Progressive Farmer Weekly Page from The Progress Platform
A 1964 newspaper page from The Progress Platform presents editorial pledge statements and advertising notes. The brief issue lists staff roles including managing editor and circulation manager and features pricing details for weekly and annual subscriptions.
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Scrtisdaale
Scotiscale Publishing, Inc
Lao Soloa
Dar Byrne MauccaTl Corte
William Mason
Advertyina Dorel
E Progress Platform
Dullness at City Hall Weighs on Local Governance
Local officials face public scrutiny as delays and cautious statements plague City Hall. Citizens report tension between council members and staff amid debates on policy, while a sense of stagnation dulls civic life and public engagement.
School Board Chooses Three Diesel Buses from Craven iach Co
The school board last week approved purchasing three diesel buses from Craven iach Co to begin converting the district fleet. The move avoids a bus shortage risk if tests prove diesel options unsuitable and aligns with public input guiding the transition plan.
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Craven Iach Co
Tto
Althoneh
Camp Ganies
Thabsa
House impeachment prosecutors faulted for Eddie Williams case
Commentators criticize Arizona House attorneys for impeachment of FE Eddie Williams comparing their prep to the Jack Buzard case. They question the legality and prudence of continuing the prosecution and question why the team was so unprepared given high pay.
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Arizona House of Representatives
Eddie Wiliams
Jack Buzard
State Senate
House Board of Managers
Goldwater seen as kingmaker potential shifts in Nixon Scranton path
Washington insiders say Goldwater may back Gov. William Scranton over Nixon if he loses California, with private praise for Scranton’s labor reform record and clashes with Nixon. Indiana and Mississippi delegates could swing as Goldwater signals conservative tilt while Scranton denies seeking the nomination.
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Goldwater
Richard M. Nixon
Willam Scranton
Pennsylvania
Scranton
Nixon
Nelson Rockefaller
San Francisco
California
Rockefeller
San Diego
National Committee
Arizona
Organized Labor
Dick Nixon
Phoenix
Craig Truax
Coldwater
F. Cliton White
Goldwaler
Scbistun
Calfornia Scranton
Cliff White
Indiana
Serivisor
Mississippi
Deep South
Kingmaker
White House
Johnson
William Miller
Harrisburg
Poverty Among Indians Faces Economic and Cultural Divide
Washington notes a dual poverty problem among American Indians, with economic hardship and cultural barriers. The 1961 interior policy shift aimed to partner with tribes to raise living standards, though unemployment averages near 50 percent and peaks on some reservations at 85 percent. President Johnson pledges commitment to lifting this population toward full contribution to society.
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Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Johnson
Baker probe exposes Senate embarrassment and bias
Roscoe Drummond argues the Bobby Baker case reveals a weak Senate investigation and a hypocritical push for full disclosure. He notes Rules Committee chair B Everett Jordan and counsel Lennox McLendon dodged questioning of senators while urging sweeping ethics rules for others. He warns that without real inquiry, a stronger conflict of interest statute for Congress remains unlikely.
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Senate
Bobby Baker
Senate Rules Committee
Rules Committee
Sen
B. Everett Jordan
Hine
Lennox P. McLendon
McLendon
Baker
Executive Branch
Congress
Havana engineer Ray Ri vera who became minister of public works
In a late June 1959 Havana interview Ralph McGill recalls Ray Rivera Manuel, once a prosperous project engineer and Saboteur, who joined Fidel Castro's resistance, built Havana tunnels and roads, and rose to minister of public works amid Batista’s crackdown.
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Atlanta
Manuel
Ray Rivera
Havana
Ministry of Public Works
Manuel Ray
Batista
Ray
University of Utah
Fidel Castro
Castro
Manuel Ray and Fidel Castro in Cuba exile history
The article recalls Manuel Ray a Cuba exile and economist Felipe Pazos who served at the National Bank of Cuba. It notes their view that Communists infiltrated Castro’s movement and that Castro inspired but lacked organization. It details betrayals, exile struggles, and Ray’s ongoing anti Castro ties with hopes of rallying opposition.
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Felipe Pazos
Batista
Castro
National Bank of Cuba
Ray
Fidel
Cuba
United States
Little Girls Move History With Simple Letters
Cathy May Baker a seven year old from Park Forest Illinois settled a railroad strike by writing to President Johnson and warning that her grandmother would miss her first communion. The piece argues politicians are swayed by ordinary children not by powerful interests and notes famous beards attributed to Lincoln and other figures as examples.
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Cathy May Baker
Park Forest
Ill
Johnson
Virginia
New York Sun
Santa Claus
Abraham Lincoln
Congress
Little Girls Rate High In Politics
A humorous clipping recounts a letter from Milli cent June Substratum, eight, of Gusher Oklo, asking about dep creciation on ponies and noting her pony Trixie, tied to oil depletion politics. It mentions Jarvis T Substratum pressuring retention of depletion allowances and imagines a Washington greeting to a blue-eyed voter.
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Jarvis T. Substratum
Trixie
P. S
Aqueduct
Pledge of Allegiance Omitted at Scottsdale High Graduations
Mailbag writer questions why the pledge was not recited during two Scottsdale High School graduation ceremonies held last week. He notes the flag was present and seeks an explanation. The letter is from Charles J. Westfahl of 8326 E Monterosa St.
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United States
Scottsdale High School
Charles J. Westfahl
E. Monterosa St
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