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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1962
Page
2
Local column argues Scottsdale must add polling places for the February 20 city election. With 12 000 registered voters across 14 precincts, officials should provide adequate facilities beyond two booths to avoid suppressing turnout and to reflect a growing population and expected higher turnout.
Citizens told the Progress that Tuesday night session had inadequate seating and urged the board to move meetings to a larger auditorium or visible room. The board also considers a teacher salary raise, with discussions open to the public due to potential tax impact on the community.
Washington reports show improving hopes that UN order keeping in the Congo may avert a civil war and major powers intervention. Administration backing for a $200 million bond issue to underwrite Congo operations gains, though skeptics like Senator Aiken warn against ill advised funding. The debate centers on whether the UN can remain an effective force or become a weakened debating society amid geopolitical pressures.
The United Nations faces a three part plan to fund special operations in Congo and Gaza through regular assessments, with a Hague court reference on mandatory payments. Senator Gore plans hearings to examine the Congo mission, while Senator Dodd critiques it after a separate trip. The debate centers on the UN’s survival in a transitional era and Kennedy era directions.
Barry Goldwater argues that the nation needs a clear leader to set a goal and advance it, criticizing committee-driven efforts and the split image of parties. He cites Kennedy and Eisenhower on forming American purpose, warning that vague aims and indecision hinder progress without a decisive leader to march in front.
The passage reflects a historical assertion that Americanism rests on inalienable rights derived from God, not from governments or majorities. It frames a philosophical stance on the source of rights and the role of the state in relation to individual liberty.
Washington columnist jokes about TV medical ads and their remedies for sinus troubles. He notes conflicting claims from commercials, confusion over brand names, and his attempt at a homemade cure for sinus pain and congestion.
In Austin a report notes a boy celebrating his 10th birthday while Fort Worth residents joke about a messy home scene with dirt in the bathtub and a lighthearted domestic dispute. The fragment hints at playful garden work and everyday family moments.
Republican insiders say Senator Prescott Bush faces a political death march as Abe Ribicoff lingers on potential candidacy to unseat him. Gov. John Dempsey and Democratic chair John Bailey maneuver to draft Ribicoff while Kowalski lingers with a fringe bid amid vague primary odds and party scheming.
The piece notes Prescott Bush’s political standing as a waning GOP hope with a spring primary looming between Danny Brewster and Blair Lee Ill for the Democratic successor. It highlights several vulnerable Republican senators Thurston Morton Wallace Bennett Tom Kuchel and Joe Clark and John Carroll facing challenges while Northern Democrats appear secure for re election.
The text explains the Sixteenth Amendment aimed to remove the need to distribute directs among states by population. It notes that a temporary portion of the Seventeenth Amendment allowed senators elected before its adoption to complete their terms.
A Ralph McGill column discusses Professor Gordon Allport's Tucker College Record piece on values. It argues that future youth face a world shaped by science technology and automation, with caste discrimination ending and a need for understanding world societies and their values.
Professor Allport notes a study of values among college youths in 10 nations. American students appear most privatistic and self centered seeking a rich life for themselves while showing little concern for global welfare. He warns education must address inner values to avoid a narrow focus on production and consumption.
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