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Newspaper

Scottsdale Progress

Location

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Jan 23, 1962

Page

3

Tax Bill Aims to Equalize Home Taxes in Arizona

The house majority plans to introduce a tax revision measure to create a formula that equalizes ice taxes so homeowners in Maricopa and Pima counties will not bear an unfair burden. Scottsdale residents report unclear tax charges and a county raise of 8.09 dollars monthly, totaling 19 dollars, prompting focus on the bill and Rep. Dave Kret's proposal to require mortgage firms to itemize payments.

House Senate Maricopa Pima Scottsdale Dave Kret R. Maricopa Kret Twocottsdale

Scottsdale appointee named assistant to regional post director

Frank Anderson of Scottsdale takes the new post assisting the regional director in Denver. He will boost outreach in four western states with emphasis on early Christmas mail, postal zone numbers, and field service public information. The post office aims for closer ties between regional headquarters and local offices.

Frank Anderson Scottsdale Arizona Anderson Post Office Denver

Burglars Take Safe From Black Sheep Club

The Black Sheep Club reports burglars did not demand cash but carried off the entire safe after closing. The owner suspects the thieves stayed inside the building and urges measures like floor-chained safes and counting clients on entry and exit.

Lars

De Gaulle Vexes Allies and Foes Across Decades

The piece labels Charles de Gaulle as the world’s most exasperating public leader. It traces his clash with French military, his exile in England, alliance with Churchill, return to lead free France, and later stand amid bureaucratic strife and splinter movements, shaping a potent but contentious political path.

New York Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev Fidel Castro Hemisphere Walter Ulbricht Germany Berlin Charles Andre de Gaulle de Gaulle Hitler Old Petain Othe Lam England Winston Churchill Cross Gaulle

De Gaulle Seen as World's Most Stubborn Man

The article portrays Charles de Gaulle as highly stubborn and combative, facing revolts within the French army, clashes with Western allies over Berlin and NATO, and ongoing atomic testing. It notes opposition from certain Algerian factions and unease in Kennedy’s circle about his independence from UN and NATO command.

France de Gaulle Joint Chiefs of Staff Kennedy FLN Berlin Western Alliance Kennédy MacMillan Khrushchev NATO Russia Geneva United Nations Congo UN Assembly Algeria Mediterranean

Barry Goldwater Defends Reagan Era Republican Message

Barry Goldwater argues the nation is losing its purpose under Kennedy and the New Frontier. He criticizes deficit spending foreign policy missteps and seeks Republican unity and a clear philosophical alternative for freedom and national goals.

Kennedy Sons of Liberty Laos Cuba Khrushchev Katanga United Nations Goa Nehru Berlin Russia United States Democrat Party

New Frontier Chants Chorus Of Our Defeat

A brief excerpt discusses a program to correct past errors and provide new hope for mankind to be free. It ends with a question directed at a reader, asking how they stand on the issue.

Know Your America Q A on Slavery in the Constitution

The question asks if the word slave or slavery appears in the Constitution. The answer notes that slavery is mentioned in the Thirteenth Amendment.

America

Council Criticized By Taxpayer in Scottsdale Letter

Frederick M. Olden of Phoenix blasts Scottsdale city leadership over what he calls incompetence and broken promises. He cites a sanitary fill incident, poor administration, and election concerns while urging better qualifications from candidates. Mack F. Courtland also voices frustration with incumbents and asks for a school qualifications summary.

Scottsdale

Cut Taxes Dear Mr Editor Letter Gifts Public Support

A reader expresses pleasure in editorials from your Progress including Goldwater and Lewis Jr and Pegler. The writer notes occasional disagreement with Pegler but generally approves. The letter ends mid thought acknowledging Eleanor-Reese veltsier-Child’s columns.

Senator Goldwater Fulton Lewis Jr Pegler O.k Eleanor-Reeseveltsier

Summit Echoes From Lincoln Era Civil War Talks

Ralph McGill notes January 1965 talks on a 1865 summit between Lincoln and Confederate Peace Commissioners. He recalls Fortress Monroe meeting aboard River Queen February 3 with Lincoln Seward and three Confederate commissioners led by Alexander Stephens.

Lincoln Fortress Monroe Seward Alexander Stephens Confederacy Georgia Jefferson Davis Stephens Robert Toombs Toombs Davis South

Davis and Davis Clash Over Armistice and War

An eyewitness recounts a failed summit between Jefferson Davis and Confederate leaders. Davis pressed for armistice with independence terms, compensation, and return of seized property, while Stephens and Lee urged peace. The piece notes Davis’s refusal, Lee’s discouragement, and Stephens’s later harsh critique, suggesting a lesson for the present time.

Tegrity Congress Stephens Jefferson Davis Confederacy Davis Lee Mr. Davis Richmond Confederate Congress Jeferson Davis

Atom spy Alan Nunn May takes post in Ghana

Washington reports Dr. Alan Nunn May, the British atom spy, has accepted a professorship in physics at the University of Ghana after serving part of a ten year sentence for passing atom secrets to the Russians. The move is cited as further evidence of cross border Communist operations and personnel exchanges.

Washington Alan Nunn May Ghana Gerhart Eisler Lewis Nazi Germany United Nee Germany Poland Che Guevara Argentina Cuba Fidel Castro United and May England Africa University of London Ent Ghana Council

Atomic Spy Nunn Gets Ghana Job In Nuclear Work

The article reports Alan Nunn May, a confessed Soviet contact from Canada, being assigned to nuclear work in Ghana under President Nkrumah. It notes his espionage past with the Soviet Union, his Montreal Laboratory affiliation in 1944, and a Senate study on Pugwash conferences. The piece frames May as a physicist with dual reputation in science and espionage.

Nunn Ghana Nkrumah May Senate Internal Security Subcommittee Montreal Canadian National Research Council Russia Canada England Alek Zabotin Legram Moscow New Mexico Japan Alan Nunn May

The First Shall Be Last and the Last Shall Be First

A quoted maxim appears to frame a discussion about status and reversal of fortunes. The fragment hints at a moral or religious theme where outcomes invert expectations and authority or merit is unsettled. No concrete events or identifiable entities are present.

Bey Mego

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