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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1962
Page
4
To be what we are and become what we are capable of becoming is the only end of life. Robert Louis Stevenson quote opens the evening editorial page, inviting reflection on growth, duty, and aspiration.
Bruce Biassot argues that unemployment and automation reshape the partisan blame game. He notes Republicans and Democrats alike blame the other for job losses in mining and steel while promising solutions that rarely materialize, urging candor and action over partisan fault finding.
A Department of Justice message from J Edgar Hoover commends the mutual reliance of law enforcement and the press. It highlights the press as a guardian of liberty, notes the FBI Ten Most Wanted program aiding public safety, and urges continued cooperation and integrity in reporting during National Newspaper Week October 14 to 20.
Washington correspondent Peter Edson reports on Edwin M. Martin explaining the Monroe Doctrine through John Quincy Adams influence. The piece traces Adams as secretary of state and architect of core principles, from noncolonization to hemispheric nonintervention, and notes later amendments by Adams, Roosevelt, Wilson, and the Caracas Resolution of 1954.
HAL BOYLE collects quick odds and ends from mail and world notes. Items include a joke about tight shoes raising appetite, a potato pistol toy for kids, Hong Kong highway superstition, Caliph Mahdi's snow cooled palace, rising car ownership, cash versus credit, and miscellaneous trivia on dogs life span voting history gas drilling vocal cords and skating folly.
Babson argues every adult should make a will to appoint an executor, reduce court costs, and allow flexible provisions such as trusts and unequal bequests. He notes codicils can update a will and stresses hiring a reputable lawyer, witnesses, and copies. Also mentions church bequests and kitchen tips.
A reader argues for facts over fiction in Saco school funding. The piece defends the Pepperell Park elementary plan, notes tax rise under a mill, cites 1962 budget splits, and urges citizen responsibility for long term community needs beyond schools.
Poem honors Winslow Homer dying September 20, 1910 at Prouts Neck Maine. It praises his sea portraits and master stroke, declaring all is well along the Maine coast. Also notes Ocean Park work and a recipe tip for pimiento stuffed olives on cabbage salad.
Publication details for Biddeford Saco Journal including address, publisher, editor, and telephone numbers. Rates list subscription prices: one month 1.85, six months 10.50, one year 21.00. Notes Associated Press rights and postal classifications are shown.
A compact listing of crossword clues across and down with numbers for positions and varying word lengths. Includes entries such as Sequin wearin and Paratroops and many others, spanning to private eye and Tolstoi, indicating a broad puzzle grid with standard newspaper styling.
Ruth Millett criticizes direct mail pitches that pretend to be personal letters. She notes a Texas businesswoman requires red print admitting advertising. Millett longs for honest, straightforward sales messages without flattery or limited offers.
Paul Harvey laments the shift in global aviation, noting American dominance in early flight and export of know-how. He argues foreign nations subsidize their aircraft industries, undersell U S firms, and license production abroad, costing jobs as Boeing and Lockheed lose ground.
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