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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1962
Page
4
The editorial mirrors the quote by Jean Paul Richter noting joys lift us while sorrows push us forward. It reflects on how adversity can spur growth and resilience in daily life. Readers are invited to consider how mood shifts shape judgment and action.
Bruce Biossatt notes that Americans hold about 14 dollars in coins per person today vs 10 dollars in 1900, and the Northwestern National Life Insurance study suggests a $20 to $10 ratio would fit. He jokes readers can cite this to police when paying meters with nickels, or ask officers to check their own pockets.
Washington New Enterprise Association reports the 202 to 197 House vote approving the compromise Farm and Nutrition Act of 1962 signals a highly contested election issue. The bill sets price supports for wheat and corn, extends the feed grain program, and initiates a land use plan while omitting cotton and dairy reforms.
The Chicago and North Western Railroad strike by telegraphers illustrates rail unions’ featherbedding. Automation and modern operating methods reduce telegraphers’ role, yet unions resist cuts, costing the industry about 600 million annually. Progress demands fair adjustments to avoid eroding rail service.
Between July and August 1962 the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate jumped from 5.3 to 5.8 percent. The surge reflects a 200,000 rise in the labor force versus a 278,000 seasonal decline, signaling a backlog of potential job seekers and expectations of further rises ahead.
The piece traces air conditioning from Willis Carrier's 1902 invention to modern climate systems. It notes early industrial use, hospital and public building installations, signs proclaiming cooler interiors, and the shift from luxury to daily necessity in homes and cars. It ends with a series of humorous asides about basements waiters and bank tellers.
A nostalgic column defines an old-timer as someone who recalls the past with pleasure or as a springboard, not an old fogg who idealizes it. It lists memories from music with tissue paper and pocket comb to saving tinfoil in World War I, tax fears, burlesque lessons, lard frying, and domestic habits, closing with a prompt to remember.
The rise in silver and gold prices signals tensions in global finance as central banks guard currencies. Silver's climb driven by industrial demand, especially electronics, while gold trades around $35 an ounce in London. Producers may raise some prices, but broad consumer pricing remains steady for now. Foreign speculators eye dollar holdings, yet U.S. policy wards off currency raids amid ongoing dollar surplus abroad. The Cape Cod National Seashore preserves 27000 acres of beaches, dunes, forests, and ponds.
Biddeford Lace Journal publishes from Adams Street Biddeford Maine with Paul Casavant as publisher and T J Mahoney as editor. It lists subscription rates payable in advance including one month 1 85 six months 10 50 and one year 21 00 and notes AP membership and second class postage details.
Hollywood AP interview with Oscar winner Maximilian Schell explores how awards shape his career and psychology. He cites Hamlet roles, financial impact, and a belief that luck and director support influenced Judgment at Nuremberg success. he notes German reception and national pride in cinema.
The article explains how retiring mid year affects Social Security benefits. Earning up to 1200 a year reduces benefits only if over the limit, while earnings in months after retirement do not reduce benefits. It also clarifies 40 quarters of coverage does not guarantee early retirement benefits without reaching age 62, with disability exceptions.
A reader letters column argues that many seek mayoral office for personal gain or to control power. It urges choosing a retiree who would serve modestly, inspecting streets and schools, rather than pursuing self interest. The piece critiques politicians who leave when conditions worsen and return when advantaged.
A dense list of crossword clues and fragments appears, mixing across and down entries with numbers, partial words, and misaligned phrases. It references various topics from geography to names, leaving many clues incomplete or garbled and suggesting a chaotic puzzle page fragment.
A sorrowful poem laments lost souls trapped in darkness. The speaker pleads to take their hands and guide them as they wander alone among crowds. Fragments mention Winifred Kathleen Powers of Elm Street Biddeford as a possible attribution in a terse closing line.
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