Education funding split as Arizona weighs cuts and stadium bonds
Gov Williams and the Legislature push spending cuts while education faces scrutiny. Robert Ryan argues that investing in universities spurs growth, citing MIT and Boston. Arizona State University wins approval to issue 1.5 million in bonds to remodel its stadium amid budget tensions.
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Williams
Arizona
Brookings Institution
Phoenix
Robert Ryan
Ryan
Boston
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Senate Education Committee
Arizona State University
Khrushchev Reveals U.S. H Bomb Deployments in 1957
In a Moscow interview Khrushchev charged U.S. Air Force bombers carried hydrogen bombs on training missions. He warned of a dangerous Cold War dynamic with bombers circling the U.S. and allied bases, recalling past accidents and urging caution amid escalating tensions.
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New York
Nikita Khrushchev
U.S. Air Force
W.R. Hearst
Franrk Conniff
Moscow
Cornsidine
United States
Strategic Air Command
Soviet Union
Russia
Canada
Mexico
Cuba
SAC
Khrushchev
Valley residents eye major league basketball in Phoenix
A letter urges improved Coliseum management to support a potential major league basketball team. Readers complain of long ticket lines, lack of ticket sellers, usher shortages, and box office disorganization despite good hockey crowds.
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Valley
Roadrunners
Phoenix
Nuclear age brinkmanship and the Pueblo affair
A legacy of avoidance and restraint guides U S policy toward North Korea and the Pueblo incident. The piece argues nuclear deterrence forces caution, shaping small nations like North Korea to push risk limits while major powers back off. It notes Mansfield favors lies over war and foresees gradual resolution amid global anxiety.
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John ‘Foster Dulles
North Korea
United States
Soviet Union
Pueblo
Mike Mansfield
D.-Mont
Senate
Sen
Mansfield
Korea
Red China
Soviet Russia
Montana
Top 20 Best Selling Books Excluding the Bible
Alice Payne Hackett’s list from 10 Years of Best Sellers ranks major titles by total copies sold. Highlights include The Bible excluded works like Gone With the Wind, How to Win Friends and Influence People, To Kill a Mockingbird, Peyton Place, and The Carpetbaggers with millions sold since their initial releases.
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Alice Payne Hackett
R.R. Bowker Co
Benjamin Spock
Peyton Place
Grace Metalious
Charles Monroe Sheldon
God’ S Littles Acre
Erskine Caldwell
Betty Crocker
Margaret Mitchell
Dale Carnegie
Lady Chatterley
Lawrence
R. J. Cook Cole
Carlos Castillo
Otto
F. Bond
Harold Robbins
Johnn F. Kennedy
Texodus
Leon Uris
Roger
Mickey Spillane
Harper Lee
Notable Picks in Scottsdale Arts Topaz List
The Scottsdale arts scene highlights titles by Kazan Stewart Levin Kilgallen Styron O Hara Slaughter Sutton Marshall with works including The Arrangement The Galeriel Hounds Rosemarys Baby Murder One The Confessions of Nat Turner The Instrument Doctor s Wives The Exhibitionist and Christy.
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Arts
Topaz
Kazan
Stewart
The
Galeriel Hounds
Levin
Rosemary’s
Baby” Kilgallen
Styron
Nat Turner
O’hara
Sutton
Marshall
Christy
Risks Rise at Khe Sanh as Vietnam War Escalates
Washington officials warn the Khe Sanh engagement could become the war's largest battle and drive policy debates in Saigon and Washington. Pentagon analysts fear high U.S. casualties weekly, possible troop ceiling shifts, and a decisive North Vietnamese victory or stalemate altering Johnson's strategy.
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Washington
U.S
Saigon
Khe Sanh
Demilitarized Zone
Pentagon
Aus
Hanoi
Johnson
Vietnam
William Westmoreland
Perts
South
Dmz
First Cavalry
Hue
South Vietnam
Highlands
Dien Bien Phu
North Vietnam
Giap
Dieh Bien .Phu
Geneva
Westmoreland
Debate at Scottsdale Jaycees Highlights Bartos Backers
A Scottsdale Jaycees debate featuring Mayor Bud Tims Dan Bartos drew hostility from some attendees toward City Hall. As the night progressed applause for Bartos faded to zero, with critics cautioning that Bartos winning could make the city the laughing stock of the state.
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Sirs
Bud
Tims
Dan
Bartos
Jack Karne
Lincoln
Douglas
Scottsdale—d
Dick- Bryce
E. McDowell
Voice of dissent in Progress critique of Goldwater quotes
Letter cites Jan 30 1968 Progress issue praising dissent while criticizing a two column feature on Barry Goldwater. Editor links quotes condemning nuclear and naval aggression and accuses Goldwater of political contradictions on government roles and civil rights.
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The
Progress
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
Haiphong
Russia
Czechoslovakia
Soviet Union
Vietnam
United States
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Pocket Atlas
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Viking Press
Iris Murdoch
Murdoch
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Saturday Evening Post
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Robert Marx
M. E. White
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Scottsdale Progress
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