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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1963
Page
4
A youth killed two people and escaped from the Arizona State Hospital last Friday marking a fourth escape by the same inmate. The piece argues escapes are common and security lax, urging better conditions and controls to prevent dangerous mental patients from fleeing.
The Shah of Iran gains broad support by breaking up large estates and distributing land to farmers. He backs election law changes to curb fraud, nationalizes forest lands, and funds a local peace corps to fight illiteracy. Some landlords and Communists boycott, but the reform program strengthens Iran and counters extremist influence.
In the 21st session of the 88th Congress Vice President Johnson sits cool behind the rostrum as Republicans Javits Case and others press a point about a hasty adjournment and civil rights. The piece notes Johnson’s civil rights work and defense contractor job equality pushes.
Barry Goldwater argues President Kennedy misreads the unused production capacity in the United States. He contends simply boosting consumer demand through tax cuts and spending won t revive unused steel capacity that may never be needed again.
The argument explains why a 60 percent utilized steel industry needs new capacity to produce thin sheet steel to compete with plastics and aluminum. It cites high auto demand in 1962 and growth in construction and military sectors, concluding that more capital, R D, and retraining are needed rather than deficit spending and tax cuts. How do you stand, sir?
Leslie Cox 32, a carpenter, was pensioned by the parks department at 840 dollars weekly for 33 years whether he works or not after 14 years of service due to an allergy to certain woods. The pension was granted when the department could not place him elsewhere.
Local reader R G Pelusi urges Scottsdale to hire an experienced planning director and adopt a comprehensive master plan including land use, transportation, parks, flood control, and water studies. He criticizes council for reliance on private consultants and warns that without decisive planning Scottsdale could lag behind Phoenix. Pelusi proposes a phased agenda and annexation policy to guide future growth.
The narrative from Ralph McGill traces Dakar from a 17th century Dieppe trading post plagued by malaria to a pivotal 1857 moment when France established a port colony near St. Louis. Dakar grew into the capital of French West Africa, a vast empire stretching from Dakar to the Sahara, Morocco to Nigeria, featuring about 30 major ethnic groups and 120 languages.
The passage traces postwar Africa winds of change through Leopold Senghor and Senegal. It notes his push for associated states, the 1950 Dakar University drive, and the evolving economy from peanuts and phosphates to diversified growth. It highlights independence pride, rising literacy efforts, and ongoing need for jobs and industry.
A letter thanks a newspaper editor and circulation manager for providing copies of Progress for journalism classes. Students studied the paper’s history and origin, local event coverage, syndicated columnists, and advertising volume. Over half of the 64 surveyed students reported their parents subscribe to the publication.
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