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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1964
Page
4
A Kennedy task force report shows 49.8 percent of young men failed pre induction exams for physical mental or moral reasons. The piece argues youth fitness must be developed at home and in schools and warns against urbanized, elite sport focus sidelining participation for all.
The piece notes annual jokes about tax reform in Washington, cites Senator Paul Douglas of Illinois who reported in 1959 that 20 people earning over 500000 paid no federal income taxes and five over 1000000 paid nothing, while the average earner at 100 per week paid 456 annually, arguing everyone should pay.
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak report that Senator Barry Goldwater seeks a spring to late spring primary blitz to win the nomination. Officials fear the New Hampshire win cannot clinch the race and that Rockefeller could deny California victory in June.
Washington analysis shows Lyndon B. Johnson leading Nixon by 69 to 24 and Goldwater by 75 to 20 in Gallup polls, with expectations of a drop as he confronts controversial issues. Goldwater's setbacks boost Nixon and other contenders, keeping a tight nomination race ahead of the San Francisco convention. Eisenhower could influence the convention balance.
Ralph McGill reflects on January as the birth month of Ben Franklin, Robert E. Lee, and Thomas J. Stonewall Jackson. He notes Jackson’s austere nature, shadowed by Lee, and recalls his harsh upbringing, West Point admission in 1842, and career including teaching at Virginia Military Institute before resignation to pursue military tactics and philosophy.
The passage portrays Thomas J. Jackson known as Stonewall Jackson, detailing his piety, discipline, and leadership. It notes his European travels, devotion to duty, and the 1862 Valley Campaign hailed as a peak of American military strategy. It mentions his death from pneumonia linked to wounds at Chancellorsville and his soldiers’ respect and fear.
Saints Peter and Andrew brothers both suffered crucifixion, a symbol of shared sacrifice. The Vatican meeting between Pope Paul VI and Metropolitan Athenagoras I urged dialogue, with cautious hope for overcoming centuries of division between Catholic and Orthodox churches.
Two men posing as salesmen gained entry to Dr. Marvin Silverman's Van Nuys home and escaped with nine thousand dollars in cash from his refrigerator. Police say the thieves appeared to know the victim's hiding spot and went directly to the icebox to seize the money.
The column defines insurable interest as a valid basis for insurance. It covers property stakes through ownership, equity, or lender position and life stakes through expected benefit. It notes negligence consequences for insurers and cites a case of a child’s murderer involving an aunt-in-law policy. It emphasizes protecting property and life from loss.
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