses simple safety rules, setting a good example, and family effort to keep school days safe and pleasant.
An essay argues the Peace Corps image as simply sending Americans abroad to modernize underdeveloped nations is misleading. It highlights that developing countries have complex, ancient systems and that volunteers must approach communities with humility, listening to learn rather than assuming expertise.
Eclectic Alabama mayor John Castleberry, eight years in office, repeatedly funded the town’s needs by personally lending 100000 for waterworks and civic vehicles. In a 1960 reelection he was returned unopposed, but this year voters chose another candidate despite his popular aid. Castleberry plans his next civic contribution remains unknown.
Chairman Byrd's compilation notes on June 30 the federal payroll at 2,488,365 civilians with $16.205 billion in annual pay, up from 2,436,164 workers and $9.453 billion ten years earlier. Since 1954 staff grew about 2 percent while pay jumped over 70 percent, with July adds totaling 10,303 mainly in Post Office, Agriculture, and Treasury. The note questions immediate unemployment impact and hints at political implications for the Johnson Humphrey ticket.
Washington report notes concern across both parties about smear tactics in the 1964 campaign. Johnson and Humphrey urge decency while Goldwater allies warn of bitter rhetoric. The FCPC predicts racial issue charges, extremism labels, and audio forgery threaten the political climate.
AP reports networks rely on familiar faces as most debuting shows feature veterans. Robert Cummings leads in My Living Doll with Julie Newman. The Real McCoys stars reprise roles in Tycoon Broadside and Slattery's People. Other veterans return in The Rogues Wendy and Me Mickey The Cara Williams Show Baileys of Balboa Daniel Boone The Munsters The Entertainers Ive Got a Secret much more with Rooney Burns Burnett Gwynne and others.
The long career of a distinguished Professor of English Literature yielded a $1.25 million estate through disciplined saving and steady investing. Beginning 1924 he allocated lecturing fees into five core industries and top stocks, avoiding trading, living within his university salary, and leaving a substantial endowment for scholarships.
Paul Harvey condemns student riots abroad and juvenile crime at home. He argues that youths overseas threaten governments while American youth crime rises 11 percent in a year, demanding harsher punishment and removal of excuses for juvenile delinquents. The piece contrasts foreign dissidents with domestic youth unrest and cites FBI Director Hoover on age and crime. The Paducah, Kentucky note explains Paduke’s tribal namesake and the 1818 land purchase.
A British secret agent Col Charles Russell leads a thriller about Dr Alexander Gorjan a top microwaves expert from the Confederated Republic a Communist state resisting Russian satellite domination. Internal political crisis drives danger as rivals seek control of weapons knowledge.
Biddeford Maine publication notes address Adams Street 11 and credits W Paul Casavant as publisher with E P Ingalls as managing editor. Lists phone numbers for business and editorial departments and provides subscription rates: one month 1.85 six months 10.50 or one year 21.00. Mentions Associated Press affiliation and post office classification.
Readers are asked to vote on the daily crossword puzzle's difficulty through September 19. A ballot is mailed to the Puzzle Editor at Biddeford-Saco Journal, 11 Adams Street, Biddeford, Maine, to choose the preferred puzzle style.
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