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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1962
Page
4
Editorial notes that the U S Constitution, produced by 55 delegates for about four million people, remains the backbone of a nation of 185 million. It highlights amendments reshaping voting and rights, the adaptability of its broad language, and the enduring value of checks and balances. It urges exporting its liberty principles globally.
Community activists urge federal action to protect animals used in experiments. Christine Stevens cites widespread cruelty found in laboratories across the country and calls for standards and licensing of scientists. Senators Clark Neuberger and Rep Griffiths back identical humane treatment bills.
The House approved a wide use of Rural Electrification Administration funds for generation and transmission loans by a 133 to 94 vote. Critics accuse the REA administrator of secrecy and question the subsidized rates, arguing REA oversteps its rural focus and encroaches on urban and industrial service.
Washington dispatch reports disarmament and the nuclear test ban as top issues before the United Nations General Assembly opening in New York. Other items include peaceful space use, colonialism, UN financing, and potential debates over Red China admission.
Boyle's Column lampoons balancing the national budget with an even tougher task at home. The writer jokes about banana shortages, shifting cravings, and chaotic meals as the family endlessly contends with too much or too little food, imagining frozen quick fixes to end the cycle.
Steel leaders, facing earnings pressure and foreign competition, press Congress and investors about woes while shifting strategy to cheaper production and new uses. They tout alloy steels, design contests, and tin plate innovations to win autoworker, container, and other markets, but worry if demand stays healthy next year.
Hollywood interview quotes Lee Marvin arguing against censorship by the FCC and PTA. He says films rarely incite real violence, cites Donovans Reef and From Here to Eternity as examples, notes the audience imagines brutality, and recalls his own rough past as a Marine and street fighter.
NBC opens The Virginian with a nine minute pilots tale centered on vengeance and a dramatic hanging. James Drury stars as the Virginian with Lee J. Cobb as Judge Garth while guest stars Hugh O Brian Colleen Dewhurst provide standout performances amid a color filmed Western.
The Biddeford Saco Journal lists publication details at 11 Adams Street with staff names Paul Casavant publisher and T J Mahoney editor. It notes business and editorial phone lines and provides subscription rates of 1 month 1.85 six months 10.50 and one year 21.00 with AP news usage rights and post office entry.
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Ruth Millett argues that delaying plans worsens life and urges readers to act now. She cites prompt letter replies hospitality punctuality planning to enjoy life reduce worry improve self discipline and overcome fears. The piece champions taking responsibility saying No to pointless demands and starting today to develop talents and avoid procrastination.
Paul Harvey argues America faces a farm surplus crisis as exports surge and imports of red meat rise to record levels. He notes bipartisan congressional fuss over imported bourbon and criticizes storage of surpluses, urging action to prevent waste and protect American markets.
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