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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1963
Page
4
Delegates at Arizona Academy Town Hall urged sending elementary text book selection from the State Board of Education to local school boards. They warned of higher costs, staff shortages, and potential censorship by lobbyists, while noting state officials' general integrity.
Readers are urged to sign letters before publication. Anonymous submissions are dismissed and filed away, as signed correspondence helps maintain accountability. The policy notes editors welcome coherent, non libelous opinions from readers who identify themselves.
Bob Considine recalls the New York Mirror’s closure and its lasting impact. He notesindustry attitudes toward failing papers, compares reactions to other failing products, and remembers colleagues and moments from his time at the Mirror including sports coverage and interviews with Jim Braddock.
A reflective reminiscence on newsroom life and personalities from sports editors, including anecdotes about headline rewrites and late night desk chaos. Stories range from a polo match caption to a gun threat in the city room, illustrating the newsroom’s hard and humorous moments.
A Senate hearing probes a passenger SST design flying at Mach 3 possible beyond Concorde. Officials warn cost could reach 14 billion dollars with 2242 million quoted. Questions center on safety sonic boom and environmental impact near airports. Public protests loom as design explores subsonic to supersonic flight paths.
Roscoe Drummond surveys recent global signs that communist systems fail to feed their people and spur growth. He cites Soviet agriculture, China's Leap Forward, Cuba's dire conditions, and Berlin tensions as evidence that Marxist economics falters, threatening the regime's appeal.
Ralph McGill notes rising tensions as NATO endorses mixed nationality sea forces while France China and Germany maneuver on nuclear issues. McNamara urged restraint in 1962 with weapons confined to two powers until a world ban. de Gaulle pursues independent plans and Erhard forges a coalition stance, with Brandt in West Berlin vocal.
The article discusses Britain possibly shifting away from a large army under a Labor government and opposing a German nuclear status. It notes Soviet and European fears of nuclear war, Britain's push for a multilateral NATO unit, and Harold Wilson's stance against unilateral nuclear war capability. It also highlights UN influence and China's secret arms work.
Doris Fleeson notes Republicans seek to use off year votes to signal national shifts. In Philadelphia mayoral race Democratic Mayor Tate faces Negro concerns over equal opportunity while some whites argue he moves too far. In Kentucky Republicans push Goldwater style states rights, using Gov Bert Combs signed anti discrimination order as their main weapon.
The piece outlines Kennedy’s attempt to gain electoral support by appealing to moderate voters and Democrats in key states. It notes Republican backing of former aides, local administration actions, and the mixed mood among Negro and white voters. Kentucky and Pennsylvania are highlighted as pivotal, with Kennedy facing advice to manage civil rights amid electoral pressures.
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