Q and A column answers on desegregation taxes and roads
A reader Q and A column covers McGill on desegregation fact not reversal and Goldwater's ties to John Birch Society. It questions tax timing effects, local tax cuts, street conditions in Phoenix and Scottsdale, a potential 3 cent gas tax, one way Scottsdale Road, and Arizona semi centennial parade funding proposals.
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Ralph McGill
South
Atlanta
McGill
Barry Goldwater
John Birch Society
Barry
Robert Welch
Scottsdale
Arizona
Is It Structural Unemployment A Debate Of The Economists
The piece contrasts two groups on structural unemployment. One argues uneven unemployment despite growth, urging area redevelopment and restrained layoffs. The other contends there is no rise in structural unemployment and worries inflation less if spending boosts production. It notes non experts struggle to resolve the debate amid overall anxiety about unemployment.
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Labor Management Committee
Council of Economic Advisers
Joint Economic Committee
Mercury Capsule Team Maintains Rigorous Safety Standards
Cape Canaveral reports show Project Mercury staff, including Col John Glenn’s team, operating in a germ-free, hygienic facility with white coats and gauze mouthguards to prevent illness. Despite delays from equipment fouls, officials stress safety remains paramount as they pursue America’s first manned orbital flight.
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Cape Canaveral
John Glenn
Moon Race Wary On Gyro Failures And Testing Systems
The piece notes repeated testing failures in space missions, citing a single nonfunctional gyro in a second stage as delaying a moon mission. It argues for a reporting system to track gyro status and posits engineers improvising hands on checks until better systems exist. It mentions Ranger 3 model work and a confusing encounter with an airline hostess.
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California Institute of Technology
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Cadaveral
Pasadena
Kennedy’s New York gesture on the U N role in world peace
Eleanor Roosevelt argues that President Kennedy’s trip to New York to meet U Thant signals the U N’s importance. She warns against extreme right and left forces seeking to undermine the organization and praises Kennedy and Adlai Stevenson for defending the U N as a path to a peaceful world community.
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New York
Kennedy
U.N
U Thant
Republican Party
Popular Front
anti-Communim
U. N
Adlai Stevenson
New York Times
American Association For the U. N
Stevenson
Role Of U S Government Queried On Shelters
A reader urges national action on fallout shelters and questions government plans while praising a Tucson sheltered life concept. The letter, referencing a 1961 Saturday Review piece, expresses distrust in laws and enforcement and emphasizes safety, air, water, and openness as key shelter features.
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U.S
The
Saturday Review
Tucson
Hillman Listed as Exterminator in Odd Claim
A fragment notes Hillman being listed as an exterminator amid unclear text about whiskey and a tentative age reference. The readable portion suggests a misread or garbled report with no clear event or location.
President Kennedy and the cultural leadership dilemma
A political essay discusses President Kennedy wearing a broader cultural hat to advance American arts. It cites Carl Sandburg on leadership, noting that the public will listen when the President speaks, but silence can signal ignorance or vacillation. It reflects on perception and influence in national culture.
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Harry ‘Truman
United States
McGillan
Jacqueline Kennedy
Kennedy
Whale Society
Carl Sandburg
President Faces Global Role Amid Partisan Pressures
The text argues the president must manage policy with Congress divided between GOP opposition and Democratic governance. It notes fears over the League of Nations and U N engagement, praising Woodrow Wilson and urging citizens to listen and think as world affairs demand vigilant leadership.
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League of Nations
Congress
Sma
Unite States
Democrats
Woodrow Wilson
United Nations
Katanga
Tshombe
Featuroe
U.N
Kennedy Haseereen
West New Guinea
Netherlands
Pacific
Indonesia
Alt House
Robert Kennedy
NATO Alles
Col Faliam
Coramanist
California's Bob Wilson Sets Foreign Policy as Key Issue
Fulton Lewis reports that Bob Wilson, chair of the Republican Congressional Campaign Committee, branding foreign policy as the main issue in 1962. He argues the Kennedy administration faces Soviet pressure to back down without war and cites Laos as a flashpoint, urging recognition of Souvanna Phouma as Laotian government head.
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Washington
California
Bob Wilson
Republican Congressional Campaign Committee
Kennedy
White House
Lewis Lobe
Wilson
GOP
Souvanna Phouma
West Berlin morale sinks as Berlin Wall deepens crisis
An independent Berliner Morgenpost commentary accuses the Administration of inaction as West Berlin endures worsening morale while the wall’s erosion forces cling to Cold War tensions. The piece cites treaty violations and U S policy failures amid Berlin’s divided fate.
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Bonn Dum
Berlin
Berliner Montaghech
West Berlin
Kennedy
Wilson
Humphrey Says Literacy Test Ban Needs Administration Support
A United Press International report quotes Senator Hubert Humphrey as saying the administration and Democratic leadership must back a bill banning literacy tests for voting. The piece also notes Guatemala's government report alleging arms smuggling and mentions a UN envoy's statements on tensions and a call to settle disputes.
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United Press International
Washington
Hubert J. Humphrey
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