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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1968
Page
2
The piece argues eight months into the copper strike that industry wide bargaining risks harming local unions and workers. It warns monolithic power from unions or industry groups, notes wage issues may be solvable, and urges copper workers to resist industry packages and seek reforms.
Scottsdale residents reported a bright glow in the sky with a rainbow edge and a moving light, but staff concluded the sun reflecting off ice particles in clouds explains the phenomenon. No UFOs were seen, leaving the question of their existence open for now.
The speech by William Bundy at College Park traces American decisions from 1945 to 1955 shaping Vietnam policy. It notes France, Ho Chi Minh, the Fontainebleau agreement, and the shift to military aid in South Vietnam, leading to over 15 000 dead and significant U S commitment.
The writer urges President Johnson to create a White House chief of staff to direct nationwide efforts against poverty urban decay and racial injustice. He argues persistent visible action is needed to reassure the jobless and poor that the democratic process works and to resist extremist rhetoric.
Charles W. Pine of 3800 N Central disputes editor Jack Karies account of a Villa Monterey Golf Course water incident. He recalls yelling only to urge Jack out of the icy lake and describes recovering a submerged key case, while noting Karie froze at the steering wheel as waters rose.
The Scottsdale Daily Progress invites reader letters but restricts submissions to 400 words. Each letter must include name and address, though the address may be withheld upon request.
A nameless note describes turning on a radio last night and hearing a violin. The message is signed Eddie Peskay from 4905 Jackrabbit Road in Scottsdale.
The piece analyzes President Johnson’s AFL-CIO convention speech as a tailored appeal to labor, contrasts it with Truman’s 1948 critique, and explains Johnson’s reluctance to repeat the national live broadcast due to a legislative backlog and need for bipartisan votes on tax bills.
The text surveys Kennan’s Memoirs 1925 1950 noting how a different foreign policy might have altered global history since 1919. It highlights William C Bullitt and WWI leaders Woodrow Wilson and Lloyd George and traces Bullitt’s later loss of early diplomatic finesse.
In 1919 Bullitt traveled to meet Lenin in Moscow with Wilson and Lloyd George's consent amid Paris Peace Conference leaks. The mission aimed to ease terms with the Soviet regime though later repudiated. Bullitt faced isolation as he dealt with Stalin after Lenin’s death.
A collection of famous lines on speech and conduct from Dryden Talley Rand and others. The quotes explore how talking may hide thoughts and how actions reveal intent, noting the value of temper and the danger of a sharp tongue.
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