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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1965
Page
2
A guest editorial compares Scottsdale's economic divide to the boy who cried wolf. It notes 7000 of 45000 residents as the invisible poor and critiques plans to raze shantytowns for permanent housing as insufficient without broader social reform.
Washington editor analyzes Ray Bliss and Barry Goldwater diverging aims over the Free Society Association. Bliss warns the outsider projeto could drain funds and split energies, while Goldwater presses open debate and political education beyond the party. The piece notes civil rights, nuclear policy, and other issues at stake.
The piece notes Castro shifts toward Moscow, shelving Chinese propaganda and embracing Soviet support for exporting revolution. It highlights Guevara’s absence, Moscow's funding, and rising violence in Venezuela, Guatemala, Colombia, and Bolivia as the Soviet-led push broadens influence in Latin America.
Readers praise earnest questioning and truth seeking in the Mailbag. They condemn what they call sensational broadcasts by Billy James Hargis and Carl McIntyre, urging factual, thoughtful evaluation of issues and books. A Scottsdale letter questions editorial choices and asks for balanced reporting on sportsmen and gun culture.
Critics in Congress and on Capitol Hill press the defense secretary over war strategy with Vietnam. The debate centers on bombing vs ground troops as Sen. Thurmond and Barry Goldwater push for hardline victory, while McNamara resists pressure from the Air Force and Navy to widen bombing in Hanoi Haiphong.
Ralph McGill argues that Georgia politics show slow rural change while cities push progress. Two Black youths from the NAACP and SNCC, Julian Bond and Ben Brown, were once ejected from the white gallery in 1962 and, by the latest election, are set to sit on the Georgia House floor in 1966 alongside six other Black members including Albert Thompson of Columbus.
The article lists editorial staff and publishing office details for the Scottsdale Daily Progress. It notes publication every afternoon except Sunday, addresses, telephone line, and postal postage information for Scottsdale, Arizona.
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