Plaudits and concerns over Parada del Sol parade
The Scottsdale Jaycees receive thanks for a larger Parada del Sol with praise for volunteers and police, public works crews, and the Jaycee wives. The editorial criticizes last weekend road rebuilds on 68th Street and McDonald Drive, notes rain delays, and warns the parade route may need relocation as Scottsdale grows. It also mentions the Gold Shirt Gang and a Phoenix ballet group, then urges planners to plan future route changes.
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Scottsdale Jaycees
Gold Shirt Gang
Wickenburg
Phoenix
Scottsdale
Jaycees
Free Textbooks for Arizona High Schools Worth the Cost
The Legislature is urged to fund free textbooks for public high school students. While costly, two thirds of states already provide this benefit, reducing dropout risk and long term rehabilitation costs. Proponents argue the program is a sound investment for Arizona despite competing budget needs.
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States
Arizona
Finch Sets Desegregation Push in Nixon Era Clash
Secretary Robert Finch moves to withdraw federal funds from five segregated Southern districts, signaling a forceful desegregation policy. The internal White House tension centers on Strom Thurmond and a growing split with Nixon aides over enforcement, with Finch aiming to entice Blacks into the Republican fold.
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Washington
Robert Finch
Health, Education and Welfare
South
Sen
Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Nixon
Finch
Thurmond
Johnson
White House
John Veneman
Mailbag Bridge beef about early closure and no notice
Reader letters condemn the McDonald Drive bridge closure for widening. They note the bridge opened before the usual 7:30 a.m. rush and no advance notice at the site or newspaper. Suggestions include delaying closure to 8:30 and posting warning signs.
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Sir McDonald
McDonald
Talk About America by Alistair Cooke review
A World War II era tone prompts a review of Alistair Cooke's Talk About America a Knopf collection from fifteen years of Letter from America broadcasts. The reviewer notes Cooke explains American customs myths with wit and clarity and portrays a British audience learning to understand and admire American life.
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America
Alistair Cooke
Knopf
United States
Cooke
British Broadcasting Corp
Idaho
George Washington
Gov. Smylie
H. L.’ Mencken
Type slips New Larking Lot at Palmer High
Anchorage Daily Times notes a peculiar incident about a girl arriving with her father in a gown at Palmer High. A New York Post bar exam story and San Jose Mercury service are also referenced, with Lexington Kentucky noted in the text.
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Palmer High
Anchorage
Daily Times
Julie
Will
New York
Post
Supreme Court warned to curb stays by Justice Douglas
Rep. F. Edward Hebert demands the Court tighten procedures to stop arbitrary stays after Justice Douglas blocked Vietnam deployment. Hebert accuses Douglas of bias and activism, says Congress may act, Warren replies with evasive noncommitment and a stay later thrown out. Hebert vows to persist.
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Earl Warren
Supreme Court
Congress
Warren
F. Edward Hebert
D-La
House
Armed Services
National Guard and Reserve Affairs
Sire
William O. Douglas
Peacenik
Vietnam
Black
Brennan
Harlan
White
Douglas
Hebert
Justice Douglas
Hebbert
National Guard
Heber
A-Bear
Committee
Pueblo Sailor Faces Court Martial After Pueblo Capture
The hearing room scene reveals Commander Lloyd Bucher under Article 0730 review for surrendering the Pueblo. Officials question Navy decisions, equipment reliability, air support delays, and the fate of crew during the North Korea seizure.
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Pueblo
Corcur
Navy
Brass
North Korea
Bucher
South Korea
Japan
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Doc" Wright
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