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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1964
Page
2
A 1964 Arizona newspaper page displays a masthead and editorial pledge about accuracy. The text asserts commitment to factual reporting and straight rendering of issues.
The Scottsdale school board unanimously recommended Lyman Davidson to County Superintendent John Barry to fill the vacancy from Dr. Steward Flaschen's resignation. Davidson, a partner at Ernst & Ernst with a strong business background, has shown community involvement and previously ran for the board. The board aims to avoid a special election and hopes Superintendent Tarey approves the nomination.
The piece argues that southern filibuster tactics blocking civil rights measures threaten growing unrest among African Americans. It warns of increased protests and potential violence this summer as delays in the Senate push moderates toward militant actions and even Communist alignment.
A tense push for cloture in the Senate narrows to key Western and GOP votes led by Dirksen and Humphrey as 67 votes remain uncertain. Western Democrats Hayden Bible Cannon may skip, while Dirksen targets 24 to 25 Republicans. Final results expected next month after California primary.
A speech urges expanded physical education for all students, noting only about 10 percent of high schoolers are varsity athletes. It calls for stronger ties with state officials and a broad fitness program in every school and community, backed by President Johnson's support.
In a letter from William D. Kendall Tempe, he mocks Scottsdale police for buying radar to ticket cyclists while unmuffled motorcycles roam E Main St. Archie Farnsworth of Mesa blasts liberal appeasement and Communist threat in stark national security terms.
Albuquerque man William Mossman, 22, kissed a girl near the judge's bench and was fined $10 for operating an unsafe vehicle. In England, Francis Davidson, 24, banned from driving for 83 years, had his ban extended by 20 years after pleading guilty to seven charges including a high speed chase in a stolen car.
Ralph McGill assesses Nelson Rockefeller’s Oregon primary upset and warns conservatives in the Republican Party to curb extremist influences in California. He notes Nixon’s critique of “kooks and nuts” and questions Eisenhower’s silence on Rockefeller’s California bid, pondering the fate of modern Republicanism.
The piece argues Modern Republicanism failed in California amid Goldwater talk and Nixon’s labeled “books and nuts.” It notes Oregon’s conservatism leaning toward Rockefeller and warns California conservatives must resist the radical right using Goldwater as a instrument to seize control.
New York Mayor Wagner faces Kennedy in a political clash described as a two level struggle. Kennedy weighs a Senate run while Wagner navigates Kennedy's national ambitions and potential impact on his own political reach. The text hints at insider viewpoints and strategic tensions shaping the contest.
Wagner sources say Kennedy pressures Johnson to accept him for VP while aiming for a Senate run as a fallback. They frame Bobby’s bid as the best chance to return the Kennedy influence, though party leaders see Johnson as in control at Atlantic City.
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