Editorial Page: Lenin Legacy and Soviet Realities
The piece marks fifty years since Lenin’s death, praising Soviet gains in schooling health and hunger reduction while noting slower living standard growth than the United States Japan or China. It argues the true contrast lies in political freedom, condemning the communist dictatorship and lack of public voice as hindering motivation and economic potential.
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V. I. Lenin
Soviet Union
United States
Kremlin
Japan
China
Countries
Mort Kimsey Former Scottsdale Mayor Dies at 85
Mort Kimsey, a longtime Scottsdale figure who helped found the Scottsdale Historical Society and served as the city’s second mayor in 1958, died in Scottsdale last week at age 85. A vocal community advocate, he campaigned to preserve history and was active in the Chamber of Commerce and the Quarterback Club.
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Mort Kimsey
Scottsdale
Kimsey
Little Red School House
Strauss Visited Kennedy to Mend Rift Over Kennedy Run Talk
Secret Capitol Hill meeting between Robert Strauss and Edward Kennedy aimed to quell a misinterpreted Dallas interview. The episode exposed deep tensions within the Democratic Party and highlighted Kennedy's volatile standing, while Strauss faces liberal backlash over perceived critique.
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Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
Washington
Robert S. Strauss
Edward M. Kennedy
Capitol Hill
Dallas
Strauss
Kennedy
Democratic Party
Ted Kennedy
Pentagon secrets fuel detente era fears and military waste
Harriet Van Horne argues Pentagon spying on White House sessions signals fear of peace. She cites ITAG forecasts 145 of 385 future wars involving the United States, vast budget demands, National Reconnaissance Office dollars, and waste in a system she calls opaque and dangerous amid a nation facing cancer and economic strain.
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Harriet van Horne
Pentagon
National Security Council
Joint Chiefs of Staff
White House
U.S
Adm
Thomas Moorer
Defense Department
Paul Dickson
Atheneum
U.S. Army
Institute For
Dickson
ITAG
United States
Vietnam
Land Combat
Red Army
Blue Army
Senate
National Reconnaissance Office
Our Man Hoppe Sees Paracel Standoff in Vietnam Echo
In a satire by Arthur Hoppe the piece mocks U S policy on Vietnam and the Paracel Islands. It features Senator Waverly Flagg urging massive troop deployment and declares humorous plans to “lick China” with supposed new allies.
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Arthur Hoppe
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Saigon
China
Paracel Islands
South China Sea
State Department
Waverly Flagg
Flagg
Paracels
National Geographic
Robert
Tom
Harry
Pismo Beach
Munich
Audubon Society
Southeast Asia
Washington
North
Son
Public letter critiques governor's STEP speech on environment
Charles Montooth of Scottsdale commends coverage of the STEP meeting while criticizing the governor for advocating unlimited growth and dismissing conservation. He argues earth's air and water are finite and urges improvements to air quality and Arizona’s beauty.
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Arizona
Phoenix
Charles Montooth
Scottsdale
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Lenin
Inside Report
Sen. Kennedy
WFAA
Murphy Morton
Chappaquiddick
Associated Press
Washington Post
Bob Strauss
Paul Kirk
Henry M. Jackson
Texas
van Horne
Hoppe
Jonatha
Jerry McElfresh
Daily Progress
Scottsdale Publishing Inc
E. Earls
Ariz
Progress
M National Pewspaper Association
Arshall Iblisher
W. B
Doc’ Wright
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Apizora NewsPareRs Association
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