Vote Yes on 103 Amendment Opinion in Arizona Referendum
A local advocacy piece urges a yes vote on Proposition 103 to allow real estate brokers to prepare sale and lease documents without lawyers. It criticizes the state supreme court ruling restricting brokers and warns that higher fees hit home buyers and taxpayers. It argues the real estate profession supports housing and economy and urges public support to reduce costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Bar of
Arizona
Bar Association
Comic Monaco border army Dons Laughable World War
The piece notes a three man French army on the Monaco border in a humorous clash between Prince Rainier and General de Gaulle. It jokes that Princess Grace is central to the affair and that the dispute has produced more laughs than gunfire, praising Grace’s charm.
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Monaco
Prince Rainier
Grace Kelley
Matimony
Charles de Gaulle
Grace
Rainier
de Gaulle
Heenan Prize Fighter Image Provokes Debate
In the Scottsdale Progress editorial a dispute centers on a photo showing editor Art Heenan and his daughter Margaret weighing 40 pounds beside a depiction of John C. Heenan, former world heavyweight champion. The piece notes Heenan won the title by defeating the English champion in London in 1860.
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Scottsdale
Art Heenan
Margaret
Sige
John C. Heenan
New York
London
England
Columbus Day Reflection on Space Frontiers and Youth
A columnist links Columbus discovery with modern space exploration noting RCA's push to educate youth as they cross new frontiers. He cites Alexander the Great, Nikolas Sarnoff, and an ambitious moon mission while hinting at Cuba's influence in the hemisphere.
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New York
Wea
America
Christopher Columbus
Jesser Itahian
Mariner
Watling Island
Earth
David Sarnatt
RCA
Gen. Sarnoff
Alexander the Great
MGM Bounty Build Breaks Ground In Hollywood Prop History
The 750000 dollar replica HMS Bounty, built by Metro for a film, becomes a lucrative props venture. The ship toured major ports from Vancouver to New York, drawing crowds and marking a high point in Hollywood’s use of ship replicas.
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MGM
Crow’s Nest
Capt. Bugh
Bounty
Vancouver
Victoria
Seattle
San Francisco
Los Angeles
New Orleans
Miami
Boston
London
Calais
Canary Islands
New York
Bligh
Leo
Lunenberg
Nova Scotia
Admiralty
Metro
Hollywood
Tokyo
Joe Vogel
Labor unions blamed for job loss in Oregon letter push
Barry Goldwater highlights a letter from an Oregon construction worker complaining of union power. The worker says unions impose high initiation fees and dues, block hiring, and reserve top jobs for insiders, leaving nonmembers unemployed and unable to work on local government projects.
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Washington
Goldwater
Oregon
United States
Harris County cancels large cougar hunt over hunter risk
Harris County sheriff's deputies halted a mass mountain lion hunt after residents armed with shotguns rifles and bows crowded the woods. Deputies withdrew to prevent hunting a hunter and to clear the area for safety.
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Houston, Tex
UPI
Harris County Sheriff's Department
Workingman Protests Union Speech on Jobs and Freedom
A reader’s impassioned letter to a senator condemns union pressure and job restrictions. He argues workers should freely seek employment, choose where to work, and resist being compelled to join or conform, citing wartime patriotism and fear of blackballing. He asks the senator to take a stand.
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Senator
America
Khrushchev halts tax cuts as Lenin notes surface
A Soviet tax cutting plan halted in 1960 is blamed on imperialist forces. Khrushchev linked it to keeping Marxist states on course. Pravda reveals newly found Lenin notes from 1918 urging "victory over the bourgeois."
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Nikita Khrushchev
Kremlin
Pravda
Communist Party
Lenin
Bourg
Lenin Document Signals Economic Route Over Military Path
The Lenin emphasis on reorganizing the economy and importing foreign experts is seen as a move toward copying capitalist efficiency. Soviet studies note Russia lacks fertilizer production and proper use of chemicals, suggesting hiring American agricultural experts and industrial managers may occur, while some view the document as a reply to Chinese expansionism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois
Lenin
Econ- It ‘1S
Midwest
Cuba Crisis Shapes Campaign Year Debate
Marquis Childs notes Cuba sits 90 miles off the U S coast stirring intense emotions in 1960s policy talk. He outlines why Washington resists military intervention and the risks of invasion or prolonged occupation amid Cold War fears and Latin American reactions.
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Washington
Cuba
America
Moscow
Batista
Fidel Castro
Kennedy
Latin America
Alliance For Progress
Khrushchev
Berlin
United States
White House
Uld
Castro Crisis Stirs Debate Over US Cuba Policy
The piece weighs US options after the Bay of Pigs ransom, urging humane action for political prisoners, questioning Jose Miro Cardona’s influence, and critiquing Castro’s regime while noting allied tensions and a refused arms request from a Castro militia officer. The tone reflects concern, debate, and uncertain prospects for intervention.
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Jose Miro Cardona
Cuban Revolutionary Council
Kennedy
Cuba
Castro
America
Washington
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Ferdinand
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rPrk
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Workingman Protests Union
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Progress
Ralph McGill
Marquis Childs
Childs
Bay of Pigs
Florida
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