We Win Scottsdale Wins Preliminary Northside Annexation Fight
The Superior Court restrains Phoenix from moving to annex Scottsdale expansion north as Judge Porter Murry issued the ruling yesterday. Phoenix seeks to extend into downtown Scottsdale including Fashion Square and Camelback area. The editorial argues against Phoenix’s land grabs and criticizes city leadership while noting unresolved battle and proposed gasoline tax.
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Chief Resignation Sparks City Police Turbulence
The city notes the resignation of Police Chief Merritt Chafey amid months of department friction. Reports of lax nighttime enforcement and discipline suggest the department needs tighter oversight to address growing complaints.
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Tribute to Chief Justice Bernstein on respecting constitutional rights
The Arizona Supreme Court Chief Justice Charles C. Bernstein praised clear legal language and urged law enforcement to honor the U.S. Constitution by avoiding unreasonable searches and seizures. He cited a recent U.S. Supreme Court Ohio case to show errors by officers and stressed state compliance to protect liberty.
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Vatican II Off to Nine Month Recess Amid Unity Debates
The second Vatican Council nears a nine month recess with focus on church reappraisal of its past, present, and future. American cardinals criticize slow progress and excess talk while noting the Catholic Church’s vast global reach, numbers, and impact.
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St Patrick’s Cathedral
New York
Vatican council and the future of a united church
A discussion of Vatican aims notes a potential $25 million value for Vatican treasures ahead of 1964 World Fair displays. It foresees reform of church administration, increased laity influence, and broader access to mass while bishops weigh shifts away from Italian dominance toward American and awakening nations. It contrasts Christian unity with peace and civil rights goals, and warns that communism seeks to suppress those who champion such values.
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GOP Nomination Watch in 1964 Presidential Picture
Marquis Childs analyzes the 1964 GOP landscape noting Nelson Rockefeller as leading candidate if he secures New York governor’s win. He discusses liberal Republicans backing governors, Case’s plan for state capital conferences, and Goldwater’s cautious stance amid Kennedy’s high standing and possible delays to a Rockefeller bid.
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Pennsylvania
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Michigan
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Ohio
Coney Island
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Rockefeller and Kennedy Rivalry Ahead of 1960 Conventions
The piece notes Rockefeller facing tax and budget pressures after reelection, with big increases for schools and highways. It discusses the looming Kennedy-Rockefeller confrontation, campaign fundraising from the Kennedy family, and the impact of national issues on Rockefeller’s standing and governors’ troubles amid recession and unemployment.
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Kenedy
Scottsdale Council Considers FEDERAL Master Plan Program
Dear Editor, a reader expected protest but found only a brief Page 1 item about Scottsdale City Council weighing a federal master plan program. The letter questions accepting federal aid and fears potential Washington dictates on city decisions.
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Scottsdale
Letters to the Editor on Federal Education Aid in Arizona
Mary Wagner of Scottsdale argues against opinion that federal aid controls schools. She defends selective use of funds under the National Defense Education Act and notes Arizona’s higher local match for language labs. She questions political leaders and urges acceptance of federal support.
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Johnny
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Arizona School Board Association
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Wagner Scottsdale
Point Shaving Scandal Tarnishes College Basketball Reputation
Ralph McGill reports on the point shaving scandal era in college basketball where gamblers paid players to lose by small margins. He notes the involvement of players, recruiters, and coaches, the spread to multiple courts, and the lasting stain on the sport as cases wind through criminal courts.
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Washington
College Boys Sell Honor To Gain Dollars
The article argues point shaving in college basketball harms sports values while noting football faces fewer corruption risks. It cites a Florida player who alerted authorities, calls for strong barriers by coaches and admins, and links athletic corruption to broader national value issues beyond college sports.
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University of Florida
Heaven
Book critique of American culture by Dwight Macdonald
Rudolph Flesch reviews Against the American Grain by Dwight Macdonald, praising its bracing, uncompromising critique of U S culture. He notes Macdonald targets Pulitzer prizes Time covers Park Avenue realism Harper's Atlantic Bernstein Stokowski MoMA Tennessee Williams Miller and cites Hemingway Riesman abstract expressionism Lerner Steichen Family of Man and other modern art forms.
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Random House
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United States
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Saturday Review
Bernstein
Stokowski
Museum of Modern Art
Tennessee Williams
Arthur Miller
Hemingway
David Riesman
Max ‘Lerner
Elizabeth Taylor
Eddie Fisher
Steichen
Articulate critique of American culture and legal safety nets
The author surveys U S cultural icons from Rodgers and Hammerstein to beatnik poetry and Thornton Wilder, praising Dwight Macdonald and Will Bernard while warning readers about legal traps. Practical advice covers reading contracts, avoiding signed agreements without reading, and a table of average legal fees with cautions on wills and insurance policy wording.
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National Education Association
Thornton Wilder
Archibald MacLeish
Pearl Buck
John Hersey
Herman Wouk
John ‘Steinbeck
Dwight Macdonald
H.L. Mencken
Thorstein Veblen
Will Bernard
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