Wagner's Future in New York Governor Bid Speculates
Observers see a Kennedy Johnson duel shaping New York politics with Mayor Wagner as a potential 1965 66 governor candidate. Wagner seeks steady influence post mayoralty and may run if no convention opposition and Rockefeller as Republican foe. Johnson's NY base may back a Wagner candidacy seen as safe for all factions.
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Robert F Kennedy
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Kennedy
Johnson
Goy v. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Jacob KK. Javits
Progress Editorial: Scottsdale Needs a Library for Children
City Hall debates a new civic center including a library arguing literacy boosts learning and reduces dropouts. Proponents cite children's access to books, education value, and research needs for students and business, urging timely construction.
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City Hall
Scottsdale
Scattsdale
Expensive Space Program Brings Tangible Health Payoffs
The piece argues space program funding costs Joe Doakes ten million dollars daily through 1970 yet promises broad benefits. It cites spurring new industries and jobs, boosting consumer spending, and advancing medical tech such as Spacelabs heart monitors developed for astronauts and now used in hospitals, potentially saving heart patients and aiding executives alike.
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Spacelabs, Inc
van Nuys
Cal
Malcolm Grew Hospital
Andrews Afb
Washington, D.C
Surfside Plant Names Itself with Acronym Explained
Editors note New York State orders a nuclear powered plant to desalinate ocean water and produce electricity. The facility is named Surfside as an acronym for Small Unified Reactor Facility with Systems for Isotones Desalting and Electricity. The column jokes about overlong acronyms spreading to everyday objects like orange garbage trucks labeled as City Hall Inspired Carryalls for Automated Garbage Outflow.
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New York State
Surfside
Long Island
Surf
NASA
SHAPE
Chicago
Get rid of the glass urges safer driving on scene
Scottsdale wrecker operator C P Whitey Bates argues that driver attention, not cleanup crews, prevents wrecks. He describes ambulance, police, and wrecker roles at crashes and urges motorists to focus on road dangers to avoid accidents.
Why the L A riots A reader’s look at racial violence and leadership
The piece argues the Los Angeles riots are rooted in racial issues and systemic neglect. It condemns violence but calls for understanding, citing poverty, unemployment, and education gaps in Watts. Both white and Negro leadership share responsibility for slow action on reform.
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Drummond
Martin Luther King
Los Angeles
Watts District
South
Watts
Marquis Childs Questions popping up
Marquis Childs reports from Iowa after a South American tour. He notes affluence and rising farm prosperity but questions about Viet Nam and Los Angeles riots loom. Drafts rise in small towns as war policies spark uncertainty and debate about a lone presidential responsibility.
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Iowa
Nikita Khrushchev
America
Viet Nam
Los Angeles
Johnson
Eisenhower
Congress
Wry Observations on Daily Life and Society
A collage of quips on safety at work, medical cures, marriage finances, and urban life. The piece satirically notes Red Cross tips for office hazards, a quick back-pain cure, and playful jabs at domestic economics and city living amid rising crime committee chatter.
Scottsdale Progress scales back ad page counts
The Scottsdale Daily Progress announces a news and advertising office location at 302 Ball Park Plaza Scottsdale Arizona with a 1965 publication note. Proceeding caption lists Dan Byrne and T Frank Stewart as editor and advertising director respectively.
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T. Frank Stewart
Scottsdale Daily‘Progress
Scottsdale Publishing Company
Ball Park Plaza
Scottsdale
Ariz
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