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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1968
Page
2
A third grade teacher assigned blue and brown eye groups to simulate discrimination. The inferior group showed anger and despair while grades slipped. the favored group felt smarter. Three green-eyed children joined neither side, and the experiment suggested broader interest for more diverse districts.
The Arizona constitution may change to appoint judges by ability, but incumbents still campaign. Judge Charles Bernstein, respected across party lines with national recognition, faces Howard Peterson in the Democratic primary and Jack Hayes on the Republican side. Both challengers’ records are mediocre, yet Bernstein deserves broad support.
Roscoe Drummond reports Nixon will run a lower key, reconciliatory campaign in 1968 focusing on big cities and populous states with less partisan rhetoric. He will rely on own research staff, emphasize ideas over slogans, and pursue one or two debate subjects with direct exchanges.
A Scottsdale youth, Corp James F Register, writes in The Sea Tiger about paradoxes of patriotism and dissent. The letter questions malnutrition and torture in a Vietnam prison camp versus antiwar actions on a university steps, and ponders medical staff devotion against antiwar groups.
Evans Naval reports a Rhode Island survey showing Wallace appeal rising after a Providence TV interview and rally. A house painter and other voters flip from wary to leaning Wallace, revealing deep racial conflict and potential inroads for Wallace among industrial Northeast Democrats.
The piece portrays Nixon's vice presidential pick as a tactic to win Southern and urban votes through a law and order image. It cites Gov. Agnew's controversial record, notes reactions from Negro GOP delegates, and questions Wallace's stance while predicting limited gains without Wallace's support.
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