Mexican American union drive for farm workers in Arizona
The piece profiles Raquel Gutierrez leading a farm worker organizing push in Arizona. It outlines demands for work contracts, welfare and social security help, and a minimum wage, highlighting the wage gap with $1.60 for other workers versus $1.15 for farm laborers and the lack of overtime and benefits. It notes poor education and finances as barriers and warns of growing labor trouble.
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Raquel Gutierrez
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Tucson
Tolleson
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Honors Cotillion to Honor 18 Local Girls March 29
A March 29 dance honors 18 outstanding local girls chosen for scholarship and civic activities. The event, to be held by the Cotillion, aims to promote responsible civic and social leadership among future community leaders. Selection favors merit over money or family prestige, with honorees representing four district high schools and Judson School.
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Judson School
Two open conventions reshape 1968 race dynamic
The piece notes Johnson's renomination is no longer assured while Nixon might gain the GOP nomination. It highlights a revived Democratic debate sparked by McCarthy and Kennedy, with public opinion pressuring politicians and stirring student and liberal fervor.
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Richard Nixon
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George Romney
Nelson Rockefeller
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Robert F. Kennedy
I Want to Go Back Home to Scottsdale
A Scottsdale reader declares heart belongs in Scottsdale not Chicago after years away. The writer notes returning home twice before realizing Scottsdale is home and expresses longing to visit briefly but stay. Readers are invited to submit letters, with name and address required.
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Scottsdale Daily’ Progress
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Bartlett
Geoffrey Chaucer
Phisik
Chaucer
Inadequate Officer Education and Promotion in the Armed Forces
The document argues military education is insufficient for officers. It critiques lack of federal exams, reliance on college or service academies, and six months of OCS training without comparable academic preparation. It calls for undergraduate prerequisites, higher curricula, proficiency tests, and mandatory psychiatric screening for rational, promotable officers.
Gold and its pull through history and myth
A column viewing gold’s enduring allure, from ancient Egypt and alchemists to modern markets. It notes gold’s malleability, near indestructibility, oceans containing minimal value, and a price around 35 dollars an ounce in the United States, while referencing myths like the Golden Fleece and legends of extraction.
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U.S
Barbara Hutton
McCoy
Armenia
Judge Alexander urges end to Black Power slogan in favor of Black Renaissance
Philadelphia judge Raymond Pace Alexander urged in New York City that the Black Power cry be replaced with Black Renaissance to reflect ongoing efforts by African Americans to improve culture and economy. He called Black Power a cry without format or program and linked the “Negro problem” to white history and discrimination. He noted the need for citizenship equality and highlighted Renaissance as a force against apathy and prejudice.
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Raymond Pace Alexander
Common Pleas Court
Philadelphia
Association For the Study of Negro Life and History
New York City
Alexander
McGill
America
Judge Alexander
Decline and Fall of the United States Predicted
The piece muses on who will write a definitive history of America’s decline after the British Empire. It notes Moynihan warning of violence eroding the nation and asks whether a historian is already at work on a definitive US decline history.
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Suez
Edward
Gibbon
Inez Robb
United States
Daniel P. Moynihan
Joint Center For Urban Studies
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Scottsdale primary slate includes thirteen candidates for Common Council
Thirteen candidates entered the Scottsdale Town Common Council primary with two incumbents not seeking re election Mayor Malcolm White and Councilman Lute Wasbotten. Others include Mildred K Bratzel Edwin E C Brown George Cavalliere Raymond S Guy M E Kimsey William P Schrader E G Scott John B Shoeman Earl L Slyder George L Stroup Lester A Uren and Daniel Weisberger. The primary is set for April 22 with the May 26 election date. County Assessor C L Sparks notes Paradise Valley incorporation petitions lack two thirds property owner signatures. Scottsdale Junior Women's Club Heart Sunday chair B L Tims reports about 1500 dollars collected for the Heart Association. Mr and Mrs Don Campbell, newly moved from Lombard Illinois, bought Ranchers Seed and Supply at 264 S Scottsdale Rd.
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Malcolm White
Lute Wasbotten
Mildred K. Bratzel
Edwin
E.C.) Brown
George Cavalliere
Raymond S. Guy
M.E. Kimsey
William P
Bill) Schrader
E. G. Scott
John B Shoeman
Earl L Slyder
George L. Stroup
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Scottsdale Daily Progress Publication Details
Scottsdale Daily Progress published by Scottsdale Publishing Company at 302 Ball Park Plaza Scottsdale Ariz 85252. Circulation schedule: Monday through Saturday evenings September to May plus holidays and Monday through Friday June to August. Address and contact provided. accepts no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts and photographs.
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Scottsdale, Ariz
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