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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1968
Page
2
Editorial notes Resurrection City ended with moving tents and police action. The movement faced funding and leadership failures, violence and disease, yet succeeded in drawing attention to poverty. Congress watched, little action followed, but the marchers spoke to officials amid a chaotic end.
Protests highlighted that millions face hunger and malnutrition as food aid remains limited. Officials defend timing and method, while a Senate hunger subcommittee forms to probe the problem, urging Congress to act and sparking wider sympathy.
A local advisory urges residents to guard homes when traveling. Tell neighbors, cancel mail and deliveries, leave a light on to imitate occupancy, and lock all doors and windows to deter thieves during absences.
The piece surveys Oswald’s killing of Kennedy and Sirhan Sirhan’s fate, noting Dallas police custody, extensive questioning, and looming trials. It highlights doubts over the Warren report, possible motives, and the dramatic public and legal pressures surrounding both cases.
Jean Graham a Democratic national committeewoman from Colorado challenged Evans Novak upset by woman WASHINGTON. She pressed for McCarthy speaking access at the national convention and questioned whether key picks had McCarthy clearance. Bailey opened the door for a possible McCarthy floor appearance after Graham persisted.
A reader replies to Walter A. McCleneghan decrying McCarthyism and endorsing strong gun control while criticizing social welfare, insulation of the judiciary, and insurrection talk. The letter urges hard work, education, patriotism, and American exceptionalism against perceived threats from social programs and foreign influence.
Inez Robb and critics clash over whether Americans suffer more from overeating than hunger. Freeman and Poage dispute private studies showing severe hunger, arguing malnutrition exists but little actual hunger, while a 70-year-old white woman on $60 monthly shows the need for balanced diet guidance.
Ralph McGill examines the rise of student groups linked to the Students for a Democratic Society SDS and other organizations. He notes aims of destruction over reform, Trotskyist and Maoist influences, and international ties across Britain France Germany and the United States with groups like PLP and SNICK seeking revolutionary change.
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