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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1959
Page
4
A compact editorial note reflects on the idea that success and progress come to those who hold steady enthusiasm while remaining calm. The piece attributes the maxim to William MecFee and frames it as guiding counsel for readers navigating daily affairs.
The Maine Townsman argues tax problems involve all municipal staff and citizens. It notes ad valorem taxation as the main income source and urges better training, public relations, and awareness as residential values exceed commercial ones in recent revaluations.
A 1945 to postwar study shows the Soviet union had about 25 million able bodied men aged 20 to 45 out of 170 million. By 1948 the population rose to 209 million with half the 38 million added from annexed territories. Women outnumber men 55 to 45 and the military losses reduced the birth rate. The result is a shrinking manpower pool and heavy reliance on women workers, risking Khrushchev's 1970 world economic supremacy goal.
The piece cites Gen K S Thimayya's temporary resignation amid a dispute with Defense Minister Khrisna Menon. Nehru reportedly talked him out of quitting, rebuking the general, with implied criticism of Menon’s influence and alleged tampering with army appointments. It questions what provokes such action and warns against overreliance on personal loyalty.
The United Nations General Assembly opens in New York on September 15 with a 68 item preliminary agenda. Key debates include Algeria, Hungarian questions, and continued aid to Palestine refugees, while disputes over India China Laos and disarmament loom large.
New York network launches a glossy Riverboat as a challenger to ABCs Maverick hoping to captivate the big Sunday night audience. The premiere showcases Darren McGavin and Burt Reynolds as captain and mate with Aldo Ray in a plot of love and betrayal aboard the 1840 riverboat Enterprise. Despite a strong start the show faces stiff competition and uncertain staying power.
Ruth Millett advises newcomers to promptly answer social calls and entertain, praise the town, seek advice, avoid gossip, balance shyness and pushiness, and engage in community work to feel they belong. The piece blends practical tips with notes on staying friendly and observant of neighbors.
A newspaper column answers readers from Illinois to New Jersey on Social Security topics. Advice covers applying at 62 with a spouse's record, required proof like birth certificates and marriage licenses, and expected monthly benefits. moving within the U S and abroad. pensions for WWII veteran widows with 1960 rule changes. alimony and divorce decree implications. remarriage rules. and proving presumptive death for benefits.
New York AP notes trends from marital behavior to city country differences in divorce rates. It cites a Bellefontaine Ohio street, safety and mail germ rules, famous quotes, puzzled laws, and social mood shifts. It closes with income happiness studies and Anatole France on speech medicine.
Hollywood reports Lana Turner and Elizabeth Taylor as the decade’s central figures in two major scandals. Turner’s post Imitation of Life deal nets 50 percent of profits with analysts estimating at least two million and rising. Taylor, linked to Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds, becomes the first actress to command a million dollar salary surpassing Brando's million.
AMVETS Auxiliary thanks the Journal for quoting part of its Young America Creed in a September article about reopening local schools. The letter praises the paper for highlighting youth needs and includes the creed emphasizing rights freedoms and responsibilities for young citizens. Saco and Biddeford posts sign the tribute.
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