Mexican American worker leader pushes farm labor unity in Arizona
A dedicated organizer Raquel Gutierrez rallies Mexican American farm workers in Arizona to form an union demanding work contracts, welfare help, Social Security, and a fair minimum wage. She cites wages under $1.60 for many workers, with some paid $1.15 or nothing at all, and no adequate workers compensation. Labor tension is anticipated as campesinos seek better conditions for their families.
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California
Raquel Gutierrez
Arizona
Fucson
Tolleson
Gutierrez
Campesino
U.S
Barbara Hutton
Will
Ariel Durant
Scottsdale Cotillion Honors 18 Local Girls March 29
Scottsdale honors 18 outstanding local girls at the annual Cotillion to be held March 29. The event recognizes scholarship and civic activities, not money or family status, and aims to inspire future leaders across four district high schools and Judgen School.
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Cotil
Dynamic U S political climate reshapes 1968 nomination race
The piece argues President Johnson must earn renomination as Nixon’s path appears uncertain and a robust public debate over Vietnam emerges. It highlights McCarthy Kennedy Kennedy influence, Rockefeller entry, and public opinion pushing two open conventions amid student activism.
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Johnson
Richard Nixon
Drummond
Vietnam
George Romney
Nelson Rockefeller
New Hampshire
Sen
Eugene McCarthy
Robert F. Kennedy
Reader Bids Arizona Home in Scottsdale Letter
Roseanne Stas writes that after 11 years in Scottsdale she now considers the city her home. She recalls visiting Chicago three times and expresses that Scottsdale is where her heart rests, requesting future letters be brief and signed with name and address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Scottsdale Daily Progress
Reform Needed in Officer Education and Promotion Levels
The document argues that current armed forces officer education is inadequate with no federal exams for commissions. It urges undergraduate education as a prerequisite for service academies, proposes an 18 month curriculum combining officer courses, and calls for high proficiency tests and mandatory psychiatric screening for rational men.
Gold and its enduring lure across ages and markets
A reflective note on gold's persistence as a sought after metal from ancient Egypt to modern finance. It touches on its cultural worship, monetary value, scarcity, and the high costs of extracting oceanic gold, while contrasting 24 carat purity with other metals and historic quests for wealth.
Judge proposes Black Renaissance to replace Black Power slogan
Judge Raymond Pace Alexander of Philadelphia argues before the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History in New York that Black Power is a cry without form or program. He urges replacing it with Black Renaissance to reflect ongoing cultural and economic progress by African Americans and to frame the Negro problem as a white problem rooted in slavery and segregation.
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Raymond Pace Alexander
the Common Pleas Court of
Philadelphia
Association For the Study of Negro
New York City
Alexander
McGill
America
Judge Alexander
The Decline and Fall of the United States in History
The piece argues historians may already be drafting a definitive history of the United States decline. It contrasts rapid modern history with delayed, authoritative works like Gibbon and Durant and notes Moynihan warns of violence eroding national stability.
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Great Britain
Suez
Edward Gibbon
Inez Robb
Gibbon
United States
Daniel P. Moynihan
Joint Center For Urban Studies
Harvard University
The
Massachusetts In
Scottsdale council primary fields ten candidates in 10th year
Tenure and election details span Scottsdale politics with thirteen candidates in the mayoral council primary. Incumbents Malcolm White and Lute Wasbotten do not seek reelection. Candidates include Mildred Bratzel Edwin Brown George Cavalliere Raymond Guy M E Kimsey William Schrader E G Scott John Shoeman Karl Slyder George Stroup Lester Uren and Daniel Weisberger. The primary is set for April 22 and the general May 26. Paradise Valley incorporation petitions draw 52 percent owner signatures, short of the two thirds required. Heart Sunday drive raises about 1500 for the Heart Association. Don Campbell and spouse buy Ranchers Seed at 264 S Scottsdale Rd.
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Scottsdale
Malcolm White
Lute Wasbotten
Mildred K. Bratzel
Edwin
E.0.) Brown
George Cavalliere
Raymond S. Guy
M. E. Kimsey
William P
Bill) Schrader
E. G. Scott
John B Shoeman
Karl L Slyder
George L. Stroup
Lester
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N. 76Th St. Scottsdale
College and Academy
New York
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Nasser
Bartlett
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Chaucer
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Armenia
Thomas Carlyle
John F. Kennedy
Moynihan
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C. L. Sparks
Paradise Valley
B.L. Tims
Don Campbell
Lombard, Ill
S. Scottsdale Rd
Scottsdale Progress
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Jerry McElfresh
W. B
Doc" Wright
Scottsdale Publishing Company
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