Veterans of World War I Pension Push Faces Facts and Figures
A lobby group calling itself Veterans of World War I seeks a fresh pension of 90 days for World War I veterans, claiming 11.6 billion dollars costs. Critics dispute the war relevance and point to veterans’ service lengths, while federal budgets show substantial spending on World War I veterans’ benefits and nonservice pensions.
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World War I Pension Bill Faces Taxpayer Backlash
A 1959 income analysis shows 21.5 million filers would bear higher taxes to fund a new nonservice-connected WWI pension. Congress, veterans groups, and lawmakers critique HR 3745 as unfair. Critics call the lobby push political, urging restraint and taxpayer protection.
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Telstar image signals historic US UK France broadcast
The Telstar satellite sent a fuzzy image to Britain and France as BBC viewers saw a man later identified as AT&T chairman Frederick R. Kappel. Sound was absent in Britain though France reported clear audio and video. The event marked a major communications milestone with live reports and bold headlines across newspapers.
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Regional Weather Snapshot From UPI Report
Temperatures and precipitation for the 24 hours ending at 4 am show highs and lows across numerous U S cities. Notable readings include Phoenix 108 and Palm Springs 114 with showers in Albuquerque 96 and Bakersfield 100. Several western towns report measurable precipitation while others remain dry.
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Flawed Spy Tale Revealed By Reader Critique
Rudolph Flesch sharply condemns a popular spy novel for childish plotting and crude stereotypes. He argues the book presents a simple good guys versus bad guys narrative with Americans and Brits virtuous and Russians depicted as ogres, ignoring nuance or human complexity.
The Secret War and Rudolf Abel in Spy Logic
A critique of American views on spies argues that not all Russians are beasts and not all spies are incompetent. The piece cites Rudolf Abel as a highly intelligent, devoted Russian master spy, noting the Abel case in the Abel-Powers swap. It urges readers to consider capable Russian agents beyond stereotype.
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Jinx Buster Dance Friday at Supai School
A Jinx Buster dance will be held at Supai School Friday evening July 13 at 7 30 p m Floyd Leavitt school supervisor announces the event inviting all recreation program participants and their friends to attend Surprises are planned as superstition is defied
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World Wide TV From Space Soon A Reality
Washington reports that transatlantic TV via Telstar is a proven feasibility, with experts predicting space communication could become profitable within two to four years and possibly financed by satellite taxes by century’s turn. The 37 minute Telstar relay proved live global television is possible, marking space communication as an established fact.
Half-Ton Pickup Stolen From Scottsdale Street Scene
Hillery H. Creech reports his 163 Plym outh half ton pickup was stolen yesterday in downtown Scottsdale at the intersection of Street and Beottedale Road. Police were alerted to the theft.
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Glendale
Scottsdale
Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues
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Puzzle Answer Fragment Appears in Old Newspaper Teaser
A fragmented yesterday’s puzzle clue shows garbled letters and partial phrases from an old paper. The readable bits hint at a word play or cryptic style puzzle with mixed letters and numbers, but no clear solution is present in the accessible text.
Garments Gone From Clothes Line at Doubletree Road
A thief stole ladies undergarments from a clothes line at the residence of Mrs. James D. Filson on 7011 East Doubletree Road, according to police.
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E. Doubletree Road
Ruckus Over Advance Magazine Strains GOP Unity
At a June meeting of Republican leaders at Gettysburg farm Ike endorses Advance magazine and publisher Bruce K Chapman. The March issue attacks Halleck Dirksen and Goldwater, prompting rebukes and claims of obstruction and intellectual decline within the party.
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