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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1961
Page
4
This note outlines The Progress Platform pledge to publish facts without distortion and to label editorial content clearly. It also lists subscription rates for six evenings weekly, with Arizona and out-of-state yearly prices and postage details.
The article reviews attempts to alter storms with cloud seeding and nuclear devices, noting past failures in 1955 Savannah hurricane, risks of drastic methods, and the progress of hurricane detection via weather satellites like Tiros. It concludes that definitive control over weather remains distant despite advances in tracking and forewarning.
Eleanor Roosevelt praises the UN for discussing the Indian moratorium and a British draft on test bans while criticizing Soviet atmospheric testing. She calls for aiding Pearl Harbor veterans seeking travel funds to attend ceremonies on the 20th anniversary, urging remembrance and renewed caution on nuclear weapons amid postwar rehabilitation.
A 20th century police ethics code promotes serving mankind safeguarding lives and property protecting the innocent against deception upholding liberty equality and justice. It urges officers to keep private lives clean act courageously avoid bias enforce law courteously and maintain public trust.
Scottsdale School District seeks voter approval of a 1 755000 bond to build and modernize facilities as enrollment soars from 1 738 elementary and 401 high school students to projected 21 500 elementary and 7 500 high school students by 1964 65. Funds would upgrade heating at Scottsdale High and buy language laboratories while expanding Arcadia Mohave Ingleside and other sites. The plan argues no tax increase and outlines three phases and extensive long range needs.
The piece contrasts human versus automatic vehicle control arguing humans falter but electronics may not prove more reliable. It notes drivers’ fallibility is clear while electronic systems’ dependability remains unproven and warns of total loss of control if a failure occurs despite hopes for a mechanical chauffeur.
A Canadian farm equipment maker unveiled a machine that compresses hay into soda cracker sized wafers, thicker, reducing labor costs by 25 to 40 percent. Cows reportedly take to the new product, raising questions about future farming practices and hay consumption.
Bob Considine recounts a local club’s failed bid to host a fiery anti-communist speaker after the agent priced the engagement at 750 dollars. The tale includes notes on the Nagasaki mission’s windfall and POW stories from Doug Blessinger detailing life near Kokura, Yawata, and Tobata.
A veteran recalls a gunboat Wake sunk near a POW camp and a day when B-29s circled a ruined mill. The blast of a smoke pall spared POWs from discovery and possible capture, a moment remembered with relief and awe decades later.
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