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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1959
Page
4
Thought for the evening by Manfred Pakas urges consistent punctuality and fulfillment of duties. It emphasizes reliability, discipline, and responsibility in daily life.
The piece argues for large public investments to fund municipal improvements, urging communities to face sewer and infrastructure costs. It warns against shifting burdens to authorities, stresses transparent taxation, and calls for early, self funded action before regional pressure compels funding. It emphasizes youth perspectives on debt and the need for honest annual assessments.
Washington braces for a Laos flare up during Nikita Khrushchev’s U.S. visit as SEATO holds its Bangkok gathering and U.N. fact finding missions press the issue. American officials reiterate SEATO support while Moscow denounces the alliance as a tool of aggression.
Paul Harvey extols The School of the Ozarks in Branson Missouri as a beacon for needy youth. He celebrates students from impoverished backgrounds who labor to earn a college degree, emphasizing the value of work, challenge, and self improvement over security. He notes Dr Good and Dr Clark leading a community that prioritizes opportunity through effort, not handouts.
The essay challenges Khrushchev's four year total disarmament, urging world inspectors to verify true disarmament. It notes Soviet refusal to allow enforcement and warns without ironclad guarantees safety hinges on Russia's proven record, while contrasting a stray beauty expert aside about women and laziness.
The Treasury seeks help from 40 million investors seen as unsophisticated to stem redemptions and boost sales of U S savings bonds. The government raises yields on Series FE and H bonds to 3 4 percent to attract funds as redemptions outpace sales, threatening cash flow amid high expenses and a seven to eight billion dollar annual interest burden.
HAL BOYLE notes dandelion fares poorly in official lists but gains public support. Florists plan October ballots with 20 candidates including rose and grass. He urges write-in for the dandelion as America’s all American flower symbol.
A column discusses expectations for wives at home, asking how well a wife greets her husband, serves dinner, listens, and manages chores with cheer and attentiveness. It contrasts domestic advice with TV shows and network trends of the era, noting shifts in programming and radio broadcasts.
The Biddeford newspaper lists publisher Paul Casavant editor T J Mahoney and contact via Atlantic 3 3625. It shows subscription rates in advance: one month 1 85 six months 10 50 and one year 21 00. The paper is a member of the Associated Press with exclusive republishing rights for local news and AP dispatches. It notes second class matter entry at Biddeford post office.
Crossword puzzle clues list many entries across and down from suspend to cuff with names like Delano Roosevelt Arthur and Kenton plus terms such as Cabal and barrel. The puzzle mixes historical figures, musical terms and common words across a dense grid style.
A readable OCR list of crossword like clues with numbers and partial phrases. Items reference a famous bacteriologist born 1843 and 1910, multiple short answers and cross-references such as Elm's bounty, Washington painter, colonial governors, political bodies, and geographic terms.
AP TV writer Cynthia Lowry notes autumn arrives as TV’s fall season begins with 20 returning shows and newcomers. Many new programs resemble last year’s hits, especially Westerns, which feel like identical twins, offering little novelty amid familiar formats and familiar names.
A reflective poem by Dorothy Huff contrasts the difficulty of steering people from folly with the claim of following the Christian way. It cites gloom greed envy pride and gossip within society and urges practicing the Christlike way fully to end the world’s ills. It ends with a call for genuine good will.
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