Addressing a chaotic ad campaign and public uproar
A disordered political ad campaign sparks horror and confusion among readers. Officials scramble to restore order as unexpected disclosures emerge about campaign financing and scheduling.
31 Aug 1962
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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1962
Page
1
A disordered political ad campaign sparks horror and confusion among readers. Officials scramble to restore order as unexpected disclosures emerge about campaign financing and scheduling.
Fragmented text critiques Kennedy for ignoring beds in Cuba and endorses a stronger stance. Mentions secrecy, possible missiles, and distances to Miami, Cape Canaveral, and Washington. Discusses no clear policy or action and references various places and figures without coherent details.
A prisoner of war recounts a heroic act by a man known as Coward who risked execution to help victims. He traded cigarettes and chocolates for bodies of dead Jews and hid them near Birkenau to warn others and disrupt mass killings at the I G Farben factory and gas chambers.
A fragmented reminiscence recalls a 1992 hearing by Copnare and Loopcomer, mentioning a prisoner and later testimony at Nuremberg. The piece cites anger at self pity amid progress and reflects on courage in difficult times.
Mohave County officials may finish tax rolls for all lots in the county except those of the Desert Subdividers. Special assistant attorney general William Clark Kennedy said both sides agreed on a modified injunction. The Desert Subdividers suit challenged county assessments as excessive and a court order last week could have blocked completing rolls.
Police report a dummy covered wagon valued at 100 dollars and a Scubic foot commercial refrigerator valued at 800 dollars were taken from Bar-B lue Corrals yesterday.
Mrs Kennedy received a cordial sendoff on arrival in Italy as crowds cheered and hosts at Revels Price and Princess Rowen the First posed. The First Lady charmed Italian photographers calling them "chivalrous" as she toured Ravello with Princess Lee Radziwill and sister-in-law Mrs Kennedy.
Gaylord P. Godwin reports on farm assets and real estate, noting a $38.3 billion estate value and $6.6 billion needed for production expenses. The fruit outlook covers 1962 crops with pears and cherries rising, apples and peaches lagging, and regional trends in Florida and California citrus and lemons.
Peace Corps Director Sargent Shriver reviews the program from Singapore on the first anniversary of the Ghana mission. He notes 1,513 volunteers in 19 countries and 2,000 trainees in 31 US universities, with Ghana praising the first group’s impact and inviting a second contingent to continue the work.
Kenneth Ward of Hayden Stone & Co foresees a period of consolidation with the industrial average above 59-600 to restore confidence and strengthen the base for a broader upswing before election day. Roy Brady of J W Sparks & Co expects modest setbacks mainly from profit-taking and advises using weak periods to accumulate specific equities. He supports a near term industrial average projection of 640 as a strong possibility.
Economist Eliot Janeway argues the current rise is a rally within a new bear market. He says the rally is large because it is the first of its kind in this bear market, fueling both fear and hope among investors.
Visitors to the Salt River below Stewart Mountain Dam were warned that river turbulence will make swimming and wading extremely hazardous over Labor Day weekend. Salt River Project official Henry Shipley said irrigation demands require moving large amounts of water from Saguaro Lake into the Salt River channel, a practice to continue through the holiday unless significant rain falls. He cautioned parents to keep children safe as swift currents pose danger even to expert swimmers.
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