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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1963
Page
4
The piece notes 700000 unemployed youths nationwide and 16 to 21 year olds leaving school face scarce jobs. It argues the core solution is attracting industry to Maricopa County and Scottsdale to create employment for graduates and dropouts as youths become adults.
Reactions from multiple papers depict racial tension in Birmingham. Cartoons show black children and white policemen, Civil Rights vs Civil Wrongs signs, and captions about prejudice and liberty and justice for all. The strongest image is Le Pelletier’s jail window scene with the flag and equal justice message.
Alabama Governor George Wallace withdrew state highway troops from Birmingham before a Ku Klux Klan parade in nearby Bessemer. The event, including a cross burning, raised fears of riots against African Americans as police presence waned. The Klan leader Bob Shelton has a history with federal and state figures, while national debates tied to farm policy and the Coors beer amendment appear elsewhere in the coverage.
The piece criticizes Princeton undergrads for vandalism and compares lenient responses to harsher penalties elsewhere. It notes Goheen's anger, calls for stricter action, and lampoons fashion obsessions around remarriage trends in vogue media.
Ralph McGill argues balanced budgets do not ensure prosperity as public debt rises from 22.5 to 37.2 billion and later to over 300 billion. He notes wartime costs and global factors but suggests 1963 shows signs of an improving economy with expectations of continued growth into 1964.
The article argues the public debt is not comparable to private debt and condemns a Senate cut of 200 million from accelerated public works. It cites Unemployment around 5 million, with youth and minorities hit hardest, warns against balancing budgets at human cost, and urges continued accelerated public works in the public interest.
Lucius S. Simpson 80 lost control of his car and crashed into the lost and found room at the Metropolitan Transit Building. Damage was extensive though injuries were minor. Nearby reports note a delayed departure and a moving van misadventure with personal belongings and cash missing. A Nottingham pub owner reportedly locked in 20 East Midlands Gas Board employees at a farewell party after they went quiet upstairs.
The big issue of the day is not Mets status but censorship of books. Barrooms and lounges buzz with arguments over teens reading Henry Miller and words that would sully household air.
A writer proposes removing offensive words from books and providing a perforated glossary in back matter. Readers could tear out the glossary or swap in words to restore original vigor, placing choice and taste in individual hands rather than authorities.
Letters from Ted Fio Rito and Richard G Webster discuss a music pitch and labor democracy. The exchange touches on political representation and free expression amid public editorial debate in Scottsdale.
A brief analysis contrasts two points of view attributed to John Stuart Ahi from The Federalist. The first critiques governance and transparency in school boards, the second emphasizes accountability and community input in educational policy.
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