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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1964
Page
2
An editorial argues Proposition 102 abolishes the inventory tax reducing revenue by about 49 million dollars. It calls for immediate action to find new revenue sources without burdening homeowners and notes possible income tax increases meet strong opposition. It questions voter timing and urges fiscal leaders to act quickly.
The late President Herbert Hoover valued nature and fishing as a path to soul renewal. He urged people to seek simplicity, unity with nature, and active participation over spectatorship to stay strong as a nation. Scottsdale urges transforming Indian Bend Wash into a large city park to provide recreation and future benefit.
Bob Considine reflects on Barry Goldwater’s defeat in 1964 as about 25 million Americans backed him yet he carried the worst popular vote for a Republican nominee. The piece notes Goldwater’s electoral collapse, shifts in GOP sentiment, and remarks from Gov. Nelson Rockefeller and Gov. George Romney about alternative paths to victory.
In reply to a reader, KPHO Radio notes it revived a full NewsScope schedule on Oct 26 with Mutual Broadcasting System and its News Bureau to enhance Valley news, acknowledging limits but stressing timely reporting while fostering ties with newspapers. ARNOLD J. BIENFANG, Tempe, adds a note on freedom of speech.
In examining election returns, moderate Republicans gain ground as Goldwater conservatism is rejected. Johnson posts history’s largest Democratic plurality while many states and electoral votes shift away from Goldwater, signaling a tempered GOP drift toward center.
Bill Vaughan jokes he invented a new Battle of Nervous Notch to dodge complex Civil War questions. He notes maps frustrate him and imagines witty quips about Gettysburg and Blatwurst’s Brigade. A college invites a lecture on Decision at Nervous Notch.
Republican leaders plot a return to pragmatic, nonideological politics. They discuss ousting national chair Dean Burch, possibly replacing him with Richard Nixon, while considering a high level advisory council. Nixon’s role remains uncertain amid calls to bury Goldwaterism.
The column explains a lawyer's duties to clients including loyalty to the client, administration of justice, community, state, nation, associates, and self. It notes conflicts may limit case acceptance but emphasizes zeal, competence, and vigorous pursuit of the client's interests, provided within those ethical bounds.
The Scottsdale Daily Progress is published each afternoon except Sundays by the Scottsdale Publishing Company. Offices are at 302 Ball Park Plaza, Scottsdale with telephone WH 6 3441 and second class postage paid at Scottsdale, Arizona.
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