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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1963
Page
4
Guest piece argues racial discrimination remains in Phoenix and surrounding areas across housing, employment, and education. It cites concentration of Negro residents, unemployment gaps, few teachers, and housing barriers, urging local leadership to address urgent community problems.
A Maine proposal to power tidal ranges of 28 to 42 feet in the Bay of Fundy faces renewed scrutiny as critics question costs and efficiency. The Quoddy plan, studied since the 1930s, would cost far more than alternatives like Marble Canyon dam and power plant, raising doubts about federal support under Stewart Udall.
In Washington and London officials resist tying a nuclear test ban to a NATO Warsaw non aggression pact. The piece argues a NATO Warsaw pact worsens Eastern Europe’s fate, threatens self determination, and undermines Western aims while offering Moscow a strategic gain.
Washington observers report cautious reactions as President Kennedy proposes to handle the railroad labor dispute. Ranking members of the Commerce and Labor Committees attended White House briefings to discuss the issue and possible recommendations.
The piece critiques President Kennedy over a rail labor conflict citing a special panel including Joseph L. Black and Stuart Saund ers with AFL CIO chief George Meany. It suggests political risk, limited remedies, and calls for a national transport over haul amid stalled congressional action.
Obscure 1930s dispatch recalls Fritz Platten a Swiss socialist who helped Lenin escape to Russia. Arrested in 1938 he reportedly died in 1942 amid Stalinist terror. The item links Platten to broader Soviet terror and discredited Lenin’s revolutionary legacy.
The article recalls Fritz Platten who saved Lenin once and was later arrested in the 1938 purges. Lenin died in 1924 at 53 and Churchill lamented the loss. It notes postwar rehabilitation of Platten and contrasts Mao Zedong with Leninist ideas amid ongoing debate.
Secretary Celebrezze outlines a hospital insurance proposal adding coverage to social security to aid the 17 million Americans over 65. It would pay hospital costs, nursing home care, outpatient services, and home health visits for life with small extra contributions.
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