Thank You Frank Editorial on Scottsdale Progress
An editor’s note reprints Frank Connolly’s Tempe Daily News editorial about the Scottsdale Progress switching from weekly to daily publication on February 16. It recalls the paper’s Tempe origins, key figures like Francis N. Connolly and Max Connolly, and early Scottsdale struggles, growth, and unification led by Edmiston and Morgan with staffers McLain Harelson and McCormick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis N. Connolly
Tempe
Scottsdale
Fred M. Jahn
Southside Progress
Curt Miller
Progress
Max Connolly
Bert Fireman
Phoenix Gazette
Sun
Frank Connolly
James Boyd
Shirley
Jim
James Edmiston
Victor Morgan
Tempe Daily News
Phoenix
Scottsdale Lee
Bisbee Daily Review
Joe McCormick
United Press International
Howley questions Gavin French skill for ambassador post
General Howley, ex Berlin Military Governor and NYU executive, says Gavin should not lead the U.S. embassy in France if he cannot think in French. He urges a capable diplomat aided by an interpreter and notes language as a barrier in high level talks. He recalls French language use during Berlin operations and praises English as a vehicle for deep thinking.
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New York
Frank L. Howley
U. S
Berlin
Kennedy
France
James Gavin
Howley
New York University
United States
Cherbourg
Paris
Woodrow Wilson
Sorbonne
Champagne
Gavin
Ex KKK Leader Hendrix Breaks With Florida Group
In Atlanta Ralph McGill reports ex grand dragon Bill Hendrix resigns from the Florida Klan amid allegations of violence and extremism. He criticizes members who extol bombings and segregation while reaffirming support for law and order within federal bounds.
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Ralph McGill
Atlanta
Bill Hendrix
South
Ku Klux Klan
Grand Dragon
Florida
McGill
Hendrix
Oldsmar
Fla
National Secret Agency
U.S
Georgia
U. S
Congress
Dragon
Klaus
Washington Calling Smith Power Only Denied By Marquis Childs
Washington dispatch analyzes the battle for control of the House rules committee as Judge Smith pressures expansion to curb Speaker Rayburn. It notes GOP defections, Kennedy program hurdles, and backdoor financing fights shaping prospects for unemployment benefits and other reforms.
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Washington
Legion
House
Rules Committee
How- Childs
W. Smith
Judge Smith
Rayburn
Area Rede
Congress
Smith
House Appropriations Committee
Budget Bureau
The
Treasury
Executive Branch
Eisenhower
Appropriations Committee
White House
Sam
GOP
Wind of Change Sweeps Kenya Toward Independence
Prime Minister Macmillan’s wind of change hits Kenya as an African dominated legislative council takes over. European settlers fear upheaval after Mau Mau terror and concerns over post independence property rights loom with leaders like Jomo Kenyatta in exile and figures Tom Mboya and James Gichuru facing uncertain guarantees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Newsom
UPI
Harold Macmillan
Kenya
Africa
Congo
Legislative Council
Somalia
Ethiopia
Sudan
Uganda
Tanganyika
Indian Ocean
Protectorate
Zanzibar
Arizona
Macmillan
South Africa
Jotho Kenyatta
Tom Mboya
James Gichura
New Red First House With No Entry Draws Soviet Mockery
Washington report notes Izvestia lampoons a Moscow apartment block at 47 Kutuzov Prospect with a central entrance that has no doors or windows. Builders and officials shrug it off while editors call the design the eighth wonder of the world. The Kharkov crane affair adds another tale of comically flawed Moscow style construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fulton Lewis JR
Washington
Izvestia
Casey
Kutuzov Prospect
Moscow
Tower of Babel
Rheims
Acropolis
Kutuzov
Kharkov
Pittsburgh
Ukraine
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Thank You
Frank
Scottsdalians
BY Bob Considine
KKK
National Association For the Advancement of Colored
Marquis Childs
Congressional Quarterly
Richard Boling
Thomas M. Pelly
Wash
Foreign News Digest
Washington Report
Investia
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