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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1965
Page
2
The editorial argues against a sales tax on medicines, decrying its impact on the ill and elderly. It urges abolishing the tax, noting health costs should not be politicized or taxed and that some states have repealed such levies on medicines.
A Newport RI base welcomed 260 sailors and 12 officers from the Australian Navy to take delivery of a new guided missile destroyer halted in the U S For schedule delays the crew explored hiking trails and then volunteered to spend weeks in Rhode Island forests building trails bridges and trimming undergrowth This effort marks the largest forest work crew in Rhode Island since the Civilian Conservation Corps era and reflects the Australians strong community spirit
Washington watchers report President Johnson leaning toward accepting a $1 billion annual deficit in the U.S. balance of payments. Democratic leaders McCarthy and Hartke press for change as Treasury heads Fowler and Dillon debate long term fixes and a possible international monetary conference.
The article reports civic organizations including chambers of commerce Rotary PTA and League of Women Voters aim to boost individual awareness alertness and participation to curb rising U S crime rates. It cites President Johnson urging stronger enforcement and citizen responsibility plus comments from Lewis F Powell Jr on acting now to protect citizens from crime.
Readers urge Scottsdale to create bicycle paths along roads and sidewalks to boost safety and tourism, noting Cambridge as a model and citing improved downtown parking and relaxation. A second reader approves editorial on Viet Nam prisoner treatment and cites a New York Times clipping about Geneva Conventions discussions with South Vietnam.
Ralph McGill discusses the ominous threat of proliferation as nations race in nuclear development. He notes Soviet resistance to halting proliferation talks at Geneva and details China's, India's, Israel's, and Nasser's nuclear ambitions, alongside growing breeder reactor programs and a shifting global landscape.
Jonathan Marshall is editor and publisher Dan Byrne T Frank Stewart is managing editor and advertising director The Scottsdale Progress is published every afternoon by Scottsdale Publishing Company with offices at Ball Park Plaza Scottsdale Ariz Second class postage paid Scottsdale Ariz Vol Me Nov 145 Page 4 August 8 1965
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