Scottsdale’s Future: Preserve Western Identity or Face Suburban Growth
Don Chambers urges Scottsdale residents to act now to keep the town’s unique arts crafts heritage and the “West’s Most Western Town” identity. He calls for a downtown mall with crafts, a museum, a master parking plan, improved services, and professional planning to balance growth with character.
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Scottsdale
Beverly Hills
Desert
West
Izona
Museum of Arts and Crafts
Saturday Evening Post
National Geographic
Life
Note to Pedestrians on Crossing Streets
The piece urges winter visitors and Scottsdale residents to use marked crosswalks and obey green lights to ensure pedestrian priority and avoid mishaps.
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Scottsdale
Lemay Stresses U S Canada Air Defense Alliance
Gen. Curt Lemay defended a strong U S Canada air defense partnership focusing on North American protection from Soviet attack over the North Pole. He argued teamwork between the two English speaking nations remains solid despite U S Ottawa tensions over Bomarc nuclear warheads and political repercussions in Canada.
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New York
United States
Canada
Khrushchev
Curt Lemay
U.S. Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
Washington
Ottawa
U.S
Lemay
Canada and U S bond amid shared borders and divergent aims
The piece argues a deep, pragmatic bond between Canada and the United States despite quarrels. It cites 3000 miles of undefended border, shared routes to Great Lakes cities, and mutual interests, while noting tensions over nuclear policy, trade with Cuba and China, and wartime alignments. It highlights close military and scientific collaboration and the unlikely dissolution of friendship over weapons debates.
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St. Lawrence
Great Lakes
Canada
France
U.S
Castro
Cuba
Ottawa
Batista
Soviet Union
Poland
Ussr
Elks member protests segregation and faces run around
Arlington Vermont Elk John T. Allen interrupts the Elks Magazine dispute over racial membership rules and goes public with his protest. He cites utopian ideals of equality and freedom, noting exclusion based on race. The note adds broader context on Elks membership and politics.
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Washington
John T. Allen
Arlington
Elks
Allen
Elks Magazine
Grand Lodge
the Elks
Senators Cannon
Nevada
Case
New Jersey
Keating
New York
Rachel
California
Long
Missouri
Miller
Iowa
Valentine Day Free Marriage Licenses In Windsor
Town Clerk George J. Tudan will issue free marriage licenses on Valentine’s Day in Windsor with a gift package of household items for both prospective spouses. In Liverpool an appeal court cut John Lawrie’s four year sentence to three years probation noting his nine year clean record in tough Chinatown surroundings.
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Windsor, Conn
UPI
George J. Tudan
Tudan
Liverpool
England
John Lawrie
Lawrie
Chinatown
United Nations debate and world poverty critique
Ralph McGill reflects on a Rosy false view of the United Nations amid a personal tale of a questioning widow. He argues the UN is not bankrupt and urges action against global poverty and misery, noting two thirds of the world live on about half a loaf daily and condemning cynical critics.
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Burma
U Thant
United Nations
Congo
U N Is Agency To Try To End Mass Hunger
Paul Hoffman outlines how the United Nations Special Fund and the Marshall Plan veteran approach address global hunger and political instability. He argues moral duty, political pressure, and economic leverage require action as the world moves into 1963. Hoffman cautions against isolationist views and stresses practical aid and awareness.
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U. N
Paul Hoffman
Hoffman
United Nations Special Fund
Congo
Algeria
Latin America
India
Pakistan
Soviets press on test ban talks as Geneva deadline nears
Marquis Childs reports that despite the abrupt New York break in talks the West still seeks a limited on site inspection regime. The piece notes Khrushchev's two to three inspections and eight to ten sought by the United States, with distrust coloring hopes for a treaty and concerns over ratification and future disarmament precedent.
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Washington
New York
United States
Britain
Geneva
Disarmament Commission
Atlantic Alliance
Semyon Tsarapkin
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
Kennedy
Congress
Senate
White House
State Department
William C. Foster
Fay Kahler
Moscow
Whey
Editor’s Mailbag Questions School Expansions Frills
Douglas J. Black argues against proposed school expansion extras such as wrestling and drama rooms in Scottsdale and Arcadia Highs. He says frills like air conditioned classrooms and fancy registers waste taxes and calls for necessary additions without tax increases. He cites refrigeration costs and criticizes spending on comfort features over core classrooms.
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Charles Holt
Holt
Arcadia High
Scottsdale High
Hohokam
Also Mentioned on This Page
Don Chambers
Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce
Bob Considine
Considine
of America
Drew Pearson
Elks Lodge
Jack Anderson
Pearson
Jackie
Rattlesnake Mountain
Virginia Hunt Country
Nelson Rockefeller
Internal Revenue Service
Rockefeller Foundation
Rocky
Internal Revenue
Pentagon
Ken Keating
Olympus
Interlandi
DE Los Meees Times
DeGaulle
Napoleon
Caesar
Ralph McGill
Atlanta
Marquis Childs
Childs
Douglas J. Black
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