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Scottsdale Progress

Location

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1961

Page

6

Space Budget Increase Seen At 608 Million

The administration plans an increase of 608 million dollars in the space program budget. About five sixths would fund NASA for exploration and satellite development for peaceful purposes with the rest to the Defense Department. The total marks roughly a 25 percent rise in overall space spending.

Kennedy Alan B. Shepard Atlantic Missile Range National Aeronautics and Space Administration Defense Department Washington

Space Race Urges Wise Spending and Bold Fuel Experiments

The text argues the United States must spend money wisely in the space race with the Soviet Union, urging Congress to back bold, new ideas and test solid fuels like those used in Polaris and Minuteman boosters when liquid fuels lag. It notes the need to abandon ineffective approaches and pursue fuels with clear potential to accelerate the space program.

Russia Congress U.S

Unemployment Grows in U S While Foreign Jobs Abound

The piece contrasts rising U S unemployment with shortages abroad in West Germany and Japan. It notes Illinois Unemployment Service has 195 000 on rolls yet cannot fill eight clerical positions and cites faulty reporting, skills mismatches, and worker reluctance as key factors behind persistent joblessness.

U. S West Germany Japan U.S Illinois To Unemployment Service

Nixon faces coordinated GOP challenge from Rockefeller and Goldwater

In a shifting GOP landscape, Nelson Rockefeller and Barry Goldwater align to curb Nixon’s 1964 bid. Rockefeller expands NY power at city and state levels, while Goldwater presses in the Southwest, aiming to block a unified Nixon path and reshaping Texas, New Jersey, and New York dynamics.

Washington Richard M. Nixon Nelson Rockefeller New York Barry Goldwater Arizona Texas Goldwater John Tower Tower Nixon Louis Lefkowitz New York City Frank Rockefeller Rockefeller New Jersey East Southwest

London-E betting rush at Jack Swift's public parlor

A chaotic scene at Swift's public betting shop in London E as a goat named Bingo finishes far back while about 100 punters watch. Notices restrict admission to investors or winners and warn against unruly or unkempt patrons, with a male-dominated crowd in Dover Street.

London Swift’s Brighton Badshaw- Swift’s New York Grace Dover Street Piccadilly

Lighter Side and Delinquency Link in TV Debut

The column reviews a mixed broadcast week noting horse racing betting chatter at Swift's and the NBC debut of Whispering Smith. Richard Lewis created a Western detective series that the juvenile delinquency subcommittee examined for its impact on youth, with Lewis defending its artistic vision and its moral outcomes amid gun duels.

Washington Senate Richard Lewis Lewis Whispering Smith NBC

Status Of Peacemen And The President's Peace Corps

The President's Peace 8 reports to the Secretary of State and operates with direct Congress oversight and its own funds. It may avoid red tape yet risks internal mismanagement without strict discipline. The youth oriented corps will keep government contacts unaffected by foreign aid mismanagement concerns.

Secret of State Congress

Cincinnati man fined for slow driving after speeding ticket

Paris Woolum, 36, of Cincinnati, already fined $11 for speeding in February, was stopped on June 1 for driving too slowly he was ordered over and ticketed. A second $11 fine followed Tuesday for slow driving.

Cincinnati Ohio UPI Paris Woolum Woolum

Johnson warns against retreat from Asia amid Communist threat

Vice President Lyndon Johnson vows the United States will not pull back to Hawaii and the mainland after a victory in Asia. Fidel Castro denies policing Cuba with terror, calling his revolution democratic. In Amarillo, Mrs. Culp recalls James H. Alston, who exploded with dynamite taped to his stomach, saying it looked like a tummy ache before the blast.

Washington Lyndon Johnson United States Asia Honolulu San Francisco Amarillo Tex James Culp James H. Alston

Federal aid to education arouses widespread opposition

A fragmented report shows the Administration pressing for federal aid to education while opposition grows. A legislator faced a flood of letters urging support, most with identical mimeographed messages. The National School Boards Association, representing 90 percent of school directors, urged no further federal aid until boards express need.

Washington Lewis National School Association Philadelphia Arferica

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