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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1964
Page
2
Phillip W. Porter criticizes roadside litter on Arizona highways. He argues appeals fail and proposes tough action by assigning litterbugs to cleanup gangs to dismantle the mess and deter repeat offenders.
A May 15 deadline looms for auto inspections with many cars lacking 1964 stickers. Inspectors are ready though not busy, and in a few days long lines of motorists may form as people procrastinate.
Editors note Washington exhibits a double standard on tobacco as the Surgeon General cites health harms while the Agriculture Department raises subsidies to tobacco producers and promotes tobacco sales through the Food for Peace program.
In a private 1963 huddle the GOP discards Dewey Dirksen and Nixon for a keynote choice. Robert Forsythe emerges as leading candidate amid clashes over past loyalties and platform language crafted by Mel Laird and William Miller to avoid a blood bath.
Letters to the editor criticize school officials and board over teacher resignations and alleged mistreatment. A submitter recalls Dr. Dick Bullington leaving Arcadia High for ASU, noting pay differences. Community concerns rise about talent retention and public support.
Ralph McGill argues that American poverty rivals long neglected regions in Asia and Africa. He describes urban slums and widespread hardship visible to those who witness it daily, noting political neglect and a rising, glacierlike spread of poverty with widespread functional illiteracy among its victims.
The piece argues poverty persists as older workers and uneducated women struggle to adapt, citing Coal mining era skills and a 30 year view. It criticizes Goldwater style conservatism for denying federal programs while urging action to alleviate slums, rural and Appalachia poverty.
De Gaulle pulls French naval forces from NATO in 1959 and 1964 reductions, highlighting continued rifts in the alliance. France may keep 75,000 troops in Germany and three NATO air wings, while tensions rise over Cyprus, a new multi nation nuclear force, and the SAS successor to Dirk Stikker. Italy and Britain court the post, with France likely vetoing a British candidate.
The author catalogs despots from Mussolini to Mao and Castro, comparing their brutality and imprisonment practices. He warns that despots share core evils, warn against appeasement, and argues history guides U.S. defense. He cites executions, deportations, and mass killings as evidence of tyrants.
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