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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1963
Page
4
The piece describes spring mornings in Arizona with subtle salmon pinks and silver in the sky. It notes the season brings freshness and renewed growth, a scheduling of birds and insects, and a quiet, contemplative spiritual lure rather than the day’s fiery end.
City and newspaper readers complained about tumbleweeds polluting vacant lots. Officials say only private landowners can curb the weed problem, urging owners to maintain appearance of the community.
An Arizona dispute over a Scottsdale directory ended with the Mountain States Telephone Co agreeing to cooperate with C. F. Boone Co. The move benefits business people and residents and helps Scottsdale gain a community identity.
Washington report notes growing scrutiny of the nuclear program after accidents in several reactors, including Laguna Beach near Detroit, Indian Point in New York, and the Savannah ship reactor. Opponents warn against near urban sites, while advocates press ahead with a massive New York City area plant near midtown Long Island City.
Edison will be insured against a nuclear accident and radioactivity spread in Manhattan with taxpayer funded half a billion dollars backing private utilities. Public input on plant locations is limited, as the AEC pursues development amid secrecy and limited protest.
The piece critiques Kennedy administration rhetoric on freeing Cuba from communism. It argues exiled raids should be supported or halted only with concrete action, urges keeping Khrushchev from Soviet troops in Cuba, and proposes stronger economic pressure to force Castro from power.
Harold P Frey and F Latham complain in a letter to the editor about the city manager's handling of a vacant lot cleanup. They urge immediate action, criticizing excuses and perceived inaction by city officials and demanding committee involvement.
In Emmet Hughes's account, Eisenhower wrestles with whether to condemn the Soviet leadership or seek dialogue after Stalin's death. Dulles resists, others doubt, but Ike recalls that Stalin spoke mainly of material needs. The president's eventual speech aims for peace and cooperation amid renewed Cold War strains.
The piece reflects on Eisenhower's postwar address to Stalin and suggests the speech, though eloquent, made little immediate impact. It discusses de Stalinization, Khrushchev's reforms, dangers of pluralism, and the need for international effort while criticizing domestic racial injustice and poverty at home as undermining the American way of life.
Bill Vaughan notes a publicity driven horror premise where ordinary birds suddenly attack people, turning a fear of bugs machines or animals into a new bird threat. He quips about pecking incidents and petitions for lost parakeets, wondering if birds may someday menace humans.
A quirky essay argues fish threaten civilization by undermining human pride and economics. It contrasts the fish’s subtle power with man’s overconfident gear and heroic fishing tales, predicting a growing spend on gear as people fret over aquatic adversaries.
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