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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1961
Page
4
Editorial on education highlights that teaching is the art of awakening students curiosity and guiding it toward lasting understanding, echoing Anatole France's view. The piece argues for nurturing inquiry, critical thinking, and lifelong learning through thoughtful pedagogy and engaging classroom practice.
Bruce Biossat explains how a $2 billion surge in urban renewal grants over four years aims to accelerate redevelopment. Since 1949 about 900 projects in 500 communities have received funds totaling $2 billion, with private construction spurred by federal aid though progress remains slow.
The article reports a major expansion of U S Department of Agriculture farm credit programs. It notes higher loan limits and broader eligibility under the 1961 farm bill, including up to 60 000 total indebtedness for farm purchases and 35 000 operating loans, with 4 5 percent bank interest and 2 percent FHA insurance, plus support for part time farmers and rural development.
The verse laments war and crises while urging spiritual forces to prevail. It envisions gains then a return to spiritual groundwork, critiques greed and materialism, and calls youth to service as a path to cleanse corruption and shape conscience. Dorothy Huff, Nashville AP report from Peabody Demonstration School honors policeman Robert Snyder who directs traffic like a father to students.
Raymond T. Schaeffer reports from Africa with two Red Cross studies on refugees from Angola in the Congo and Algerian refugees in Tunisia and Morocco. The Congo hosts about 130000 refugees, mostly women, with a 50 cent weekly ration and 1500 daily calories for adults. Algerian refugees number 300000, living in improvised huts along a 50 mile border strip, supported by the U N and League Red Cross networks at over 6 million dollars yearly. The aim remains repatriation, but no sure path home.
New York columnist Hal Boyle captures door to door sales pitches and reactions from homeowners. The humorous column chronicles the stray remarks and excuses sellers hear as they try to make a sale, from college money claims to catalog offers and life insurance pitches.
Washington report notes Mongi Slim of Tunisia, 53, as U N General Assembly president and potential interim secretary general after Dag Hammarskjold's death. Slim, a dapper French‑speaking Moslem of Greek lineage, faces possible Soviet resistance and French opposition amid Congo and Bizerte tensions.
Ruth Millett notes that viewers see aging stars on late night TV and feel a jolt. Dan Dailey calls it frightening to see his younger self, while fans recall youth and wonder how they have changed. The piece contrasts stars aging with households facing their own aging alongside memories of glamour.
The article traces Mongi Slim's path from studying math and law in Paris to leading the Neo-Destour party. It details his roles as permanent secretary, organizer, and prisoner during French rule, his release during Allied advances, and his later positions as minister of state and Tunisian ambassador to Washington and Canada before 1956.
Ray Henry surveys aging Americans housing preferences as builders shift from retirement villages to varied options. Some retirees favor apartments or dormitory style facilities, others prefer small age limited communities or trailer living, with many seniors reluctant to move. Government loan programs may expand options, aiding builders and retirees alike.
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