Debate over mandatory ROTC at Arizona universities
Opinion argues against compulsory ROTC at ASU and University of Arizona despite a four to three Regents vote. It cites Defense Department studies favoring voluntary programs and warns mandatory ROTC harms morale, academic time, and educational autonomy.
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ASU
University of Arizona
Arizona Board of Regents
Department of Defense
Universisee
U. of A
Defense Department
Arizona
City eyes no U turn signs amid Scottsdale traffic
A Scottsdale reader describes police car U turns and mid block maneuvers on Scottsdale Road near Lincoln Road. The note urges city signs declaring No U turns as council considers the budget and traffic dangers rise.
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Scottsdale
Scottsdale Rd
Lincoln Rd
Urban League fights for returning Negro GIs rights
In Vietnam the contest for minds and hearts extends to home front as the National Urban League presses for equal treatment of Black veterans. Whitney Young notes integration in war surpasses past eras, while the league places bureaus nationwide to aid veterans readjustment, education, housing, and jobs.
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NEW_YORK
Vietnam
National Urban League
Considine Groes
Whitney Young, Jr
The
Urban League
U.S
Johnson
Stokely Carmichaels
National Urban League Veterans Affairs Program
Atlanta
New Orleans
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Chicago
Detroit
New York
Washington
Office of Veterans Affairs
Truth as a guiding principle in thought and speech
A collection of quotes on truth from Emerson Shaw Mann and others. Emphasizes using truth, seeking knowledge, and speaking honestly, noting that people may prefer comfort over truth and that speaking honestly is a noble obligation.
Help Stop Vandalism City Asks Citizens
A Scottsdale vandalism flare up totaling about 5000 dollars prompts the city to urge residents to report crimes. The writer argues vandalism stems from individual urges, not race, and asserts the acts are committed by both white and black youths regardless of background.
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Scottsdale
Memphis
Mystery Bass Feats Growin at Park Lake Legend
Letter writer recalls a giant bass caught near Mormon Flat Dam by Don Mac Donald and Jon Bowerman. They released the fish at Clayton Coronado Eldorado Park Lake for kids to reel in, sparking questions about a daily inch growth rate and a children’s contest.
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Clayton-Coronado-Eldorado Park Lake
Don MacDonald
E. Pierce
Jon Bowerman
Mormon Flat Dam
Park Lake
Airlines must treat women passengers with dignity again
A female reader laments declining airline service since Lindbergh era and rails back to nostalgic all male crews. She denounces ads showing a motherly stewardess and calls for reprisal of respectful, attentive female passenger care or a return to older rail and airline practices.
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Charles A. Lindbergh
Contennez
Robb Tion
Airlines
Teven
Whistler
Railroads
Kennedy Drive Slows As Humphrey Gains In Democratic Race
Kennedy’s bid for the Democratic nomination slows after Johnson’s withdrawal. Labor, farm groups, and consumer spokesmen back Hubert Humphrey, who gains as conservatives wonder about his business stance. Democratic leaders wait to see if Humphrey can emerge as an independent force and unite a fractured party.
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Washington
Robert F.kennnedy
Johnson
Kennedy
Drummond
Robert Kennedy
White House
Bobby
Hubert Humphrey
Humphrey
Barry Goldwater
Hubert
Roosevelt and New Deal remembered in McGill piece
Ralph McGill recalls the 28th anniversary of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s death and contrasts the Great Depression era with postwar affluence. He notes the New Deal’s electrification of rural areas and farmers’ gratitude, followed by later enmity and abuse toward Roosevelt and his programs. The piece also cites 1936 anti Roosevelt sentiment in Macon Georgia and a WWII day of mourning for Roosevelt.
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Roosevelt
REA
America
Macon
Georgia
Eugene Talmadge
Gerald L. K. Smith
Thomas Dixon
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Warm Springs
Hyde
Park
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Mother Josephine
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Alexander Graham Bell
LBJ
Ralph McGill
Martin King
Scottsdale Progress
Jonathan Marshall
Jerry McElfresh
W. B
Doc" Wright
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Scottsdale Publishing Company
Ball Park Plaza
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