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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1962
Page
2
Arcadia High School clinched the Arizona state championship with a hard fought victory over Tucson. The team showed determination and skill, overcoming underdog odds as coaches, players, and the student body celebrate a unified, spirited win.
A United Press dispatch notes 15 Kennedy grandchildren at Thanksgiving. The speculation envisions terms for Jack Kennedy, Bobby Kennedy, Teddy Kennedy, and Caroline Kennedy, tallying future presidencies and a distant first woman president amid 13 more heirs apparent. The playful forecast ends with a joking motto about Barry in 2064.
Police report in Scottsdale notes an 81 year old man was struck by a car. The incident underscores crosswalk law and the need for drivers to yield and pedestrians to stay in marked lanes. The accused driver will face trial.
Bob Considine reflects on Khrushchev era upheavals from 1955 to 1959, noting Soviet actions, U S political figures, and shifting East German and Sino Soviet dynamics. He muses on a return to Moscow and recalls encounters with Intourist girls and hotel staff during earlier trips.
The piece recalls a rambling conversation about travel to Russia with Zoya and memories of Packard cars replaced by a Zil. It notes Senator McCarthy's Crescent Dictionary of American Politics as a guide through government complexity and bureaucratic maze.
Henry Taylor writes on Castro's ensnaring counterespionage with Soviet direction, detailing Cuban exiles in Key West and a defector pilot Pedro Diaz. He criticizes the CIA from Washington, notes a failed cargo boat interception by a U.S. Coast Guard cutter, and laments lost ships and hidden operations.
The piece portrays Cuban patriots frustrated by CIA dependence and operational missteps in arms and supplies. It contrasts American efforts with European resistance experiences and notes a reluctance to maintain contact with the CIA, while praising the FBI’s limited role.
In a Washington column a UPI piece notes a reader sent Rep. Frelinghuysen a Hamlet parody about tax cuts. It links Shakespearean lines to political discussions and mentions the Cuban crisis as context for debate on future tax policy.
Ralph McGill notes the absurdity and pathos in the segregation era as Birmingham promotes a white only high school essay contest on freedom. Winners would tour Washington and New York meeting figures like Sen. Lister Hill and U Thant, advancing a racially biased program.
The piece critiques a school contest on freedom amid Alabama desegregation tensions. It questions fairness for Negro students and weighs U Thant’s UN visit against opposition from White Citizens Councils. It notes Governor elect Wallace’s stance and urges business leaders to oppose defiance of court orders.
A Capp column recalls cases where people sued cigarette and rental companies after TV commercials misled them. A Pittsburgh man blamed smoking for illness and won no damages. another man injured by following a rental ad failed to claim a verdict. a single woman envied a yacht owner seen in a commercial.
The piece recalls a sensational lawsuit over the Goonglow hair spray promising riches from a yacht marriage. A wife sued for support and a bottle cost, but the jury found no upkeep promise and fault lay with the product only for a husband. A mud splatter incident involving a white dress and a maid’s Bleato-mudoff claim ends without compensation.
UPI reports John Nance Garner at age 94 in Uvalde Texas saying he will likely have to quit smoking cigars soon as they are bad for him. He makes the tentative pledge to himself during a personal birthday observance.
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