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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1963
Page
4
Downtown Scottsdale and wider Maricopa County endure a new paving district with muddy streets and constant holes. Residents fear substandard roadbeds and costly repairs while awaiting proper sidewalks curbs and durable surfaces. Vendors worry shoe polish sales will drop as work drags on.
Scottsdale selects George Fretz as city planner to oversee long range tasks and chisel a workable plan. The article warns the job demands time staff and public understanding, with focus on north south arterials and phased research before bold changes.
Pope Paul VI's weekly audience fills Au la Benedizione in the Vatican with about 5 000 ticket holders. Guards herd worshippers into color coded corrals as bishops and officials file toward the throne while the pope is carried in and greeted by a cheering crowd.
In Rome Pope Paul VI greets a diverse American group during a solemn audience. A Columbus Ohio contingent, Iowa lawyers, Congressional secretaries, and Long Island pilgrims receive recognition as the pope offers a universal blessing and notes that the church is in homes abroad.
Washington debates a Soviet electromagnetic pulse system that could disable U S missiles from miles away. Gen Power and Edward Teller warned of high yield tests while Senators and Missiles and Rockets noted the potential for a modern Maginot Line and widespread electrical disruption.
The article traces the fight against religious prejudice in Boston from 1861 to 1879, noting laws allowing priests access to public institutions and detailing Carney's philanthropy. It highlights the founding of a hospital by the Daughters of Charity in 1863 and Carney's $70,000 endowment, with a creed of serving all creeds and colors.
Editor's Mailbag letters show the Scottsdale League endorsing a cooperative Five City Sewer System with revenue bonds funded by sewer rentals and no tax rise, plus readers urging engagement with multiple editorials on Scottsdale governance and annexation debates.
A Scottsdale letter column discusses newspaper coverage bias and comic pages, praises The Scottsdale Progress publisher, and urges improving adult winter basketball by launching a Parks and Recreation League. Jon R Hartom argues for planning, funding, and public access to adult basketball in Scottsdale.
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