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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1963
Page
4
An editorial argues for regional cooperation among Phoenix and nearby Valley towns. It calls for a five year annexation moratorium, shared planning on transportation water and zones, and a monthly round table of city managers to address mutual issues and reduce rivalry.
W. W. Dick state school superintendent argues the education chief should not serve on the pardon and parole board. He says the board needs parole expertise and that school duties should not be diverted to penal matters. He notes the assignment dates back to territorial days and urges change.
Drew Pearson argues Kennedy could rebuild regional unity with the Central American nations alongside de Gaulle and Castro. He claims Pax Americana is ended by de Gaulle and notes Europe moves toward the Common Market, urging an Alliance for Progress revival and reduced military duplication in Latin America.
The article argues the oligarchy holds Peru and wider Latin America, limiting reform despite U.S. aid. It notes Kennedy faces assembling five republics into a unified market led by a UN-backed Central American bloc. Enclave leaders and Castros persist as the gap between rich elites and landless peasants remains. The Central American Common Market, promoted by Enrique Tejera Paris, expands interregional trade and buying power to 2.3 billion dollars, linking 12 million people across Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.
President Kennedy, in a March 6 news conference, defended a 98.8 billion dollar fiscal 1964 spending program as a hard budget and challenged Republican critics to point to possible cuts.
Sen. A. Willis Robertson of Virginia proposes reducing at least $6 billion from fiscal 1964 to back any tax cut. He details cuts in non defense programs, education spending, rural electrification, foreign aid, science, health and defense procurements, urging restraint while staying a loyal Democrat.
E. J. McCully of Scottsdale blasts the Scottsdale Daily Progress for editorial bias and the Kennedy era liberal agenda. He defends HUAC and criticizes government spending and foreign aid while urging a patriotic, hard line approach.
Ralph McGill portrays Ibadan Nigeria as Africa in transition a 19 year old boy walking barefoot carrying burdens while listening to a transistor radio symbolizing how new nations move from agrarian roots to developing industries. He notes neo colonial fears low capital and failed job markets with 75000 graduates but only 15000 jobs creating rural political unease and social tension.
The article notes Africa’s transitional politics with Nigeria pursuing a multi party system while neighbors trend toward one party rule. It cites education spending, population growth, and the need for foreign investment to build a capital base, with Ghana’s Volta dam on schedule and a push toward mixed economies.
Washington diarist Ellen Maury Slayden observed politics for 21 years staying with the capital’s social currents from the Spanish American War era to World War I. The piece contrasts her critique with the Kennedys predicting a ruthless yet polished social influence in coming years.
Harper's Washington Wife describes steady Washington life with Mrs. Slayden recalling old Virginia roots. White House receptions remain crowded. D A R gatherings occur each spring and Speaker's authority is tested as galleries fill with animated chatter and social bustle.
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