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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1962
Page
4
The piece argues that future prospects for dropouts are bleaker as demand for unskilled labor shrinks. It notes distaste for discipline drives some to quit, while a minority drift into crime or dependence. Society must act to prevent a generation of permanent dependents.
In Scottsdale Road traffic frictions a loud male driver berated a lady tourist for turning left with only a blinker. He insisted a hand signal was needed though Arizona law allows the blinkER light. The incident highlights courtesy toward visitors and avoiding heated disputes over minor traffic misunderstandings.
The Maricopa County Medical Society led preventive medicine efforts with multiple agencies thanked for their time. Three Scottsdale women from local clubs organized volunteer calls from home phones, yielding strong turnout at Coronado Arcadia and Scottsdale. Clinics will repeat next Sunday at the same locations for those unable to vaccinate yesterday.
Voters are reminded they must register by Saturday January 20 to be eligible for the city election on February 20. The notice emphasizes the six day deadline and urges timely action.
In a column responding to a reader challenge, Philip Hochstein argues that communism uses nationalism as a propaganda tool. He contends workers lack power in communist states and that identity is restricted, making nationalism a core, intensified feature for both Russians and Chinese. He warns Western nations must preserve nationalism to protect diverse identities.
In a column reflecting on a December Open End show, Dr. John Bennett Dean of Union Theological Seminary defends a noncombat stance to communism while Barry Goldwater and others discuss the right wing Birch Society. The piece argues communism is a secular atheistic religion aiming to deny God and fight Judeo Christian origins of life.
Barry condemns a clergyman for TV remarks he says undermine belief in God the Father and creator and support the opposite view He questions Dr Bennett’s stance and asks how the church should oppose what he calls an evil aiming to destroy virtue and dignity of individuals He asks the preacher to explain his position to resist communism.
Washington columnist jokes that Rep. Charles A. Halleck could push a bill to shorten the alphabet to improve his showing in the House speaker fight. The piece notes Halleck and Rep. John W. McCormack trading early letters as they vie in the alphabetical list.
The final tally shows 248 Democrats backing McCormack and 166 Republicans supporting Halleck. The vote reflected strict party lines with no third candidate or “present” votes, underscoring Democratic numerical superiority and party loyalty.
Ralph McGill notes Premier Antonio de Oliveira Salazar angrily threatens to pull Portugal from the United Nations after Goa’s loss. The piece reviews Portugal’s colonial era from Vasco da Gama to Albuquerque and Goa’s rise as a city of the empire, and hints at later Dutch and British challenges.
The passage traces European influence in India from 1596 onward, outlining Dutch and Portuguese decline, British rise via the East India Company, and Mogul shifts. It notes Bombay’s dowry to Catherine of Braganza, Portugal’s stubborn claims, and Nehru's nonviolence stance in pressuring Portugal, with Communist currents seen shaping a tense era.
Fulton Lewis reports a 1,440 page GPO volume compiling all public words of Senator John F. Kennedy from August 1 to November 8, 1960. A Nixon volume and a debate transcripts volume followed, reflecting campaign rhetoric and claims such as “The Soviet Union is first in outer space.”
The text cites JFK era discourse on civil rights in 1960 with references to Clark-Celler bill delays, missile gap claims by McNamara, Kennedy Khrushchev Vienna talks, and defense air projects, noting shifts in U S policy and party positions amid the election year context.
A reader asks how amendments to the Constitution may be proposed. The answer explains two paths: by two thirds of both houses in Congress or by a constitutional convention called by two thirds of the states, followed by ratification by three quarters of the states.
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