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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1968
Page
2
The article honors Dr Martin Luther King Jr describing his lifelong nonviolent stance and leadership. It notes his murder on Wednesday and quotes Vice President Humphrey calling it a tragedy to conscience. It highlights his early start in college and his role in the Montgomery bus boycott.
The text commemorates Martin Luther King Jr highlighting his peaceful 1963 Washington rally with about 250 000 participants and his enduring influence as a symbol of love in the civil rights movement. It quotes Roy Wilkins Whitney Young and references the Presidents Commission on Civil Disorders urging a massive effort to eradicate hatred.
Considine reflects on the stock market’s mood toward Lyndon B. Johnson’s presidency while noting a surge in trading volume and a broader tax data mishap. He recalls memories from Hanoi peace talk talk and U S political figures, including famed names, as the IRS announces its Martinsburg computer will refund 3.4 million to taxpayers, highlighting the era’s chaotic mix of finance and public life.
Columnist Bob Considine contends Congress short changes space funding while pork barrel bills favor members. Werner von Braun and other scientists push for rockets, but experts cannot set national priorities. The piece calls for balancing the budget with urban, education, and gold outflow concerns.
In Mexico City Vice President and Mexican President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz witness the signing of the first Nuclear Free Zone treaty by 21 Latin nations. The pact pledges no manufacturing or placement of nuclear weapons on signatory soil and foreshadows broader nonproliferation efforts at the United Nations. Historians reflect on past empires and warn that war remains a potential ruin, even as the ceremony marks a moral step. Jesús, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, and Venezuela are listed among participants.
A critic reviews Hail Hero by John Weston. Karl Dixon a 19 year old Arizona youth joins the Army and challenges his family and generation. The reviewer praises Weston's talent but finds Karl extreme and the 24 hour life lacks engagement and focus. The piece notes Weston's promise and hopes for improvement in future work.
Fictional examination of death by a gifted young writer who taught religion at Columbia University. Focuses on two characters Dalton Harron and Hester, a blind girl, as the writer probes man's inability to cope with life while facing death.
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Mrs Melvin Lippiatt of Salem Ohio thanks a radio operator who relayed a call from her son serving in Vietnam. She notes her son uses a CB radio and is part of a CB Club and appreciates the operators for their kindness and near town contact. The letter was relayed by May L Tim.
A compilation of quotes on opinion vs. argument from Holmes Palmerston Greeley Beecher Thoreau and Marcus Antonius. It contrasts private belief with public pressure and notes opinion's force over armies and tyranny.
A spoof scene at Nobody for President HQ recounts Hoppe style remarks about running or not running. The crowd reacts as Johnson withdraws, leaving followers stunned and reeling from the shifting plans. Nobody quips about polls and strategy while reflecting on Kennedy.
Ten years ago Scottsdale Junior Woman's Club members earned six awards at the Tempe Arts and Crafts Fair. Mrs. Robert Hendrex won first prize for a textile painted curtain and another for a ceramic free form sling bowl. Mrs. Cletis Crossland took top prize for jewelry and a third for handmade jewelry, plus first for words and music for her own musical composition. Mrs. M M Markiewicz became president of the Scottsdale Tavan School PTA. The Valley National Bank announced plans for a new Scottsdale branch office at the southeast corner of Scottsdale and Indian School Roads, with seven lots purchased from local residents. The bank aimed to open by end of 1958. The Scottsdale Community Chest and Phoenix United Fund voted to merge drives for health, welfare and character building agencies. Col Thomas D Tway appointed committees for the third annual flower show set for April 12 and 13. Col Tway, president of the Scottsdale Garden Club, said Mrs Oliver Grant would be general chair for 1959 show.
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