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Newspaper

Scottsdale Progress

Location

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Nov 13, 1961

Page

6

Progress Platform Statement from The Arizona News

Page 6 features editorials by James G Edmiston President Gene E McLaine and Hugh Harelson News Editor. It proclaims the paper’s duty to gather news and publish truth without slant while labeling editorial comment. Subscription rates are listed for Arizona and out-of-state readers.

James G Edmiston Gene E. McLaine Pulitzer Prise Hugh Harelson Arizona Scottsdale Ariz

Moon race reshuffles long held moonflight priorities

After Saturn booster success the moon program gains momentum and a new coordination push between NASA and the Air Force emerges. The two agencies, once rivals over civilian and military space prerogatives, begin forging a unified approach to accelerate an earlier lunar landing.

United States NASA Air Force

No Substitute For Money In Drug Patent Debate

The piece argues that patent rights for ethical drugs protect invention but Kefauver seeks to curb them from 17 to three years to curb prices. Dr Colston E Warne of Amherst College urges eliminating drug patents entirely, saying invention needs patent protection to reward discovery.

Sen. Estes Kefauver Senate Antitrust and Monopoly Subcommittee Kefauver Colston E. Warne Amherst College Consumers Union Arne Warne

McNamara Shapes Fall Out Shelter Effort Amid Defense Debates

Washington notes Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara takes on rewriting the national fallout shelter pamphlet for 60 million homes. He argues real shelter value lies in earth or cover and opposes the idea that a preemptive strike would spare cities, stressing focus on protecting American core in major population centers.

Washington Kennedy Hercules Defense Robert S. McNamara McNamara Pentagon Madison Avenue Republican National Committee Sovers America

McNamara Recasts Fallout Pamphlet and Defense Budget

McNamara dismisses the idea of a quick national recovery and warns of potential nuclear war under certain conditions. He prioritizes civilian control over the defense apparatus, cuts waste in advance estimates, and resists adding administrative aircraft while pressuring retraining and plant relocation to fit missile era needs.

McNamara Pentagon Henry M. Jackson Congress

No man can deny Kennedy uses forceful English in public speech

Barry Goldwater argues Kennedy’s public address at Chapel Hill frames a task for society to distinguish reality from illusion. He labels Communism as the brutal reality since 1917, notes Khrushchev’s threats, and argues the illusion of appeasement risks freedom, shaping U S foreign policy up to Berlin and postwar crisis.

Kennedy Chapel Hill New York Times Free World Khrushchev United States Berlin State Department Stalin Dwight D. Eisenhower Germany Ber

JFK Aims at Society and German Division Policy

The text describes JFK outlining societal tasks within the Soviet sphere and his protest trip to Washington over Germany's division. It notes no protest by politicians to avoid harming relations with Stalin and emphasizes distinguishing long range aims from temporary difficulties and appeasement concerns.

Washington Roosevelt Yalta Germany Stalin

Senghor Praised Leader of Senegal Visits Washington

President Leopold Sedar Senghor of Senegal captivates the UN General Assembly and American leaders, noted as Africa’s leading intellectual. Born October 1906, he pursued priesthood then secular politics, taught at institutions in Paris and Dakar, and in 1949 led Senegal toward independence alongside Sekou Toure.

Washington Leopold Sedar Sengr Senegal General Assembly of the United Nations Kennedy Johnson Sekou Toure Guinea

Senghor Shadows in West Africa and Senegal’s Path to Federated States

Senegalese leader Senghor emerges as a major African writer and statesman shaping Africa. He helped form a Mali Federation dream, backed democratic socialism, and envisioned federated states while praising public welfare systems in the United States.

Senghor Mali Sene Sudan United States

Jubilee Diamond on Display at Smithsonian Hall of Gems

The Jubilee diamond, weighing 245.35 carats and insured for 3 million dollars, is shown at the Smithsonian as a companion to the Hope diamond. It was loaned by Paul Louis Weiller who once misplaced it in a coat lining. The display features armed guards and a glass safe. Janet Barfield, Smithsonian secretary, models the necklace. A guest compares her engagement ring to the Jubilee, joking about husbandly thrift.

Smithsonian South Africa Janet Barfield

French Rightists in Ironic Position on Algeria

The piece notes that French rightists led by Gen. Raoul Salan push to keep Algeria as a French depart ment while De Gaulle moves toward independence. It cites Ben Youssef Ben Khedda proposing a cease fire and new Franco Algerian relations, with the OAS potentially escalating attacks as De Gaulle risks renewed violence.

Algeria Raoul Salan Charles de Gaulle France de Gaulle Salan OAS Ben Khedda

Ad pulls public stance on hunting and trespass policy

R. W. Leek, farmer and local advertiser in Winner Advocate and Journal, condemns game commission rulings and bans hunting and animal trespass on his land. He lists districts and sections and declares the state has no right to force pheasants or other game to be managed on his property.

Winner S.D UPID R. W. Leek Hunters and Game Commission Winner Advocate and Game Commission

War era quotes urge US exit from UN and cut ties with USSR

Quotes from Capt. Eddie Rickes and former President Truman surface in a syndicated dispatch. Rickes urges the United States to withdraw from the United Nations and sever relations with Soviet Russia, saying in part It is better to fight and die than face enslavement. Truman comments on Rosenhower's admission to The Former Presidents Club noting that President Hoover leads the club and will decide.

Syracuse N.Y Eddie Rickesbacker United States United Nations Soviet Russia Kansas City Truman Rosenhower Presidents Club Hoover

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