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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1961
Page
6
The article portrays U S officials urging a return to atmospheric testing to counter Soviet gains. It emphasizes minimizing fallout, shifting to underground tests, and rejecting a terror competition while aiming to “clean” bombs with less fallout than Russian tests.
A Times letter defends shorts in Scouting preferring traditional legwear for all ages. It laments older members wearing long trousers and warns continued trends could push juveniles toward less practical styles.
Babe Meigs, famed aviator and Hearst executive, attended the Chicago Lakefront Field terminal dedication. Economist A Wilfred May, returning from Hungary, cites Budapest gags about Khrushchev statues and exit visas, and notes escalating regime pressure on the Catholic Church including arrests, seminary expulsions, priest incarcerations, and menacing police presence.
The piece describes sustained anti church pressure in Hungary with church affiliation affecting citizens’ records and employment. It notes limited church access, a demotion linked to a child’s baptism, and Cardinal Mindszenty briefly holding services. It also recalls Nixon and Prendergast reflecting on 1968 election dynamics and narrow margins that altered outcomes.
Eleanor Roosevelt recalls a preview of Judgment at Nuremberg starring Spencer Tracy and Marlene Dietrich. She reflects on German culpability after World War I and the film’s portrayal of postwar attitudes, noting the final screen message about the fate of the Nazi judges and government officials.
A reflective speech warns against forgetting the past and against fear of Communism. It notes Hitler's aggression and Soviet aims, urges vigilance to avoid nuclear war, and stresses a shared need to survive through restraint and perspective.
Scottsdale police chief urges drivers to use city downtown parking lots to curb growing car numbers and congestion. He stresses all-day parkers should relocate there to ease street crowding and improve flow.
A Scottsdale city note urges all-day parkers to use new off-street lots by city hall and near Marshall to ease downtown congestion. With winter visitors arriving, officials stress shared responsibility among motorists, police, and traffic engineers to improve parking in the business district.
Educational associations such as the National Education Association and state groups promote teaching, elevate the profession, and coordinate educator efforts. They operate as independent voluntary bodies, aim to improve schools and teachers' social and economic status, and stress democratic member governance and public trust.
Ralph McGill notes former president Eisenhower backs GOP ward strategy in New York. He argues the Kennedy era spends more due to Eisenhower's defense cuts, which trimmed conventional forces and prompted a nuclear pledge to defend West Berlin. The piece criticizes anti intellectualism and criticisms of the Peace Corps.
The piece argues a hypothetical U.S. airborne drop into Berlin would have faced overwhelming Soviet divisions and air-control limits, risking rapid occupation of West and East Berlin. It cites West German intelligence, U.S. troop morale, and warns that current defense policies and Eisenhower-era cuts threaten strength, urging expanded conventional forces and reform.
Mrs. Lila Harrison is scheduled for a hearing on charges of turning in a false fire alarm claiming she did so because she did not receive her relief check. The incident was reported by police.
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