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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1964
Page
2
An editorial praises Paradise Valley for requiring buried futures utility lines to protect scenery and curb blight. The piece argues for state laws to require amortization of non compatible land uses and urges other communities to follow suit despite potential utility resistance.
Conservation groups celebrate congressional approval of the Wilderness Bill after years of opposition from lumber mining and cattle interests. The measure preserves remaining wild lands, forests and streams and safeguards future recreation and wildlife, with hopes future Congresses will close loopholes.
Roscoe Drummond notes the U S effort to explain the South Vietnam war grows uneven as the administration expands military and civilian aid. Questions linger about why the buildup is announced and how it will affect public support, Saigon politics, and the broader war effort.
In letters from Ralph Norton Mickey Sheinbein and Jack Rath praise Officers Ken Pepper Warren Haskin and Merit Chafey for youth and bicycle safety work. They cite Pepper’s personal efforts to fund and organize boating trips and fishing for youths, inspiring the Scottsdale Youth Patrol and clean handling of juvenile cases and licensing. The message thanks Western Savings and Loan Pat Williams and Al Keen for support and reports 1,500 youths contacted with 500 referred to jobs and 400 hired.
Ralph McGill analyzes two stories. In India hunger grows as Nehru’s legacy fades and Shastri’s leadership collapses under strain, while agricultural advances rise on new land and technology. In the United States Johnson reports a record farm trade surplus and rising per farm income amid social turmoil.
A joint statement from the Commerce and Arizona State Employment Service lauds Scottsdale residents, the Scottsdale Daily Progress, and local employers for their cooperation and publicity as the first Jobs for Youth season ends.
The Scottsdale Daily Progress invites reader letters limited to 400 words and requires signatures. Name and address may be withheld if circumstances warrant.
Reporters Solis and Salamanca describe Fidel Castro pitching and managing during a symbolic game at the revolution anniversary in Santiago. Castro supposedly both led and trailed a 17 to 1 score, then shifted sides, signed autographs, and led a lighthearted day with foreign students and locals alike.
Scottsdale Daily Progress notes its editor publisher Dan Byrne and Maurice L Carter as managing editor and advertising director. The paper is published every afternoon except Sunday by Scottsdale Publishing Company with office address 302 Ball Park Plaza. Scottsdale, Ariz. Volume IV dated Aug 3 1964.
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