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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1964
Page
2
A damaged page fragment from Scottsdale Publishing includes a May 20 1964 dating line and names William Mason as Orientation Manager. It depicts advertising text amid editorial misgivings about truth and accuracy and notes a annual out of state figure and a small monetary amount.
A wary assessment argues the Soviet Union uses Arab discontent to extend influence in the Middle East. It notes weapons aid to Egypt, the Aswan Dam, and growing ties with Nasser, risking escalation, oil, and strategic control around Suez and Mediterranean shipping.
Interior Secretary Udall supports Senator Humphrey in starting poverty relief with pilot projects on Indian reservations. He notes widespread destitution, poor diets, primitive sanitation, substandard housing, and limited education and job opportunities for about 400,000 Native Americans. He urges prompt action despite political caution.
Secretary Orville Freeman moves to tighten pesticide oversight amid Mississippi River fish kills. He ousted the regulatory head, ordered top priority for control research, and backed the toughest bill to date, aiming to curb health hazards to humans and wildlife.
Washington report notes Rockefeller's Oregon win shifts GOP dynamics for California. Uncommitted voters, now about 20 percent, favor Rockefeller. Goldwater trails Nixon in Oregon, weakening Goldwater's edge. Rockefeller gains in urban areas, and Lodge's defeat may boost his California prospects on June 2.
Ralph McGill reviews the Federal Building show at the New York World’s Fair, detailing pen and ink sketches and photographs that depict the mythic founding of America. The immigrant flow from Ireland to Ukraine and the labor that built canals, railroads, coal mines, and farms are presented starkly, with scenes of hardship and silent reverence.
A mobile theater screens scenes of America from early voyages to space travel. It contrasts poverty with later affluence, showing immigrant grandparents, blacksmiths at work, and a Disney Lincoln at the Illinois exhibit. Visitors feel moved and reflective at the Federal Building show.
The Scottsdale Woman's Club publicity chairman thanks the Scottsdale Daily Progress for support this past year. He commends Susan Atkinson the women pages editor and George Adams the photographer for their cooperation aiding the club's civic work.
A Washington column criticizes Senate Republican leader Everett Dirksen for siding with a weak civil rights bill. It argues Republicans must back civil rights clearly, branding current GOP leadership as bunglers who help Democrats and damage national interests. The piece cites electoral dynamics, city politics, and minority voting trends to urge a pro civil rights stance.
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