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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1963
Page
4
Guest editorial by Roy J. Ciappini, director of the Scottsdale Boys’ Club, urges adults to guide youth, value education, and contribute time. He notes 150 boys at the club, emphasizes opportunity for all, and calls for adults to serve as mentors in activities from Cub meetings to Little League.
Bill Vaughan envisions a perpetual coupon book for mothers replacing one day of celebration with ongoing small favors. The idea supports practical acts from avoiding PTA meetings to freeing weekends, with special coupons for grandmothers and daughters who are also mothers, plus blank coupons for future needs.
Nixon and Mrs. Nixon canceled a mid afternoon real estate appointment with Douglas Elliman after considering Col. Lawrence’s town house. They instead chose an apartment next to Gov. Rockefeller. Rep. Rooney protests 35 Savannah nuclear ship models costing taxpayers 25 500 total.
Minnesota voters selected Democrat Karl Rolvaag over incumbent Republican Elmer Anderson by 91 votes. Despite the win, Republicans will control key commissions and offices into 1969, shaping governance with a stacked slate and a two party administration for Rolvaag’s term.
In Toronto a traffic officer stood unable to blow his whistle after several teeth were removed. A second officer stepped in and prevented a traffic snarl at a busy intersection.
Doris Fleeson notes that Kennedy’s early drive for a strong presidency faces radical changes due to the office’s pressures. The piece analyzes how his rhetoric in 1960 emphasized a powerful executive, with implications for his approach to governance and leadership.
The article argues that President Kennedy shows a retreat from expansive presidential power, signaling limits on federal action and a restrained approach to leadership. It notes his stance on Mississippi and Civil Rights funding as emblematic, predicting continued drift and party tensions into the 1960s.
Sen. Kuchel cites rising mail from citizens with delusions of persecution and greatness. He warns of hate peddlers spreading fantasy claims via pamphlets and media, noting 60,000 letters monthly with about 10 percent far from reality.
Critics debunk Hartford era letters and broadcasts alleging large foreign troop plots to seize US power. Officials say 124 foreign officers participate, not thousands, and disarmament will not disarm the nation. Sen Kuchel cites hysteria aiding Communists and GOP shifts since 1952 underline moderation.
A Nigerian anthropologist compares American lack of coming‑of‑age ceremonies with tribal rites in Africa and the bar mitzvah tradition among Jews. He argues the absence of puberty celebrations harms youth identity and social responsibility. The scholar notes his own initiation involved facial tattooing and rites.
An African scholar notes Americans rush children into teen status via early dress and driving licensure. He argues no public puberty rite exists, viewing the driver’s license as a symbol of released parental control and rapid, risky independence. Readers recall past rites of long pants marking manhood.
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