Increase Planned for Scottsdale Baptist Hospital Beds
A guest editorial urges expanding Baptist Hospital in Scottsdale from 250 to 350 beds with 50 to 100 new beds now and larger labs and X ray capacity. An architect is designing a 230 bed addition costing about 2.14 million funded privately by the Western Baptist Association, ensuring no tax increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scottsdale
Baptist Hospital
Bill Blair
Blair
Phoenix
Western Baptist Association
Five-Year Jet Flight Anniversary Highlights Boeing Clippers
Min Miller notes the fifth anniversary of the first scheduled U.S. jet flight to Paris aboard the Jet Clipper America. Since that 1952 voyage the fleet expanded to 340 Boeing and 189 Douglas jets, with N711PA on the New York to San Juan route, flying 14,574 hours and 7,287 miles in five years without a major incident.
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New York
Min Miller
Pan Am
U.S
Paris
Azores
le Bourget
America
Notable 5th Anniversary Of First Regular U S Jet Flight To Europe
A column recounts the 5th anniversary of the first regular U S jet flight to Europe while noting an exchanged remark at a delicatessen near United Nations Plaza where Adlai Stevenson humorously deflects a question on time to eat. The letter from Max Wylie references the 1960 murder of Janice and Emily Hoffert and a $16 000 reward to spur clues, with praise for police and detectives and ongoing publicity urges.
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United Nations Plaza
Bob McCorkindale
King Features
Ambassador
Adlai Stevenson
Max Wylie
Janice
Emily Hoffert
Chief of Detectives
D.A
Probing Scandals and Moral Debates Stir Washington
Columnist reflects on Profumo scandal parallels and a widening probe of Bobby Baker. Critics warn of distraction from Congress and civil rights while noting wartime and postwar morals, political corruption, and calls for broader inquiries into sex and governance.
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Bobby Baker
Congress
Britain
Robert G
Bobby) Baker
Baker
Executive Branch
Arkansas
John McClellan
Calvin
Robespierre
Editor's Mailbag on Arizona State Hospital Mental Health
William F. Hall urges focus on treating mentally ill as patients, not criminals, and warns against expanding security that harms 1,700 noncriminal patients. He cites progress over 10 years, calls for separate high security housing, and questions hospital board changes after Dr Samuel Wick's resignation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona State Hospital
Arizona
Arizona Association For Mental Health
Rainy spell hits Arizona amid wetter than average year
The piece notes an unusual rain surplus in Arizona with almost two months left in the year. It discusses impacts such as extra mud for children, roofs washed clean, and boosted water supply, while referencing Florida propagandists as a humorous aside.
Dahomey Decline Mirrors Wider Postcolonial Struggles
Ralph McGill reflects on Dahomey as a small French colony sandwiched between Togo and Nigeria. He notes instability from economic erosion in new nations, with Dahomey exporting palm oil and ground nuts but facing unemployment and migration to cities despite unions, under a history of noninterfering governors.
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United Nations
Dahomey
Latin America
Togo
Nigeria
Africa Faces Coup Echoes And Civic Tensions
The piece notes coups unsettling Africans and tribal rivalries amid a paradoxical charm for visitors. It recalls Dahomey’s Hubert Maga ouster, Togolese leader Olympio’s frugality and assassination, and strikes a global view on hunger and unrest shaping leadership perceptions.
Calne player suspended for cigarette break during match
Andy Brewer, 21, was suspended for one month by his factory soccer team after leaving the field to smoke during a recent game. He said he left due to boredom and a lack of action for 20 minutes. Meanwhile in Washington, Rep. Victor Wickersham plans to send 220 pounds of peanuts to every member of Congress as a gift from Caddo County growers.
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Washington
Malcolm Muggeridge
Gladstone
House of Commons
Mrs. Gladstone
Warren Gamaliel Harding
White House
Green House
K Street
Harding
Calvin Coolidge
William Allen White
Batyion
Grant
Newark
General Electric Supply Co
General Electric
Edward R. Murrow
Murrow
Calne
England
UPI
Andy Brewer
Victor Wickersham
D-Okla
Congress
Caddo County
Okla
Retired English Official Seeks 500 Lollipop Sticks
Oakham England Leslie Stokes a retired civil servant appealed for 500 lollipop sticks without the candy to build a miniature windmill. He invites donors to help complete the project and demonstrates the plan to neighbors.
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Oakham
England
UPI
Leslie Stokes
Letter praising Scottsdale-Yuma game write-up in The Progress
A reader compliments Lee Gould for a brilliant literate and humorous football story. He praises the character study of each boy and the inclusive reporting that involved many players. The letter predicts a fine sports future for Gould and asks for more similar coverage.
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Lee Gould
Scottsdale-Yuma
Editorial Letter From Eloy City Clerk
Faith A. Barnes Deputy City Clerk Eloy Arizona thanks the editor for praise of Eloy’s active citizens. She invites the editor to visit and view the paving project new buildings and the upcoming factory to be built.
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Eloy
Faith A. Barnes
Eloy, Ariz
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Considine
Europe
Marquis Childs
Christine Keeler
the Navy
Fred Korth
Childs
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William F. Hall
Valley of the Sun
Jupiter Pluvius
Brazil
Olympic Peninsula
Florida
Ralph McGill
McGill
Ouidah
Hubert Maga
Olympio
Ghana
Maga
Dahomey General Worker Union
Olympus
Interlandi
Buio
Jos
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