Planning Needed Now in Scottsdale for Future Growth
In a guest editorial Scottsdale Chamber president Don Chambers warns rapid growth requires advance planning. He cites rising land costs for Papago Freeway, crowded downtown streets, and a lack of parks. Calls for a city planner, land use study, master road and park plans, and a comprehensive growth strategy.
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Don Chambers
Scottsdale
Ben Stratton
Arizona Highway Commission
Papago
Fifth Avenue
Pima Plaza
Main Street
Scotts‘dale
Los Angeles
Lincoln and Washington Remembered in February Firelit Reminiscence
Ralph McGill reflects on Abraham Lincoln and George Washington during February, recalling Lincoln’s perseverance and central authority in preserving the union, and Washington’s pivotal role in independence and the early republic. The piece notes Lincoln died at 57 and speaks of wearied, bearded features.
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George Washington
Union
Lincoln as Greatest American and His Enduring Impact
In a reflective appraisal, Lincoln is presented as the greatest American, born of frontier and city life. The piece notes widespread public fascination with Lincoln, his compassion and strength, and cites Carl Sandburg on his lasting memorial: a united nation. It recalls the 1858 Lincoln Douglas debates where Lincoln lost the Senate election yet heightened national attention.
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Lincoln
White House
Carl Sandberg
America
Stephen Douglas
U.S
Illinois
Douglas
Barry Goldwater Calls For Bay of Pigs Inquiry
Barry Goldwater urges a full and impartial Senate inquiry into the Bay of Pigs invasion. He cites telegrams and letters from Cuban exiles claiming the United States promised air and naval support, contrasting Kennedy and attorney general statements with wartime planning realities. Goldwater argues inexperienced civilian officials may have influenced defense policy and risks to national security. He questions why air cover existed in 1962 but not in 1961 and calls for public accountability.
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Washington
United States
Castro
Kennedy
Bay of Pigs
Congress
Cuba
Powell Seaside Retreat Tied to Puerto Rico Land Deal
Drew Pearson reports Rep. Adam Clayton Powell acquired a two acre seashore plot near Cerro Gordo Dorado through the Puerto Rican government. Powell built a $50,000 winter home on the site while the former owner, Jacinto Nevares Cordova, and his family were displaced after a $27,000 payment set by an appraiser.
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Washington
Adam Clayton Powell
New York
Puerto Rico
Garden of Eden
Cerro Gor
Jacinto Nevares Cordova
Bayamon
Powell
Luis Munoz-Marin
Rep. Powell
Parada de Sol Parade Draws Complaints On Flag Etiquette
A reader notes a crowd of about 80 000 at the February 2 Parada de Sol parade failed to remove hats during the flag pass. He urges respect for the flag, praising the parade but criticizing spectator conduct.
President Kennedy Proposes Tax Plan Aimed at Stimulus
The article notes record profits by GM, DuPont and U S Steel as a backdrop to President Kennedy's new tax program. It details an added 5 percent business tax cut, moving the top rate from 52 to 47 percent to spur investment, while experts argue investment lagged in late 1962 and debate centers on Keynesian theory versus stimulus through spending.
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Washington
General Motors
DuPont
U.S. Steel
Kenneces
Harry F. Byrd
Senate Finance Committee
Walter Heller
Council of Economic Advisers
Dougdters
Congress
Seymour Harris
Harvard
Treasury
Douglas Dillon
John Maynard Keynes
Tax Cut Plan Faces Skepticism Amid Spending Constraint
The plan seeks a $6 billion first year tax cut tied to kept spending at recent levels, but critics say it yields only about $1.5 billion net after Social Security tax hits. With a $40 billion gap between production capacity and consumer spending, skeptics doubt the effect. Unemployment may rise above 6 percent by year end, dampening 1964 prospects.
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Heller
America
Quotes In The News By United Press International
London reports an Irish airline stewardess describing jet tummy pain from high altitude pressures on transatlantic flights. Beaumont 16 year old Mark Fanning honors his captain father aboard the missing tanker Marine Sulphur Queen. Cairo cites Al Ahram quoting Abdel Karim Kassem on trial and execution. Knoxville agent William Watkins notes moonshine production and distribution from Tennessee mountains to northern states.
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London
New York
Cairo
United Arab Republic
al Ahram
Abdel Karim Kassem
Iraq
Knoxville
Tenn
William Watkins
Alcohol Tax Unit
Tennessee Mountains
Marriage of Davidson Krasnoff ends in political truce
Lawrence J. Davidson Republican and Adrienne Krasnoff Democrat wed in New Britain. She plans to register with the GOP after their honeymoon. Menu at Ill. hunting club features unusual fare. Oscar Grinnell skis Camden Harbor in December as part of a yearlong goal. London Albert Hall concert features Ar nold Grand Overture for Three Vacuum Cleaners.
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New Britain, Conn
UPI
Lawrence J. Davidson
Adrienne Krasnoff
Camden, Maine
Oscar Grinnell
Camden Harbor
Grinnell
Maine
London
Albert Hall
Malcolm Arnold
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R.-N.y
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D-Wash
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