Scottsdale Blueprint For Culture And The Arts Center
Guest editorial argues Scottsdale should formalize a cultural plan by fostering professional theater concert exchanges with Phoenix, chamber music, and a Scottsdale Arts and Crafts Center. It highlights Scottsdale National Indian Art Festival, local crafts in national shows, and aims to raise national prominence while securing facilities. The piece calls for public action to transform ideas into a lasting cultural identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix Symphony
Scottsdale
Reader views on Scottsdale schools and federal aid
Scottsdale residents argue over accepting federal funds for school districts amid bond losses and tax limits. Letters praise Lincoln era support, cite defense jobs at Motorola and GE, and urge action under Public Laws 874 and 815 to lower local taxes while preserving quality education.
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Motorola
AiResearch
General Electric
Scottsdale
Close
Turley
Maricopa County
Holt
Air Research
Sperry
Hunter Gooch
Dan Byrne
Bob Stout
St. Scottsdale
Post chief Day confronts Deputy over missing White House call
Washington rumors swirl around the unresolved tense leadership at the Post Office Department as Major General J Edward Day clashes with Deputy Postmaster General Bill Brawley. A February 1962 incident allegedly involving Kenneth O'Donnell triggered Day to question Brawley over a key White House call.
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Washington
J. Edward Day
Bay
Post Office Department
Bill Brawley
Brawley
Day
White House
Kenneth O'Donnell
O'Donnell
Postmaster General Resignation Rumors Spark Office Clash
Day confronts Brawley over miscommunication about calls from O'Donnell. O'Donnell invited Day to White House to join dignitaries greeting Astronaut John Glenn, but the stamp talk caused tension and a sharp rebuke from Day claiming ultimate authority over the post office.
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Day
O’donnell
Brawley
White House
O'Donnell
John Glenn
Pennsylvania Avenue
Wise Spending on School Bonds and Public Scrutiny
A letter decries hostile taxpayer mail about a school bond election, arguing school taxes are prudent, well spent, and openly managed. The writer asserts bond funds are subject to public inspection and accountability, contrasting with other mortgage-related concerns.
Tax discontent over rising Scottsdale taxes letter
Scottsdale resident F. E. Turner cites rising taxes after annexation and recalls Packard repair costs to argue taxes are confiscatory. He lists tax amounts from 1960 to 1962 and urges relief, aligning with John S. Olson on tax relief.
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John S. Olson
Scottsdale
Texas
Packard
No Controls I Know From Experience
A terse note suggests Scottsdale should use available options based on prior page one guidance. The fragment references practical steps but lacks concrete actions, dates, or names to anchor a fuller report.
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Scottsdale
Congo's uncertain path amid UN and US aid
Ralph McGill reflects on the Congo as the UN leads in Africa with US support toward decency and unity. The future hinges on continued aid, national self reliance, and opposition to Cold War interference, with observers noting the task ahead is staggering and precarious.
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Congo
U.N
U.n.’S Economic Commission For Africa
Leopoldville
Walter M. Kotschnig
United States
Africa
United Nations
Communist Party
The Congo Ahead in Cold War Turmoil and Wealth
The piece warns of Africa becoming central to future global power, with the Congo as a key boom region. It notes Soviet competition, Katanga secession, and Congo’s vast mineral wealth including uranium and diamonds, amid Belgian colonial legacies and rising primary commodity challenges.
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Africa
Europe
United States
Earth
India
Japan
New Zealand
Congo
United Nations
Katanga
Moscow
Belgian Congo
Jolly Japanese Diary Peace Plan Seeks Global Records
Three Tokyo residents Mot O Tawara Kazushi Saitoh and Masaru Shiozawa propose a world peace project by collecting diaries from famous figures. They request diary dates March 20 and 21 with details of bed and rising times meals and signatures and a photo for publication to deepen mutual understanding. The letter lists recipients including Kennedy Khrushchev Nehru Gagarin Heidegger and Picasso and notes possible profits.
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New York
Motoaki Tawara
Kazushi Saitoh
Masaru Shiozawa
W. R. Hearst Jr
Tokyo
Japan
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Blueprint For
Fifth Avenue
Paul F. Huldermann
Mack F. Courtland
E. Belleview Scottsdale
THE
Scottsdale Daily Progress
Drew Pearson
West Coast
Jack Anderson
F. E. Turner
E. Thomas Road
Ralph McGill
Republic of the Congo
Servant of the World
McGill
Jolly Considine
Considine
Greenwich
P.S
J. Kennedy
N. Khrushchev
J. Nehru
Y. Gagarin
M. Heidegger
H. Keller
A. Oparin
R. Oppenheimer
B. Russell
J. Sartre
A. Schweitzer
A. Toynbee
Kuo Mo- Juo
B. Bardot
P. Casals
C. Chaplin
Olympus
Interlandi
Qmaland Sons
Las Mere Thes
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