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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1962
Page
3
James Luthers of Imperial Beach California develops an anti smog device for cars. His 1953 convertible shows a tailpipe connected to a barrel emitting steam instead of carbon monoxide. Traffic officials void the tickets and praise potential to make vehicles quieter and smokeless.
A fashion notice proclaims the detachable collar has vanished from American dress as the move toward a clean, single shirt dominates. Detachable cuffs faded earlier, signaling a clothing revolution now complete.
Taxpayers face a costly shift as a private bus operator runs nearly 2,000 buses while New York delivers 6,000 new city payroll jobs and 61 million yearly losses added to a 100 million subsidy. The deal draws fire from labor and a major private operator, leaving the city with a new white elephant.
A reader defends the Progress for presenting both sides while noting partisan coverage in a mayoral campaign. The letter questions the claim that polls predicted the outcome weeks in advance and recalls a housewives poll and a Republican poll, stating the newspaper did not conduct its own poll.
Mack Ralston pens a letter to Sollee, the congregation, and the mayor and council addressing municipal matters and urging consideration of community concerns. The missive highlights governance and civic involvement.
Barry Goldwater argues the United States should refuse to measure greatness by living standards or military might alone. He warns that adopting Communist benchmarks in a bragging contest harms freedom and moral values, asserting it is better to be poor and free than rich and enslaved. He stresses standing for justice over prosperity.
Article fragment discusses perceived threats and actions in Katanga with references to gendarmes hospitals and Africans. No clear events, dates, or identifiable organizations are readable. The text appears as stray lines from a political or propagandistic piece without coherent reportable facts.
UPI reports the U S Capitol maintains a private police force seen as the keystone of congressional security. The article notes many officers gained their jobs through congressional patrons and herding tourists. a past incident with Captain Harris and a marble bust mischief is cited to illustrate the force’s limits and pop culture parallels.
Fragmentary text mentions Weldon, Kirby, Kirbys, and Hagen in a pursuit context with unclear details. No clear event, place, date, or outcome is discernible from the readable excerpt.
Ralph McGill criticizes the use of states' rights to justify poll taxes in Arkansas Mississippi Alabama Virginia and Texas. He cites Huey Long and Eugene Talmadge as leaders who removed poll taxes where they disenfranchised white voters too. The piece argues the phrase masks racial and voter rights injustices.
The passage laments Southern defense of poll taxes as states rights and criticizes how reapportionment debates reveal the South's continued effort to limit equal representation. It highlights congressional and state actions, courtroom decisions, and the broader political failure to ensure voters in urban areas have equal weight.
Fulton Lewis reports reactions to the Algerian ceasefire, urging that Algerian victory signals a defeat for U S imperialism and a triumph for world socialism. He notes support from Havana to Peiping and praise from Chinese outlets for national liberation and unity of the Algerian people.
In broadcasts and messages dated March, Antonin Novotny of Czechoslovakia and leaders in Pyongyang and Moscow praised Algeria's success against French colonial rule. They credited Soviet and Czech recognition and pledged continued support in the anti imperialist struggle.
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