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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1963
Page
4
A guest editorial calls Scottsdale to create a Human Relations Commission to address race and ethnic tensions mirroring national concerns. The piece warns inaction risks violence and urges community leadership, informing policy for better business and moral climate, citing Phoenix examples and Jewish Council support.
A compact collection of reflections on prayer and faith. Socrates cites general blessings as divine wisdom guiding good, while Wellington recalls kneeling in moments of overwhelming doubt, feeling human wisdom insufficient to face the day. The notes juxtapose ancient and personal viewpoints on seeking guidance.
Bob Considine notes the UN struggles over China's status as Albania supports Beijing while many powers waver. He argues no quick settlement, as Red China shows little interest and Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalist China resists exclusion, with time as the likely arbiter.
The article discusses Chiang Kai-shek's reluctance to invade the mainland, citing U.S. Seventh Fleet and Soviet intervention as deterrents. It notes Taiwan's industrial growth, education gains, and foreign investment drives as Chiang reshapes the island into an economic hub while planning a future return. Madame Chiang aides the stance, signaling confidence in eventual reunification efforts.
In Williamsburg Virginia tourists admire a richly restored colonial setting funded by John D Rockefeller Jr and family. The piece notes rising antique values including 10 Chelsea figurines valued at over 250000 and references Tito's visit and broader reflections on American independence figures Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson.
Ralph McGill recalls a White House visit and two paintings by Ivan Constantinovsky lent by the Corcoran Gallery. One shows a troika with an American flag amid cheering villagers titled Distributing Supplies. the other depicts a ship with the flag labeled The Relief Ship. The works, dated 1817 1900, commemorated aid to famine Russia expressed by artist Aivasovsky in 1893. In 1892 Congress debated famine relief, with a Senate vote of 100000 failing in the House amid anti aid sentiment.
The piece recounts 1892 efforts to send food to Russia amid hunger and the later 1963 context. Cassius Clay urged relief with corn meal and pone bread, while Americans and railroads funded transports and ships donated vessels. It notes Russian hunger and the czar’s reaction, and observes that Americans fed Russians again in 1921-22 through Hoover relief.
The Kennedy era civil rights measure in the House Judiciary Committee is criticized as too extreme and unduly federal, risking failure on the floor without bipartisan compromise. Robert Kennedy urges moderation and cross party cooperation to move a workable bill.
Bill Vaughan discusses how nerves affect both genders with a humorous example from a couple driving to a college town. The husband frets over missing the kickoff while the wife coolly suggests relaxing with a deviled egg and identifies a sighting in section M.
A man frets over a political issue while his wife distracts him with baby pictures. She trusts a beauty parlor friend named Agnes and deflects his anxiety with casual chatter. The scene portrays how differing coping styles shape tense moments.
Houston flights for Russell L. Schweickert 28 of Lexington Mass named among 14 new astronauts. He says he has long watched the moon and wanted to go there. Mme Ngo Dinh Nhu accuses betrayers of hindering South Viet Nam aid. treason charge tied to frozen funds for imports.
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