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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1961
Page
4
The American Rocket Society debate questions the cost of progress as two U.S. scientists forecast a future astronaut fatality. They note public risk, prestige, and peace time motives, while admitting future deaths may outpace traffic fatalities in the near term.
Purvis Evans challenges Barry Goldwater’s views on communism and religion. The letter argues that Soviet leadership under Marx to Khrushchev denies individual worth and God, separating Russian people from Communist rulers who push atheistic state power. The writer defends Russians as individuals while condemning their masters.
Ralph McGill discusses Dr. James A. Conant's critique of urban slums and schools in metropolitan areas. He notes high youth unemployment in Negro sections of large cities and argues the problem extends beyond desegregation to industrial growth and urban dynamics.
An editorial argues for federal funding of 300 000 urban public works jobs to reduce youth unemployment in cities over 100 000 population. It calls for revamping vocational training and notes rising numbers of teens and young adults, automation, and the fading farm economy, urging national action.
The Kennedy appointed commission weighs partial federal funding or broader small-donor participation to reduce reliance on large contributors. It considers whether campaign costs grow with each election and notes 1960’s $100 million in contributions, with a $3 million national limit proving ineffective. A wider donor base could curb apathy without strings. federal subsidies may worsen issues.
Bob Considine recalls a talk with James Riddell about wine tasting and enology. Riddell notes California produced most U.S. wine and emphasizes acuity and experience as keys to becoming a respected winetaster. The piece quotes rising interest in wine across states and the U S ranking among producers.
A discussion on grape versatility notes how taste descriptors lack standardization and proposes objective terms. It cites methyl anthranilate smell in Concord grapes and cites vast U.S. grape production, with California leading, plus diverse uses from medicines to dyes and industrial products.
A lighthearted Washington column reports on a Senate subcommittee hearing into food packaging practices. Topics include alleged shopper kleptomania among housewives, the arithmetic of quantity price, and jokes about items jumping from carts due to physics or reverse leaping.
The 22nd Communist Congress in Moscow reveals weaknesses in Khrushchev's leadership both economic and political. A sharp attack on Albania for clinging to Stalinist cult doctrine signals a move to oust Enver Hoxha. Rumors claim Albania has been expelled from the Warsaw Pact.
Forty finger-paintings by a 3 year old abstract chimp named Beauty sold in under an hour at an East Side gallery. Zoo officials say travel to New York risks pneumonia for Beauty who lives in Cincinnati and cannot attend the sale.
The former president attacks the Peace Corps as a juvenile experiment and cites postcard evidence that volunteers misunderstand underdeveloped countries. Pope John XXIII urges foreign press to seek truth to bind humanity and oppose lies.
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