Architect Nathaniel Owings Warns Scottsdale on Sign Damage
Renowned architect Nathaniel Owings of Swidler Owings and Merrill visits Scottsdale and warns that excessive signs depress real estate values and hurt business. He cites studies from New York and California and urges strict sign controls to preserve beauty, open space, and future growth.
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America
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Swidmore, Owings and Merrill
Owings
Scottsdale
Meotisdere
Ad Sevettsdale
Famotes
Milicn
New York
California
Santa Fe
N.M
Carmel
Monterey
Caliournia
West German rocket test eyed by Western experts
West Germany plans a Thursday test of what it says is the first two stage rocket developed domestically. The company invites rocket and military experts from nearly 10 Western nations to observe, hoping to export the design to developing countries in the future.
LeMay Retirement and Vietnam War Policy Debate
Marquis Childs notes a push by top Air Force leaders to broaden the Vietnam War into the north with General Curtis LeMay and General Thomas Power at the center. Kennedy considered keeping LeMay to influence the 1964 race, but Johnson ultimately planned a February retirement while LeMay would remain in uniform with major general rank.
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North Viet Nam
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Curtis LeMay
Thomas 8. Power
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Omaha
LeMay
SAC
Kennedy
Dallas
Barry Goldwater
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Barry
Powerful Drive Aims To Drag U S Into Viet Nam War
The piece describes military and political pressure toward American escalation in Southeast Asia. It notes influential figures like LeMay and Power leading calls for more advanced aircraft and direct intervention in Cambodia. It highlights disarmament opposition, Pentagon lobbying, and the risk of an incident near the Cambodian-Vietnamese border.
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Viet Nam
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Sihanouk
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Nguyen Khanh
Kennedy Nears LBJ as Possible Running Mate in 1964
The piece argues LBJ may choose Robert Kennedy as running mate, with Kennedy’s name boosting the Johnson White House image. It notes Ike’s reluctance to campaign and hints a Goldwater nomination if the San Francisco convention occurred today. Both parties show misgivings about unified tickets.
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Milton Eisenhower
Goldwater
President Truman and Japanese visitors remember atomic bomb decision
A 76 year old Japanese college president and seven others met President Truman in Independence Missouri to reflect on the atomic bomb decision that ended World War II. The visitors spoke of responsibility and the war’s high cost, while Truman defended the aim to end the war with minimal further loss of life.
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New
Takuo Matsumoto
Shizuoka
Truman
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Mr. Truman
Truman Welcomes Japanese Visitors as World Changes
The article reflects on wartime decisions guiding a future atomic age. It recalls Roosevelt creating the Manhattan District to fast track bomb materials, the secret centers Oak Ridge Hanford and Los Alamos, and the uncertain early use of atomic weapons amid looming invasion risks. It notes Truman and aging Japanese visitors as the world shifts.
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Anderson
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Hanford
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Editor asks for smog data on buses before Scottsdale action
A reader urges the Scottsdale Daily Progress to obtain and publish data comparing smog from gasoline and diesel buses. The writer questions the lack of information from Al Flowers, calls for public discussion, and emphasizes health risks over speed or cost.
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Scottsdale Daily Progress
Mr. Flowers
Scottsdale
Policy fails to curb Appalachian unemployment in oil waste plan
Henry Taylor critiques the Kennedy Johnson administration for not acting on coal industry guidance from a National Coal Policy Conference. He argues residual foreign oil dumping harms Appalachia by displacing coal jobs, citing figures on jobs losses among miners and transportation workers.
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Appalachia
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Appalachian
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National Coal Policy Conference
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Saudi Arabia
Colombia
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Dallas
Johnson and Kennedy Fail to Act on Appalachia Oil Dumping
The piece blames the Johnson and Kennedy administrations for allowing higher foreign waste oil imports, boosting to 233 million barrels, harming Appalachian coal communities. It cites Udall and other officials, noting job losses and regional pain across Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and neighboring states. The author questions why no action is taken.
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Colorado
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Arkansas
Kentucky
Coal State Department
Saudi Arabia
Colombia
Venezuela
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