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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1964
Page
4
Dan Byrne Managing Editor outlines the newspaper’s duty to gather news without twisting facts for opinion. The page lists subscription rates for six evenings weekly, within Arizona and out of state, plus motor route and second class postage details.
A Toledo Blade column argues for a modernized Bill of Rights as a satirical rewrite of the first ten amendments. It lists ten articles skewering federal power, due process, gun rights, search limits, and state sovereignty, ending with the title American Bill of Wrongs.
Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara publicly calls Senator Goldwater's missile gap charge reckless and untrue and privately he is harsher. He argues the gap myth emerged in 1960 and notes GOP failures to counter with solid data. He has questioned the cost and delays of the new manned bomber program.
McNamara questions Goldwater's missile stance amid the growing Minuteman deployment and the fierce Air Force industry lobby. The piece notes congressional members with Reserve commissions, Johnson's service, and calls for examining dual hat officials while urging a nonpolitical defense budget debate.
Bob Considine recounts a humorous travel piece praising a fantastical electric train ride labeled the Considine Pennsylvania Railroad. He describes a long string of cars, warm interiors, overhead luggage racks, a no belt policy, a uniform porter, and a dining car service, all amid a satirical take on airline underfunding and travel expectations.
Barry Goldwater argues that U S timidity in Panama policy sparked riots in the Canal Zone and warns that accommodation with Panamanian nationalists led to血shed. He traces past concessions by Kennedy and State Department softness to current unrest and political agitation backed by Cuban funds.
The article notes President Johnson will decide the running mate and may already have a candidate in mind. It highlights Robert Kennedy and Hubert Humphrey as the most appealing to voters in populous states, with party leaders seeking an exciting ticket to mobilize a large urban and industrial coalition.
The piece weighs support for Humphrey or Kennedy and notes Sargent Shriver's Peace Corps acclaim. It notes Adlai Stevenson may be considered for second on the ticket, but Johnson’s high popularity and instant presidential acceptance remain striking, with about 80 percent of people approving his performance.
The High Court rarely sees cases from thousands of petitions each year with only about a hundred reaching the Supreme Court. Most disputes settle in trial or appellate courts, often over legal questions rather than facts, and many cases arise from state courts or federal districts. This volume explains the Supreme Court process as a public service by the State Bar of Arizona.
The British government provides insurance for tax collectors on duty covering death or injury with benefits up to 2800 dollars for loss of limbs sight or total disablement.
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