Scottsdale Library deserves unity and renewed leadership
The Scottsdale Library, valued by the community, faces misunderstandings and discord among the city administration, the Library Board, the Friends group, and volunteers. A new librarian should unite contending parties, restore dignity, and improve coordination to preserve the library as a strong community asset.
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Scottsdale
A. K. Chapman
Library Board
Progress
Friends
Cancer in Children Prompts Early Action and Donations
The article warns cancer also affects children and is the leading disease death among school kids. It notes rising childhood cancer deaths over 30 years, stresses early treatment, and highlights leukemia advances. The American Cancer Society funds research and urges support for the 1963 Cancer Crusade.
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American Cancer Society
Du Pont Foundation Tax Delay Raises Scrutiny in DC
A House Small Business Committee report notes the Longwood Foundation did not file Form 900-A tax returns for 1955 to 1958, despite 1951 to 1960 receipts totaling 32.9 million. President Kennedy attended a baseball opener and chatted about pay and chess with a 12 year old, while Gov. Pat Brown defeated a California Senate opposition over Tom Braden’s education post.
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Washington
John Williams
DuPont Duchy
House
Small Business Committee
DuPont
Longwood Foundation
Wright Patman
Texarkana
Tex
Lonewood Foundation
Wilmington
Del
Henry B. DuPont
Patman
Rep
Powwell
Delaware
Washington Boys Club
Levi Frazier
Daniel Hartnett
Levi
White House
Brown
California Senate
Tom Braden
Oceanside Blade Tribune
California Board of Education
Braden
Jack Schrode
Kennedy
JFK
Howard Smith
Otto Passman
iLa
Clarence Cannon
Patent Committee
Red Cross Turns 100 In History Of Humanitarian Aid
New York story recalls the Red Cross origin in Geneva and its evolution from wartime wounded care to global disaster relief. The piece notes Florence Nightingale's initial opposition, Jean-Henry Dunant’s founding role, and Nobel Peace Prize history as the organization marks its centennial.
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New York
Red Cross
Geneva
Jean-Henry Dunant
Father
The
Napoleon III
Castiglione
Solferino
Hopees Welcomed As Ship S.S. Hope Delivers Aid In Peru
Interlandi reports residents of Trujillo and Salaverry greeted the S.S. Hope crew with warmth and fireworks for a charity voyage. Dr Walsh of Project Hope presided over a graduation aboard the ship awarding diplomas to 50 doctors 21 dentists 46 technicians 50 nurses and 65 Peruvians after nine months of service. About 46 000 patients were treated during the visit, with impact spreading through media and word of mouth.
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Ple
Trujillo
Salaverry
Craw
Walsh
Project Hope
Editor's Mailbag on High U.S. Taxes Hurting Jobs
A reader argues that rising federal taxes curtail business investments and reduce work for construction trades. He cites a 1962 63 tax impact on a $4000 to $5000 project, delaying contracts and harming local merchants. He warns high spending necessitates higher taxes and slows the economy.
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United States
Public education funding split in Scottsdale debate
A reader argues taxpayers should not fund higher teacher pay without consent. The letter questions fairness and accuses opponents of demanding spending on education despite taxpayers’ wishes. The writer identifies as JOHN OLSON.
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Scottsdale
John Olson
Reading the Bible in Any Light and Lively Praise
Ralph McGill reflects on Bible reading and language praising the King James Version for its majestic style. He notes personal enjoyment, compares Bible translations, and cites Job and classical poets to illustrate the text’s rhythm and power.
Read Bible Good Advice To Everyone
A reflective piece extols the Psalms and select Bible passages for literary value and spiritual mood. It praises Psalm 91 and 23, notes Solomon and The Song of Solomon’s plots, and urges reading the Bible for pleasure rather than cover to cover.
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Old Solomon
Kennedy Letters Shape Quiet Presidential Diplomacy
President Kennedy maintains intimate private letters with at least a dozen world leaders from Macmillan to Khrushchev and Nasser. The exchanges cover broad statecraft, reveal domestic concerns, and are kept strictly private though later historians will study them as a treasure trove.
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Washington
George Washington
Morocco
Mediterranean
Kennedy
Macmillan
Khrushchev
Nasser
Sukarno
Nehru
Ayub Khan
United States
Egypt
White House
Eisenhower
Kennedy Maintains Wide VIP Correspondence Network
President Kennedy keeps a large roster of official visitors with 59 heads of state listed as callers for 1963, including Laos and Morocco rulers. He coordinates with the State Department on outgoing letters, drafts, and boiler plate expressions, and signs letters sent by cable or courier to heads of government.
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Kennedy
Laos
Morocco
White House
State Department
Dean Rusk
Khrushchev
Lieweliyn Thompson
Anatoli Dobrynin
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Library
Peace Call
Drew Pearson
DuPont Foundation
Pearson
Washington Senators
Baltimore
James M Johnston
Senators
Johnston
Dave Powers
Pat Brown
California
Marguerite Talbot
Public Schools Conference
Donald Russell
South Carolina
Bob Kennedy
Senate
McClellan
Arkansas
Bob Considine
Considine
Europe
Your Majesty
Louis XV
Clement
Conn
Prince Liechtenstein
Florence Nightingale
London Times
England
Lamp
Dunant
Southeast Asia
Peru
U. S
Nick Craw
Olympus
Interlandi
U.S
Ralph McGill
Atlanta
Mountain County
Land of Oz
Job
Stephen Vincent Benet
Whitman
McGirl
Jerusalem
Gosh
Marquis Childs
Childs
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