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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1964
Page
4
Thought for Evening quotes Benjamin Disraeli on health as the foundation of people’s happiness and a state's strength, urging readers to value public well being as the basis of prosperity and power.
Many Americans leave work at retirement, yet some continue contributing through advisory roles. The Small Business Administration forms SCORE, a 1100-member corps of retired executives who volunteer to assist SBA financed firms. Most assignments stay local, unpaid, and aimed at helping firms avoid common funding pitfalls.
The piece argues that rapid population growth across England Canada and New Zealand highlights a world problem. It links high birth rates to famine, disease, and war, noting overpopulation fuels conflict especially in underdeveloped regions and raising questions about poverty and population cause and effect.
Winos are linked to bums and divorce with booze. Whisky can cause serious body harm, especially when driving after drinking. Beer leaves drinkers light headed and full. Water as a chaser unnerves some, while experts say alcohol is here to stay and provoke moral questions about men and women.
White House aides say President Johnson will not be goaded into errors by Goldwater Miller attacks. Johnson favors a positive, offensive strategy, arguing in a five state swing that abundance and values tie to happiness rather than hate. Polls show voters see Goldwater as the central campaign issue, not Johnson.
AP reports two visits to Hollywood venues show support for legitimate stage. A Huntington Hartford gathering on Hollywood and Vine honored the Hollywood Theater Wing of the Greek Theater Association with speeches by Robert Young and James A. Doolittle, plus Tyrone Guthrie’s HMS Pinafore. The Biltmore on Grand, by contrast, will be razed for a modern building, while Huntington Hartford, the Music Center on Bunker Hill, and smaller theaters keep the legitimate stage alive in Los Angeles.
Roger Babson recounts Charles Martin Hall's 1886 discovery of the electrolytic reduction of aluminum and the rapid growth of the industry. It covers Hall's persistence, the Pittsburgh group funding, the Hall-Heroult process, early products, alloy development, and global expansion from 20,000 pounds in 1889 to nearly six billion pounds annual capacity today.
A Journal letters page debates free all day city hall parking for workers and council reporting gaps. Readers challenge editorial tone, cite parking lot rules, and discuss FBI and Senate inquiries with a rebuttal of Gordon Banks and Goldwater endorsement.
Paul Harvey argues tipping has become cowardly and costly, a drain on the treasury and tax system. He cites IRS concerns, calls tipping a bribe, and notes the spread of tipping beyond waiters to other workers, urging a halt before it worsens.
A Biddeford news snippet notes rising 1963 aluminum use and forecasts 1964 shipments reaching 7.39 billion pounds amid a expanding economy. It lauds ALCOA’s rise from a $20,000 start to near $2 billion in assets, urging youth to pursue bold ideas.
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