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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1961
Page
6
The Progress Platform pledges strict accuracy in news reporting and clear separation of editorial comment from facts. It vows to confront important issues head on while refusing to twist or slant truth for opinion.
The article argues Congress quietly raised the federal debt ceiling from 293 to 298 billion at Treasury Secretary Dillon's request. It notes debt limits often increase and questions whether Congress will eventually refuse future raises, suggesting a dangerous habit that could dilute fiscal discipline by 1991.
Administration backs a modified postal rate hike to cut a near billion dollar annual deficit. The House Post Office Committee endorses studying the plan while Senate Democrats resist higher rates this session. The new proposal would lift first class and air mail rates, omit junk mail increases, and seek a middle ground between past and present pricing.
Secretary General Hammarskjold unveils a reorganization favoring expanded top posts for Asian and African powers while resisting Soviet demands for neutralist or equal control. Moscow likely to oppose, raising the prospect of further clashes in the General Assembly this fall amid Berlin tensions.
UPI reports a call for General Douglas MacArthur to be given authority to shape national policy, potentially aligning his West Berlin and global strategy with Kennedy administration aims. The piece notes Kennedy faces pressure to urge Americans and deter the Soviet Union over West Berlin, while his Vienna trip to persuade Khrushchev is seen as inconclusive.
A string of dispatches centers on Douglas MacArthur as a potent voice on West Berlin matters and U.S. strategy. References to President Kennedy Truman Khrushchev and a possible joint session frame the debate, with mobilization and policy communication discussed as options.
In Majorca Spain, painter Spayton escapes U.S. and New York taxes by living abroad. He dreams of wealth, hides earnings in Palma banks, and worries the IRS will追 catch up. Friends note his lavish life and fear of a bust.
The ruling Turkish junta, after seizing power, has issued a new constitution and Premier Gen. Cema Gursel announces general elections in the first half of October. Despite outward moves toward civilian rule, uncertainty remains.
World At Large reports turmoil in Turkey as the National Union Committee governs and the armed forces face reshaping. The regime has retired or dismissed thousands of officers, angering the ranks and sparking unrest behind the scenes. Prominent professors were dismissed, signaling a widening international and domestic backlash.
In a recent committee session, McConnaughy argues that the United States must resist Soviet influence and defend a neutral stance toward areas like Outer Mongolia. GOP Rep Walter Judd retorts that such talk implies Communist control, prompting a sharp exchange over U.S. policy.
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