Arizona Legislature Shows Modest Progress this Session
The Arizona Legislature ends a calmer session with several local government bills likely to pass. Notable measures include Senate Bill 12 for a revolving fund to pre acquire land for highways, street lighting districts, weed control powers, inter governmental cooperation, and updated conflict of interest laws. The Maricopa County supervisors bill stalls as reforms push ahead.
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Maricopa County
Top Officials Guarded From Public Amid Security Fears
The text argues leaders like President Johnson and Secretary Rusk are increasingly shielded from the public, traveling secretly and avoiding public appearances. It contrasts modern security with JFK Roosevelt and Truman eras, condemning rioters while blaming security measures for a detached democracy.
Travel tax debate reveals White House clash with airlines
The Johnson administration debated severe travel taxes aimed at curbing American tourism abroad. Treasury proposed a 43 percent excise on airline tickets, opposed by Pan American, TWA, and Northwest Orient with White House backing from Alan Boyd. The plan was halted, paving way for milder levies to tax dollars spent overseas.
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Northwest Orient
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Transportation
Alan Boyd
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Boyd
Hemisphere
Europe
Drake asserts marijuana legalization risks society and hard drugs
Phyllis E Drake argues against marijuana legalization, claiming even a small fraction of users progress to hard drugs, causing theft, prostitution, and murder. She cites tobacco and alcohol harms to stress broader social costs and urges stopping first two products.
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Narcotics Control
Phyllis E. Drake
St. Scottsdale
Nixon and Rocky Reappear as 1964 Convention Looms
In a retrospective view of the 1964 GOP convention, Nixon returns to the spotlight amid party shifts while Nelson Rockefeller leads a New York delegation and faces vocal opposition. The piece notes rising urban anti riot armament, including armored cars and rifles, as cities prepare for civil unrest.
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Dick Nixon
San Francisco
Considine
Sir Richard
John F. Kennedy
Nixon
California
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Geronimo
Associated Press
Monroe County
Detroit
Welcome the Year of the Monkey in Western Year Reflections
A column discusses celebrating the Chinese New Year spanning two to three months for the Year of the Monkey. It contrasts Chinese calendars with Greek and Roman systems, notes historical Chinese openness and shifts after the world wars, and recounts a San Francisco restaurant tale of dog’s dinner aiding Cantonese cuisine popularity.
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Chiang Kaishek
China
San Francisco
Scottsdale 0 Progress headline and staff notes
Scottsdale 0 Progress lists Jerry McElfresh as Managing Editor and W. B. Doc Wright as Assistant Publisher. The snippet names roles and staff positions without context or further details.
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Jerry McElfresh
W. B
Doc" Wright
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