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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1961
Page
6
Hilarious season notes Smokey the Bear in talks to obtain a Housing and Home Finance Agency loan to improve the Washington Zoo bear den. Supporters argue Smokey boosts revenue through licensed image use, while critics call the plan a bureaucratic joke in the hot season.
Dr. Roger J. Meyer reports 93 of 94 nonfatal aspirin poisonings in children involved kids mistaking tablets for candy or aiding themselves after a family member used aspirin. The piece urges parents to secure dangerous substances and review home safety to prevent accidents.
Parents may back a plan to begin science education in kindergarten with courses like Mechanics of Lawn Mowing and Introduction to Plumbing. The AAAS backs the idea, predicting by 10th grade students will connect speculation with observation, sparking a shift from mere guessing to practical skills.
Washington analysis says the $2.5 billion education aid package could be strangled in the House rules committee as leaders clash over timing and tactics. President Kennedy has built support for foreign aid, while education aid faces procedural hurdles and potential cuts amid party reelection pressures.
In World War II era talk and current space program chatter, Gus Grissom, 35, a Purdue- and AFI teacher and jet pilot, stands on the promotion line as he joins the Atlas program. Talks of Cape Canaveral testing limits and Aerojet solid fuel Nova rockets hint at a moon mission under Kennedy goals. Comedian Toots pretends to grasp the tech shift as Joe Louis jokes echo.
The narrative contrasts NASA style ambition with Iran's political crisis as Ali Amini, backed by Western aid, faces pressure from Mossadegh loyalists and left nationalist groups. Mossadegh's historic nationalization of oil and the 1953 upheaval echo in a tense struggle over neutrality and CENTO ties amid Moscow broadcasts fueling unrest.
London UPI reports Daily Express journalist Iri Ashley speaks against dresses cut low in the back saying she prefers influencing the man she talks to over the one behind her.
A golf driving range owner told police that a thief used his automatic ball collector to steal 4000 golf balls valued at 800. In Illinois volunteers talked after a grass fire started by former Fire Chief Wilkins. In Nebraska thieves nabbed nothing after triggering a tear gas device at Anderson Motors. In Ohio police seek a man known as mad locker who has attached 16 padlocks to the Soldiers and Sailors Monument fence.
Indiana Republican Rep. Richard Roudebush asks Administrator Gleason for a full VA drug use report amid reports that Italian imported drugs sold to VA hospitals are below U.S. standards. He cites 180000 tetricycline units bought for 794000 less than Pfizer price and notes patent issues in Italy.
The encyclical is praised as a central authority’s effort to apply Christian ethics to modern change. It urges foreign aid, fair wages, and justice over market laws, contrasting faith with materialism while urging leaders to commit to values amid scandals and growing government control.
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