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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1960
Page
4
Editorial reflects on Camillo Benso Cavour saying a person who trusts others makes fewer errors than one who distrusts them. It emphasizes measured optimism and prudent faith in human judgment as guiding principles for leadership and daily conduct.
Bruce Biassat argues Lumumba is finished as Congo prime minister while Mobutu consolidates power. He notes Lumumba's vocal influence risks chaos and Soviet help worsened East West tensions. A successor anti Lumumba government offers slow hope, with limited immediate improvement possible.
Leaders from many nations converge at the United Nations amid a crisis sparked by Soviet intervention in the Congo. The gathering faces a pivotal choice as non Communist states weigh the UN’s universality against Moscow’s defiance and the agency’s survival.
The session saw most conservation measures fail to pass while funding rose for key programs. H.R.3610 would have boosted municipal grant authorizations from 50 million to 90 million, while H.R.5610 passed and was vetoed, with a failed override. Summary of bureau funding shows increases for Sports Fisheries and Wildlife, land management, and related research initiatives.
Washington commentary notes Khrushchev at the United Nations could revive voter interest as 1960 contests enter a critical phase. JFK and Nixon schedule national and regional stops, with foreign policy becoming the dominant issue and Eisenhower’s record under scrutiny.
AP analysis notes the presidential contest grows slightly warmer as Nixon and Kennedy sharpen themes. Nixon adds sharper rhetoric and questions Kennedy's experience while Kennedy defends defense and economy and seeks to project strength against Russia.
Roger Babson argues youths should be protected until age 14 to 16 and subsidized through education if gifted. He says the United States should drop protective tariffs now that cheap labor is diminishing and similar logic applies to Britain and Europe.
Ruth Millett urges mothers to review last year when children were home and drop unfulfilling duties. She suggests reducing chauffeuring, cutting club work, and simplifying chores to reclaim time for hobbies and social ties. If worries over teens weighed heavy, set clear study rules and share responsibility.
A reader asks about paying Social Security tax when employers do not cover. The column explains self payment options, legal obligations if paid $50 or more quarterly, and outlines Social Security tax history from 1937 to present. It notes Europe offers cheaper living costs and job prospects, with cautions on tariffs and unions.
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A reader asks when a federal worker can obtain disability retirement after five years of service. Another asks if a woman with children by an married man can collect Social Security benefits for the children. response notes state law and confidential official answers. Readers may send questions to Ray Henry with a stamped return envelope and 25 cents.
The FCC approved Community Broadcasting Services of Bangor and Westminster Broadcasting Co of Brunswick to operate new FM stations. Bangor will use 97.1 MHz and Brunswick 98.9 MHz. Two convicts escaped Richmond state penitentiary by crawling 450 feet through a storm sewer under construction and resurfaced near a guard.
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