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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1962
Page
3
The Scottsdale School District seeks about 2 million to fund new schools as pupil growth raises property taxes. With possible additional levies for a Maricopa junior college district and flood control, property owners face higher burdens. The legislature is urged to craft a new formula to ease the tax load.
The city manager Ken Williams, guided by the city council, selected Chief Brown of Richmond California as Scottsdale police chief after weighing reputation and cost. The discussion on smog blames mining counties dust and subdivision dust as the main local irritant, not industrial pollution, and notes watering limits and tourism concerns.
The text contrasts Kennedy and Stevenson in a publicity war over appeasement versus toughness. It notes Stevenson's preference for UN support before unilateral action and remarks on his presidential candidacy and role in Washington while criticizing the administration.
Rodent and dogless streets mark Moscow travel, says Considine, noting scarce English, no telephone books, churches scarce, and Intourist quips. He mocks hotel prices and warns visitors about dress codes, calls, and the city’s peculiar hospitality while touting Chicken Kiev at the National Hotel.
Satirical travel note lists oddities for visitors to Moscow. It mentions scarce gas stations for civilians, self-serve fuel, old style abacuses in hotels, and cautions about meeting officials. The piece jokes about Intourist guides and aging Soviet figures.
In a three year reserve service recount, Barry Goldwater praises Air Force personnel during a two week active duty in Florida amid the Cuban crisis. He argues aerospace superiority is essential, criticizes the B-70 program delays, and highlights air power as key to intelligence and wartime tasks.
The passage praises air power and the role of American designed equipment flown by trained pilots in reconnaissance and potential Cuban invasion planning. It emphasizes air bombardment and air cover as essential to any surface operation and argues for the ongoing need for manned aircraft to ensure American security in a tense world.
A humorous column notes the divide over a father and mother taking their son for his first haircut. The writer jokes about estrangement yet ongoing cohabitation, highlighting how a minor family dispute reflects broader traditions. The piece uses light irony to discuss gender norms and domestic friction.
A father recounts the debate over his son Ignatz’s hair length and gender perception. The mother pushes for a trim while the father delays, until repeated calls from strangers force action at a local barber. The tale reflects a common parental clash over appearances and authority.
A writer envisions President Kennedy in a conservative turn after a nationwide canvass. He forecasts 10 percent federal cuts, a retroactive tax cut, Byrd as treasury secretary, antitrust action against unions, tax-exempt status removals, longer workweeks, price cuts, and a reshaped federal security apparatus including CIA dissolution and revived Secret Service. He predicts a tough stance on welfare, stricter identification of unemployed, and a strengthened U S prestige with Nixon or Judd as ambassadors.
Ralph McGill argues that Soviet efforts to place missiles in Cuba risked triggering a crisis at the United Nations. He says Khrushchev aimed to declare a fait accompli and would have faced a catastrophic outcome if missiles were ready. The Soviet withdrawal averted war but revealed a failed gamble.
The speech argues nuclear missiles have changed global risk and that moral leaders must grasp atomic war’s severity. It notes that destruction of large populations makes victory irrelevant and warns disarmament seems unattainable amid rising national wealth enabling核 devices and evolving delivery systems.
Margaret E Warner questions whether the editorials on smog regulations in December were directly copied from a Los Angeles Times piece from about 18 years earlier. She addresses the editor directly, raising concerns about originality.
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