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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1963
Page
4
A Scottsdale guest editorial urges scrutiny of charity spending amid automated drives. It proposes a Twenty Census Tract Charity plan to ensure 75 percent of funds target the 30 neediest tracts, warning against mismanagement and self interest.
A collection of quotations on tolerance from Shelley Voltaire Caballero Browning and Eliot. The lines contrast tolerance with intolerance, truth, belief, and responsibility, urging a balance between open-mindedness and principled stands.
A guided tour ends at the Arizona with a new white monument built over the wreckage. Marines guard the shrine as names of the dead are carved in marble. Capt. Buzz Lloyd recalls divers died in gas pockets while salvaging. Elvis Presley privately funded the flag monument. The Arizona remains commissioned in the fleet and a symbol of America’s entry into World War II. A Japanese submarine lies nearby during a Pearl Harbor visit.
The piece contemplates the sunk battleship Arizona at Pearl Harbor and a submerged two man submarine, then shifts to Henry J. Kaiser and his Hawaii Kai project as a future paradise city linking industry, education, and a utopian vision for Hawaii.
Foscoe Drummond argues most U S senators favor the nuclear test ban but demand thorough examination. He stresses need for solid facts, on site inspection safeguards, and full evidence on how the treaty serves U S and allied interests against Soviet risk. He cautions against overreliance on authority statements.
Ralph McGill notes that at Mississippi University 30 plus faculty have left with estimates of 40 or more gone by August. He cites White Citizens Councils coercion and Oxford mobs as factors dimming education. Enrollment also falls, especially nonresident students, as state support erodes.
The piece details increasing resignations at the University of Mississippi amid hostile resistance to integration. It notes vandalism toward students and faculty, theft of a chaplain’s vestments, and insults toward supporters of Meredith. Gov. Barnett’s stance compounds doubts about accreditation and salaries lagging behind peers.
Ottawa Washington and British Columbia push toward final treaty on a billion dollar plan to harness Columbia River power and flood control. The venture promises millions of kilowatt hours and flood relief, with Canada set to gain major immediate benefits and downstream power sales shaping talks.
The VA chief touts President Kennedy’s bold new mental health plan with a Senate vote of 72 to 1 as a landmark step. The program aims to cut custodial care by 50 percent in a decade and expand home and community support for mentally ill veterans and civilians, backed by medical advances and rehabilitation data.
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