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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1963
Page
4
The Scottsdale School District election drew about five thousand voters in a record turnout for a school election. Earl Sumrall edged Lee Smallsteed in a close race reflecting strong views on public information federal aid to education and long range planning.
Tempe residents and ASU fans endure long delays before and after home football games. Nearly 30,000 spectators attend each game, prompting calls for another access road and better parking plus visible traffic direction to ease congestion and reduce accidents.
A concise collection of quotes on simplicity from Thomas a Kempis Longfellow and Emerson. The notes compare purity and greatness through minimalism in character, manners, and style.
In Saigon the war feels distant to many as authorities push varied views on victory while life carries on. The piece notes fashion, daily travel, and a thriving economy with rice and rubber exports despite ongoing conflict. The author paints a vivid portrait of women, streets, and social hierarchies in a tumultuous capital.
Reporter notes a quiet Saigon with heavy military presence as U.S. troops and Vietnamese authorities oversee the election process. Visitors glimpse Viet Cong-heavy zones while pilots warn against photo taking as surveillance and tension color daily life. A Buddhist scene at Xa-Lai temple contrasts with ongoing hostilities.
U.S. aid to Yugoslavia is questioned as Congress weighs reinstating normal trade relations. Roscoe Drummond argues independence from the Soviet bloc yielded Western trade gains, military withdrawals from Greece, and Trieste settlement while Yugoslavia remains aligned with the U.S. and Western Europe.
In Washington Kefauver's bid to probe American drug prices in Latin America meets stiff resistance from old opponents. Corcoran and pharma interests warn of dangerous political and foreign aid repercussions, while Hart's anti monopoly panel grips a narrowly supported subpoena renewal.
Ralph McGill observes that Republicans cannot ally with extremist Southern elements as the nation debates racial discrimination. He notes education funding as a long term constructive approach and warns against viewing the race problem as solely a Kennedy liberal issue. He contrasts Southern business leaders’ police-focused stance with dangerous extremist parallels in history.
The piece argues the growing disadvantaged class includes whites and Negroes alike. It notes education as the key to improved opportunities and warns against blaming individuals for systemic gaps. Sa idly, it calls targeted funding for select schools to lift short term prospects.
UPI reports Charles de Gaulle hinting at a new presidential run as his seven year term ends in 1965. The French leader faces domestic unrest, inflation pressure, and critics citing his independent nuclear policy and estrangement from NATO allies.
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