Bond plan is sensible for Arizona higher education needs
The editorial argues raising the state debt limit to 100 million and issuing long term bonds to fund new university and college buildings. It notes costs rise over time and future generations would share the load, while citing postwar growth and high aims for a stronger education system. It stresses bonds are economical given low interest and looming campus needs.
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Scottsdale
Goddard
Arizona
University of Arizona
De Gaulle vows to stay in power and push Europe stance
Roscoe Drummond notes Charles de Gaulle, age 75, will not quit. He aims to dismantle NATO by 1969 and seeks re election in December. He dominates the UNR, maintains national power without politics, and enjoys broad French support amid a strong economy and preserved freedoms.
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Europe
NATO
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Gaullist
UNR
France
Watts riots spark white backlash in Los Angeles politics
In August 1965 the Watts uprising provoked a hardening white reaction. Deputy Chief Murdock rejects John Buggs’s calmative approach as part of the problem while Mayor Yor t y gains white support. Calls for more Negro representation in the LAPD and reforms face political risk with Parker’s rigid stance and no clear crisis plan.
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Los Angeles
Watts
John Buggs
County Human Relations Council
Buggs
Los Angeles County
Roger Murdock
Murdock
Sam Yorty
Orange
San Diego
Britain reevaluates defense. mulls shifting duties to U S
London leads a sweeping review of long term defense policy aiming to cut overseas commitments amid financial strain. Britain may reduce east of Suez policing and base holdings while weighing withdrawal from Aden and Singapore, with the United States urged to fill potential gaps in Far East and Middle East security.
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London
UPI
Britain
United States
Harold Wilson
United Kingdom
Wilson
East of Suez
Far East
Malaysia
South Asia
Viet Nam
Singapore
Suez
Washington
Aden
Middle Eastern
Far
Middle East
NATO
Commonwealth
Henry Thoreau and the Genius Debate in 19th Century Journals
The passage notes Ralph McGill reflecting on Henry Thoreau and Uncle Charles discussing whether John Quincy Adams was a genius. It then shifts to a broader view of genius, the MIT student body, and calls for educational reform amid a professor shortage. Admiral Rickover criticizes tapping professors as consultants and urges higher education to focus on teaching and research.
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Uncle Charles
Webster
Henry
John Quincy Adams
Charles
Hyman Rickover
College Parting Brings Homesick Father to Desert Landscaping
A father, missing his son who left for college, notices the neglected lawn and the uncut grass. He hires a neighboring high schooler to cut the lawn while considering desert planting as a permanent change. The piece contrasts parental homesickness with a quiet house and a revived yard plan.
Barry Goldwater Attacks McNamara Over TFX Plans
Barry Goldwater criticizes Defense Secretary Robert McNamara over the costly TFX program now dubbed the F-111. The piece argues McNamara ignored military advice, raised costs from 3.5 to nearly 5 million per plane, and risks Navy carrier use as bugs delay performance. It warns the error could undermine U S defense.
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Defense
Robert McNamara
McNamara
Defense Establishment
TFX
Air Force
Navy
Congress
Scottsdale Daily Progress publication details
Scottsdale Daily Progress published every afternoon except Sunday by the Scottsdale Publishing Company. Offices at 802 Ball Park Plaza Scottsdale Arizona 85252. Volume V number 201 October 11 1965. Editor Jonathan Marshall Publisher T Frank Stewart Managing Editor Dan Byrne Advertising Director. Second class postage paid at Scottsdale Ariz. Telephone 947 7044.
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Scottsdale Daily Progress
Scottsdale Publishing Company
Ball Park Plaza
Scottsdale
Ariz
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