The New Breed Entering Politics as Glenn Plans Senate Run
The article notes astronaut John Glenn and football coach Bud Wilkinson as new political contenders, lacking prior political experience but carrying high public profiles. It suggests potential impact if elected, with Wilkinson possibly directing a Senate touch football dynamic and Glenn potentially leading a moon-related congressional investigation.
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John Glenn
United States Senate
Bud Wilkinson
Glenn
Wilkinson
Congress
Senate
House
Supreme Court
Executive Branch
Government
Kennedy
White House
Crash in Scottsdale Highlights Driving Dangers
A Scottsdale market window was smashed when a car crashed through it. The owner narrowly escaped harm by reacting seconds before impact. The piece argues for stricter auto inspections and driver testing to curb frequent, preventable accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scottsdale
Arizona trio joins Goldwater campaign staff
Rowland Evans notes Barry Goldwater named three Arizonans to top roles, Kitchel, Burch, and Kleindienst, as his national campaign team. He contrasts their local fame with limited national experience, flags Arizona regional bias, and observes the shift from the Draft Goldwater Committee to Goldwater for President. The piece argues this change may slow momentum and frames the Arizona team as a new, uneasy alliance.
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Washington
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
Arizona
Kennedy
Massachusets
New Hampshire
Peter O’donnell
Texas
F. Clifton White
O’donnell
White
Goldwater-For- President
Kleindienst
Kitchel
Arizonians
Republican National Committee
Mayflower
Cliff White
Glenn enters Ohio Senate race amid space fame debate
Col John H Glenn contests Sen. Young in Ohio as both parties weigh the impact of his spaceflight fame on the upcoming primary. Republicans foresee Taft facing Glenn. Democrats split over a divisive contest while Glenn insists fame can spark service.
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Washington
John H. Glenn
Outer Space
Ohio
Col. Glenn
Glenn
United States
Dwight Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
Columbus
George Romney
Michigan
Romney
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
New York
James Roosevelt
California
Sen
Young
Col
Kennedy
Johnson
Sen. Young
Rep
Taft
Sympathetic Ear Reports Car Towing Incident in Houston
Jack B. Syke told Houston city council a policeman refused him access to his car as it was towed from a no parking zone. The officer kept him waiting until the vehicle reached a city lot. Mayor Louis Welch pledged a sympathetic probe and shared a personal memory of similar experience.
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Houston
Tex
UPI
Jack B. Syke
Louis Welch
Editor's Mailbag Praises Abstinence Editorial
A Scottsdale reader thanks the editor for his January 18 piece "How Young Is 20" and endorses Total Abstinence as the answer to crime and drink. The Scottsdale Daily Progress invites letters up to 400 words, signed, with name and address withheld if needed, and notes its editorial page awards.
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James M. Folk
Arizona
Florence C Rice
E. Vista
Scottsdale
Scottsdale Daily Progress
The American Woman and the Cigar Question
A humorous critique argues that American women will not switch from cigarettes to cigars despite ads. The piece cites Eliza Considine Beth Taylor Shirley Temple and Margaret Chase Smith, noting social expectations and imagery around women smoking. It mocks Madison Avenue rhetoric and reflects on gender norms and quitting smoking.
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New York
Eliza Considine Beth Taylor
Dicky
Shirley Temple
George Burns
Margaret Chase Smith
United States
Chercotsville
Bowery
John Galsworthy
Madison Avenue
School Bus Laws Urged For Arizona Drivers
The Arizona Highway Dept Traffic Safety Division urges motorists to follow state law 28-857 A.R.S. when meeting or overtaking school buses. Drivers must stop before reaching the bus and may proceed only when the bus resumes motion or signaled to go.
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Arizona
A.R.S
Will Women Smokers Go For Cigars
A humorous slice on smoking and social scenes at year end fundraisers. The piece riffs on a man quitting because his wife told him to stop, then moves through dinner crowds, a large football lineman winning a trophy, and a hotel room gamble scene. It closes with wartime and flag references and a joking note about June 14.
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Ariz
William Mason
Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
Gop
Denison Kitchel
Phoenix
Dean Burch
Tucson
Sawyer Burch
Richard G. Kleindienst
Paul Fannin
Proscoe Drummond
Bob Considine
Division
Arizona Highway Dept
Millie
Buggsy Muggravich
Old Mayhem Tech
Elmer T. Quackenbush
Mayhem
Muggsy
le Miserables
Jim Thorpe
Panama
Viet Nam
Diem
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