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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1964
Page
2
The piece argues the first 1621 Plymouth Thanksgiving gave thanks amid scarcity and calls modern readers to express genuine gratitude through actions aligned with God’s will. It warns against superficial rituals and practical atheism, citing responsibility to use blessings for others and to live as God intends.
An observer notes growing ease for Czechs to visit the West, with stress on tourism and better amenities under Antonin Novotny’s government. The piece contrasts Czech openness with Poland and highlights embassy bugging in Prague and Warsaw, including a discreet listening device at Ambassador Horsey’s office and a star-spangled piano encore.
Ralph McGill recalls visiting John F. Kennedy’s grave at Arlington Cemetery. He describes silent visitors, rows of white headstones, and the solemn ritual of taps and salutes. He muses on war dead from trench warfare to air crashes and old age, and envisions Roland’s horn echoing in the landscape.
A reflective meditation on visitors to graves and grief. The writer notes a leafless tree in minds and how graves evoke both loss and enduring life. The evergreen grave and the man’s remembered gallantry and humanity live on in national life as readers depart with heavy yet lightened hearts.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk enjoys presidential backing for his quiet diplomacy approach as officials express limited dissatisfaction. The White House support, along with certainty about Ball’s remaining, sustains Rusk through rising NATO issues and Asia challenges, amid a long tenure with little vacation.
A traffic column warns that most fatal head on and side swipe crashes result from drivers hugging the center line. It cites ten fatal accidents in August causing 28 deaths and urges motorists to stay well over their own lane and leave room for emergency maneuvers.
Washington reports reveal a long standing NATO intelligence exchange where U S and Soviet commanders operated a mutual prisoner patrol in postwar Germany. The system feeds Kremlin eyes through 14 allied capitals and diplomat channels with 600 foreign officials privy to U S military and diplomatic moves. The piece argues this transparency is unavoidable and exposes U S vulnerability.
The Scottsdale Daily Progress published in Scottsdale, Arizona notes editors Jonathan Marshall and Dan Byrne with Frank Stewart as Advertising Director. The paper, issue volume IV number 237 dated November 21, 1984, lists offices at 802 Ball Park Plaza and toll free contact WH-6-3441. National Editorial content appears in a short, partial page segment.
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