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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1963
Page
4
Editorial page quotes Oliver Cromwell on the value of honest leaders. A few honest men are better than numbers, and if chosen as captains of horse they will inspire honest followers.
The piece lauds the American automobile sector for record production surpassing 1963 figures, with over seven million vehicles likely produced year end. It notes plans to lift 1964 output, heavy advertising, design improvements, and facility modernization as drivers of growth and a model for other businesses.
A satirical survey mocks proposed $3.50 haircuts, outlining varied male reactions from delaying trims to shaving heads. It notes plans to form a brotherhood to cut each other’s hair and a business tycoon betting on hairclipper profits, while suggesting gift ideas to please a partner.
The St Lawrence Seaway, a $444 million project five years in operation, continues to run deficits as tolls fail to cover costs. Some urge further toll reductions to boost traffic while shipping leaders call for toll increases unless subsidy status is granted. Critics warn permanent subsidies would burden Eastern ports, while inland cities benefit from losses. A fall public hearing will gauge whether taxpayers should remain on the hook or tolls should rise to cover costs.
Washington focuses on unresolved U N General Assembly questions such as Korea and Congo. Park Chung Hee may ease tension with democratic elections in October. Congo finances, Belgian shifts, and continued UNEF costs strain funds. Viet Nam, India-Pakistan, China, and Laos tensions color the session as Ngo Dinh Nhu arrives.
In a wry New York AP column, HAL Boyle notes office borrowing is widespread. Workers routinely lend and borrow within firms, turning offices into pawnshops. The piece lists common borrowers and sketches how petty debts spiral through a day, ending with year end reckoning.
President Kennedy urged American manufacturers and farmers to raise exports by 2 billion dollars yearly, arguing Americans should sell more abroad and foreigners should buy more U.S. goods. He noted U.S. exports rose to 20.5 billion in 1962 while foreign rivals gained share. urged lowering prices to meet competition and push production for foreign markets.
Biddeford Saco Journal published daily except Sunday at 11 Adams Street Biddeford Maine by The Journal Publishing Corp W Paul Casavant president E P Ingalls managing editor telephone numbers listed subscription rates pay in advance one month 185 six months 1050 one year 2100 member of the Associated Press AP entitled to use local news and dispatches entered as second class postage paid at Biddeford Maine
Paul Harvey recalls prewar Hawaii and personal restlessness on Oahu. He contrasts paradise with ennui and links his longing for exit to broader civil rights moves, noting how open doors for housing and voting sparked indifference and pressures to leave paradise.
Letter writer Robert L. Cassette of Saco questions Mayor Whelan’s veto of state matched funds for Boom Road construction and contrasts it with a Thornton Academy contract. He accuses the mayor of retaliation and asks why past actions were not challenged.
Yves Berger’s experimental novel translated from French, priced four dollars, presents a murky sea of words read as a reader’s puzzle. A teen narrator, unnamed, recounts a Southern France farm family obsessed with Virginia’s imagined 1842 Eden and a philosophy that words are things. The father fixates on time, language, and a narcotic view of the world, while Virginie the sister offers reluctant guidance as the tale meanders toward Page Five.
Hollywood previews the Tony Richardson film as perhaps the greatest English movie in years. Ruth Millett notes fashion shifts away from ultra thin heels, while critics hail Tom Jones as a tasteful, bold adaptation using inventive camera work to bring Fielding’s novel to lusty life.
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