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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1963
Page
4
The excerpt notes a typical Congressional Record exchange about adjournment timing and weekly program details. It contrasts routine business with seventeen pages of political speeches celebrating Lithuanian Independence Day, arguing voters must come first.
A Texas Department of Public Safety exam for an El Paso patrolman included religion queries such as belief Jesus turned water into wine and belief in the second coming. It asks how often one should read the Bible to be a good officer and which Bible versions are acceptable to officials.
Drew Pearson reports on the push for a congressional ethics panel to examine members who split time between Capitol duties and private law work. Abe Multer of Brooklyn, a bank and small business advocate, pressures federal bodies for client-backed charters while defending big banks. The Park Central Savings plan illustrates potential conflicts as Powell and Multer push to license a Maryland charter amid stock held by New York principals.
A joint defense lobby statement from the Navy League the Association of the U S Army and the Air Force Association backs the Considine Kennedy sponsored across the board pay raise for all military personnel. The plan would cost about 900 million dollars and aims to retain trained personnel amid a strong defense budget.
The Clay report revives the split over foreign aid levels as lawmakers debate cutting back to not less than four billion dollars. Former Draper committee urged aid tied to population control and research, noting a 7 percent world population rise since the report and rapid growth in Asia Latin America and Africa.
The work by Dr. John Rock argues for NIH funded population research and eight centers, detailing a push to spend 16.5 million annually plus 4 million for centers while noting government action to publish a prior suppressed report. It cites Catholic perspectives and the rhythm method as key issues in birth control debates.
Deputies in Lancaster California moved a box labeled atom bomb to a desert area for detonation checks. A bomb expert opened a nested box to reveal cookies, ending a tense alert at the sheriff office. In Pleasant Grove goats invaded an Army armory, while Pierre Salinger spoke to a Los Angeles PR group.
In Birmingham Rev. Wyatt Tee Walker and other King aides stress endurance after lunch counter demonstrations. In Washington Air Force Secretary Eugene M Zuckert questions the strategic value of a 100 megaton bomb. In Detroit promoter John Doyle suggests Alex Karras susp ension could boost earnings via wrestling due to harsh punishment.
Ralph McGill discusses postwar tensions in Europe with Soviet satellites growing wary of Germany. He notes Germany’s potential to become a major nuclear power, and the mixed hopes of a multinational NATO tied force versus individual national programs. He also cites the UAR federation emerging with Syria and Iraq, altering Middle East power balance.
The piece discusses Cold War anxieties over nuclear weapons and test bans. It notes U S and Russian stagnation on a ban, Soviet openness to inspections, and China’s uncertain stance, highlighting the fear of a renewed arms race and the moral case for restraint.
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