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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1961
Page
6
A Scottsdale reader pleads for mature discussion over annexation, urging facts and civility instead of name calling. The letter defends honest reporting, cites school board funding debates, criticizes the Progress, and questions motives behind east-side annexation and tax revenue. Eric N. Blomquist signs the comment.
West Scottsdale residents thank the council and city engineer for prompt action on Orange and Osborne dust hazards after a petition. The writer questions organizer awareness of council candidates and invites others to engage in meetings and voting. MR. AND MRS. JIM ZIMMERMAN.
Doris E. Grell expresses gratitude for the seven week subscription drive and thanks all who purchased or renewed. She credits participants and Scottsdale supporters for aiding her grand prize win and extends sincere appreciation to the broader community.
Nancy J. Wiley calls out repeated errors in reporting on Scottsdale School District issues. She praises the October article with six candidate questions and the district representative's weekly Progress column as informative, urging continued accuracy in local reporting.
Eleanor Roosevelt discusses a two day speaking tour in Piedmont County North Carolina praising integrated attendance at a college lecture series and urging all citizens to exercise the vote. She reflects on Negro participation and contrasts attitudes with Ebony Magazine editorial on race relations.
The speech argues that women face inequality yet should gain discipline to accept realities and move toward true equality so people are judged as individuals. It cites Atlanta’s cooperative effort to integrate eating places with minimal opposition as a hopeful sign for the nation.
A vivid portrait of divided Berlin during October festival time. West Berlin life blends gaiety with risk as the wall and Check Point Charlie loom near the Friedrich Strasse crossing. American GIs and East German guards remain separated by a narrow gap as passports are checked and warnings issued.
Ralph McGill notes a Midwest businessman in Paris at lunch with two French hosts. The visitor claims plain eating and doubts French cooking surpassing American fare, while the hosts present Cognac and dishes like lobster Lafayette and Tip-Top steak house specials.
A visiting guest praises American dishes such as meat loaf with tomato sauce and liver and onions while sampling French and Caneton Montmorency en Gelee. He savors Crepes Suzette, requests more cognac, and ends by toasting the hosts with a dinner on him at the Tip Top cafe.
North Carolina figure Robert Williams fled to Canada then Cuba as FBI traced him after a Monroe grand jury indicted him on kidnapping. Fair Play for Cuba Committee operatives aided his escape from Canada to Cuba where he sought political asylum amid arms funding from supporters in the North.
In New York a restaurant near Fifth Ave bans TV or radio, advertising dining without World Series. In Indianapolis a coffee drinker scorns Gov Welsh by posting a sign in the employee passage reading Entering Keet Berlin.
A New York activist group funds William Williams who fled to Cuba after leading Fair Play for Cuba Committee actions. Conrad Lynn heads the drive while Taber, a former CBS figure, also escaped to Castro's Cuba with Fair Play money. Williams plans anti U S broadcasts from Cuba.
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