Savings bonds rate change may curb cashing in
Washington bonds officials weigh a half percentage point rise in savings bond rates by shortening maturities to seven years nine months. Higher redemptions come from big holders seeking higher-yield securities, while Treasury sees little incentive to cash in. The move costs about 200 million and may influence inflation alongside raised taxes or borrowing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Edson
NEA
Washington Correspondent
Washington
U.S
Treasury
Robert Anderson
Assn
E. Sherman Adams
S.A
Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS
Editorial Page Thought For Evening
The spiritual sense of Life and its grand pursuits is bliss health giving and joy inspiring. Mary Baker Eddy presents a reflective mood on how spiritual understanding shapes daily life with a focus on inner wellbeing and purpose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Baker Eddy
What next in Laos
The UN team may focus world attention on Laos and deter Red incursions briefly, but success is uncertain as Laos’s geography, military weakness, and rugged terrain favor rebels. If invasions resume after observers leave, the free lands must decide a second step to counter broader Communist pressure in Asia.
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Bruce Biossat
United Nations
Laos
Som
U. N
New York
Asia
West
British Election Outlook Favors Macmillan as Labour Struggles
The British election looms with Prime Minister Macmillan and the Conservatives favored to win by a margin of 80 to 100 seats. Uncertainty lingers over Aneurin Bevan might become Foreign Secretary if Labour wins, potentially straining U S British ties. Economic strength and a solid pound bolster the Conservative position amid rising East West meetings.
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Macmillan
United States
Aneurin Bevan
Moscow
Peiping
Anthony Eden
Labor Party
Eisenhower
Britain
America
Helmet safety and injuries in youth baseball discussed
Dr Creighton Hale of Little League Baseball notes four deaths among boys not in league play, identifies helmet types and protection gaps, and explains the suspension helmet now standard. He cites 1,000,000 players tracked since 1954, a 2 percent injury rate, with fingers and noses most affected, and urges equal protection for football as season ends.
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Creighton Hale
Hale
Business mood echoed 1929 as today’s signs amuse analysts
The piece reviews a 1929 Business Week issue noting favorable signals and surveys of executives, then contrasts with 1929 market fragility. It highlights rising employment, stock turnover, and optimistic forecasts, while warning of inflationary lending, heavy instalment buying, and chain-store competition. It ends with a question about whether today reflects those “good old days.”
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AP Business News
New York
Business Week
Congress
Federal Reserve Board
Capitol Hill
Wall Street
New York Stock Exchange
Secretary of the Treasury
Andrew Mellon
U.S. Treasury
Robert B. Anderson
Eacn
Paris
Ed Binns Two Profiles Brush With Fame and Fate
Actor Ed ward Binns speaks of his dual image and its impact on his career. A war veteran and former Penn State instructor, he rose to star status this summer as a TV detective lieutenant before a sponsor pulled the plug due to violence concerns. He questions whether sponsors and agencies truly know what the public wants while advocating realistic, life emulating TV.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Edward Binns
Eddie
Pennsylvania State University
Binns
CBS
Togetherness for Extra Household Help
A reader asks how to persuade a husband who prohibits hiring a maid despite being able to afford it. Suggestions include sharing chores, selling jewelry to fund help, or plainly stating the decision to hire a cleaning helper. The column frames the issue as resisting a spouse’s whim about domestic labor.
Proving Your Age by Ray Henry
More than a million people will reach 65 in the United States in the next year but many lack birth certificates. Acceptable written proofs include church records, census records, hospital records, and other government or family documents. The Census Bureau records are highly reliable. obtain a transcript by mailing form 10 611 with fees of 3 or 4 dollars, noting service speed.
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United States
Social Security
Social Security Administration
Census Bureau
United States Bureau of Census
Bureau
Bureau of Census
Washington, D.C
Congress
Little Luz Chip Bow Quip Sparks Saucy Banter
The notice riffs on a comic line about a chip on a man’s shoulder and a periodic bow, suggesting playful social commentary from a NEA styled piece. It captures a lighthearted cultural aside with a wink at performance and ego.
Biddeford Daily Excludes Sunday Publisher Info
Biddeford Maine publication notes publisher editor and contact details. Subscription rates listed in advance are one month 1.85 six months 10.50 and one year 21.00. The paper is a member of the Associated Press and has secure class mail status.
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Biddeford
Maine
Paul Casavant
T. J. Mahoney
Atlantic 3
Associated Press
Local Names in The News Highlights from Biddeford Era
Local items report visiting relatives in Peabody and Kennebunk, residents traveling to Boston New York and California, church honors in Old Orchard Beach, a Kiwanis convention chair, and civic moves. Bowling winners, librarians resignations, novitiate departure to Lennox Mass, and several residents visiting or moving between Saco Biddeford Kennebunk and Berwick.
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Agnes
Anna Donahue
Raymond Couture
Joseph Gelineau
Peabody
Mass
Grant Haskell
Biddeford
Arthur Dickson
Old Orchard Beach
New England Kiwanis Convention
Robert Foran
Foss Street
Boston
Ellen Stevens
Prospect Street
New York
Leon Severance
Henry Severance
Cat Mousam Road
Kennebunk
Berwick
Royal Smith
Saco
Lillian Hooper
Kennebunk Beach Road
Ben
Frank Davis
James J. Mullen
St. Margaret Church
Fred B. Wiggin
Portland
E. B. Taylor
Shaws Block
Doyle Block
Main Street
Janet Macmillan
Robert McCarn
Hugh McCarn
Elm Street
Lennox
Florence Harmon
Dyer Library
Jessie Russell
St. Margaret Maryqui
Replies to McCone: defending constitutional republic values
In a letter to the Journal Charles Parsons defends the nation as a constitutional republic and opposes defending socialism or communism. He argues that general welfare should not mean redistributing wealth as attacked by Roosevelt era policies and cites Hopkins.
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McCone
Journal
Donald McCone
Saco
Franklin Roosevelt
Harry Hopkins
Charles Parsons
Daily Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues Set
A puzzle list with crossword clues across and down, covering definitions for words of varying lengths. Entries include categories like animals, objects, actions, places, and linguistic notes, with instances of two word phrases and language hints. The grid references multiple topics, from astronomy to literature, demanding crossword-solving skill.
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Ruth Mullett
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Ray Henry
Little Luz
Biddeford -Saco Journal
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Brazi
India
Shelley
Scotland
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