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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1963
Page
4
Editorial urges Biddeford voters to participate in the October 7 referendum. It supports mayor salary raise to 3000 and council pay of 240, notes charter and caucus changes, and endorses two year terms for officials to enable long term planning. It stresses a minimum 1700 voters to validate the outcome.
Florida State University professor Holbrook Landers suggests placing 122-foot fans on 62-foot towers across Florida to mix air and push warm air southward in winter. He estimates annual running costs at 30 million dollars but argues the plan could protect crops and please tourists, despite skepticism.
The piece notes President de Gaulle’s support for a Channel crossing may hinder construction. It argues a France favored tunnel would mainly benefit France, citing tourism from Britain to Paris and the Riviera. It concludes with a wry line about aging and travel desires.
Washington officials and business leaders gathered for the White House Conference on Export Expansion. Herter praised the vigor of American enterprise while Rusk stressed foreign aid as policy aim. Freeman told a wedding anecdote on government business, Hodges urged bold selling, and a navy joke suggested coffee instead of champagne for a Daniels christening. Senate hearing tech debate prompts wiring idea.
Rumer Godden’s The Battle of the Villa Fiorita is a wrenching quiet study of divorce and its toll on children. The story centers on Fanny Rob Quillet and two rebellious youths Candida and Hugh as they seek to reclaim their mother while adults juggle loyalties amid separations and misfortunes.
AP Movie writer Bob Thomas reports on John McIntyre joining Wagon Train with son Tim and daughter Holly while wife Jeanette Nolan cannot appear due to sponsor conflicts. The family talks about acting together, education at UCLA, and their plans between ranch and yacht life, with Tim winning best supporting actor in theater arts last year.
Jeffrey Whittaker, age six, celebrated with 12 neighbors aboard the Belle of Louisville but was kept ashore as the boat filled. Actors posed with him for photos before the vessel sailed without him and his mother. The next day editors cropped him from the published picture.
Babson notes how unforeseen events from Civil War shocks to fires, assassinations, bankruptcies, strikes, and earthquakes repeatedly toppled markets. He cautions investors that despite analysis and optimism, democratic markets react violently to surprises, with recoveries following as in 19th and early 20th century cycles.
Paul Harvey argues the nation’s foundation is deteriorating and must be renewed not patched. He urges decisive action to restore a dynamic constitutional framework, reduce social and political decay, and rebuild America’s strength before further erosion and loss of defenses.
Publication from Biddeford Maine details address, editor and president names, telephone numbers, and subscription rates. Rates shown: one month 1.85 six months 10.50 and one year 21.00. Association news rights noted.
On July 1 1963 the complete national ZIP Code becomes available for voluntary use by large mailers with automatic data processing. Publishers direct mail advertisers and big mailers gain faster delivery and pave the way for mechanized distribution improving postal service.
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