Scottsdale Problems and Future Direction in a Growing City
The guest editorial outlines Scottsdale's paradox of growth and the burden of urban services. It argues citizen apathy risks minority rule, urges taxpayer education, and explores how to balance short and long term solutions. The League of Women Voters advocates informed participation to improve planning, zoning, streets, parks, and governance.
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Scottsdale
League of Women Voters of
Doris T. McCauley
Red Raspberry Mix Up in Rail Car Sparks Laughs and Loss
A Romanian raspberry juice cargo mislabeled as resin was poured into a Czech resin plant boiler after workers failed to check the car. Ten tons of oil spoiled, boiler cleaned, and Pruboj lamented the mishap while urging socialist workers to uphold proper standards.
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West Germany
Decin
Czechoslovakia
Pruboj
Kable Works
Soviet Quarrel Over Passport Stirs Guinea Agitation
Ralph McGill notes tensions in West Africa as Guinea confronts Soviet influence. He recalls the Guinea incident at Conakry airport where Russians attempted to pass a false passport for a Russian aid interpreter, triggering official inquiry and angry Soviet reactions. He also mentions Bulgaria and Ghana imprisoning or roughing activists, drawing a broader view of Cold War Africa.
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Conakry
Svetlana Ushanova
Guinea
Communists Have Strange Africa Policy
The article reports on Soviet and Communist bloc behavior in Africa. It notes incidents in Guinea including a girl detained over alleged cultural fraternization and Russians arrest and release. It contrasts Soviet aloofness with local expectations and cites broader Africa relations and aid.
Robertson accuses Patman in closed banking panel session
Sen. Willis Robertson of Virginia lashed out at Rep. Wright Patman during a closed Senate Banking and Currency Committee session, charging the Texas Democrat with persecuting bankers and having an axe to grind. Paul Douglas defended Patman, urging the remarks be stricken from the record.
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Washington
Willis Robertson
Id-Va
G and Currency Committee
Robertson
Wright Patman
Texarkana
Tex
House Banking and Currency Committee
Congress
John Williams
R-Del
Adam Clayton Powell
Harlem
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
Texas
House
Patman
Sen
Paul Douglas
D-Ii
Federal Reserve System
Douglas
Virginia
Joe Clark
Philadelphia
Senate
Democrats
Mike Mansfield
Bartlett
Alaska
Byrd
W. Va
Cannon
Nev
Hayden
Ariz
Jordan
N.C
McGee
Wyo
Smathers
Fla
Thurmond
S.C
Senate News Leak Spurs Virginian Secrecy Hope
Senate discussions reveal fears a leak may expose remarks by Douglas and Robertson. Patman warns Kennedy tax cuts could boost economy but risk higher debt if credit tightens. Sen. Clark presents a table arguing against Dixiecrat influence, noting committee assignments for both sides.
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Patman
Congress
Kennedy
Federal Reserve Board
Cloud Photograph Request From Tucson Scientist
J. E. McDonald, senior physicist at the Institute of Atmospheric Physics, University of Arizona, seeks Scottsdale readers to lend photographs of a rare stratospheric cloud seen on February 28 at sunset. He aims to estimate height and size and will return the photos after measurements.
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Scottsdale
J. E. McDonald
Institute of Atmospheric Physics
University of Arizona Tucson
The 92 foot blue whale netted at Smithsonian
Washington gossip notes that Bill Vaughan revealed the Smithsonian has a 92 foot plastic blue whale, constructed behind a burlap curtain in the natural history museum. Vaughan recalls sleuthing for two years amid rumors of a hidden project and describes the chase from lunch hints to the final public viewing.
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Washington
Smithsonian Institution
Vaughan
Smithsonian
Natural History Division
Natural History Museum
Scotty Reston
Mae Craig
Washington News
Ahab
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Aris
Bob Considine
Red
Red Crew
Radio Free Europe
ATA
Souse
Internal Revenue Service
Souse No. 1
Pioneer
Earth
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Mariner
Venus
NASA
Apollo
Moon
U.S
Uncle Sam
Nevada
Ellis Island
New York Harbor
Alcatraz
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Atlanta
Ralph McGill
West Africa
Ghana
Bulgaria
McGill
Africa
Drew Pearson
Pearson
Virginian
Olympus
Interlands
Bill Vaughan
Blue Whale
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