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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1964
Page
2
Across history leaders have misused power for personal gain. High profile cases from Eisenhower to Baker show ongoing temptations. Some argue higher salaries would curb graft, but many still justify self interest. Governors at Cleveland conferences highlighted such temptations with gifts and perks.
Dr. Irving Wright urges Mrs. Johnson to press the President to cut his heavy speaking schedule. He warns the country is one heartbeat from replacing the President with the next in line due to seniority. A second vice president or immediate VP selection method is proposed as urgent reform.
A light look at how major papers teased topless bathing suit stories with playful puns and bold headlines. The items show a mix of cheeky phrasing and provocative framing reflecting era sensibilities.
Marquis Childs reports Mississippi braces for a cresting crisis as 85 percent white and 15 percent Negro student volunteers ride in public with integration aims. Fear, violence, and government resistance threaten to upend the old order amid missing workers James Cheney Mickey Schwerner and Andy Goodman as a Negro church burning investigation unfolds.
At COFO headquarters in Jackson Mississippi civil rights leaders press for federal intervention as state authority falters in southwest counties. John Lewis warns of returning to Washington while Hazel Palmer recounts obstacles at the Democratic convention. Intimidation and violence hinder progress despite outside attention.
Dr Vincenzo Marcolongo of Rome leads the International Association for Medical Assistance to Tourists IAMAT a nonprofit network of English speaking doctors in many nations. IAMAT sets fixed fees for visits prohibits fee splitting and provides travelers with emergency contact directories including numbers for Bali. The program seeks to raise global medical standards and reassure travelers that trained doctors can be found worldwide even behind the Iron Curtain.
An analysis notes nationwide water stress with 90 percent of Southern California water imported, growing use in Arizona, and city races into headwaters for supply. It catalogs six water problems from supply and distribution to quality and pollution, urging citizen cooperation alongside federal action to secure resources.
Washington Attorney General Robert Kennedy will not seek the U S Senate seat in New York. He issued a quiet clear statement denying any bid, ending speculation. The vice presidency remains a possibility depending on presidential choices.
The piece discusses Robert Kennedy's role after his brother's death, his ambitions, and his relationship with President Johnson. It notes Kennedy's prominent family duties, his work as attorney general, and Johnson's stance on placing him in danger or a potential vice presidency. It also references past presidents who used an assistant president-like role. It concludes that the vice presidency is not a good step for a young man.
The piece attacks Adam Clayton Powell as an absentee congressman and alleges liberal allies use him to win Washington Harlem patronage in the 117 million War on Poverty plan. It criticizes liberal labels and portrays the movement as hypocritical and regressive.
The author attacks modern liberalism for corruption by party interests and deficits, arguing that true liberalism values limited government and distrust of concentrated power. They claim liberal labels have been hijacked by political gimmicks and warn against alliances that threaten liberty and constitutional limits.
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