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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1961
Page
6
The six week old United Nations sugar conference broke up over Cuba and allied blocs demanding a quota rise from 2.4 to 7.2 million metric tons to offset the US embargo. A 3 million ton settlement was deemed unacceptable and future prices have weakened. The conference may not reopen before year's end.
The American Cancer Society notes progress in cancer treatment with 173000 expected cures next year, including 42000 saved who would have died previously. Cure rates have risen from one in seven in 1936 to one in three, underscoring the value of early symptom detection and available services for potential sufferers.
In New York Bob Considine reflects on nuclear shelter building amid Cold War fears. He notes officials and citizens fear disruption yet prepare underground havens for family safety, while public bravado hides private protective plans and moral tension.
A provocative discussion on civil defense and underground shelters. The piece critiques makeshift shelters and doorways to safety amid nuclear threat, citing Lt General Groves and Khrushchev era tensions, with Newburgh plans as a cautionary note.
Barry Goldwater recounts plans for an Orient cruise postponed by a dock strike. He and his wife Peggy switch to a Norwegian freighter voyage along the West Coast, through the Panama Canal to London, describing the sea as a source of peace and perspective.
The text reflects a weary observer on a sunlit deck chair invoking John Masefield while contrasting earthly turmoil with space imagery. It contemplates human greed and ego as the true unconquered foe and clings to a belief that good will triumph and humanity will understand God's purpose.
Washington observers recall Carl Sandburg’s Library of Congress appearance for a Civil War exhibit as he refused to censor remarks on Tropic of Cancer. He spoke unprintable terms that startled reporters and amused local listeners, with a radio interview taped and in demand.
A Rochester man Jozef Gazdowicz seeks asylum as a federal judge weighs his possible return to the Polish People's Republic to face murder burglary and robbery charges. Gazdowicz says political revenge drove the case. He supported anti Communist activities during wartime and hid for six years to escape secret police.
In Chicago Mrs. Lois Lamb opposed a would be robber by punching him in the stomach. he fled empty handed. In Tampa Dr A W Boldt from Health Education and Welfare urges replacing coffee breaks with exercise breaks to improve public fitness.
Jozef Gazdowicz faces extradition to Poland after fleeing Communist oppression and building a life in Rochester New York. He served in the U S Army in Europe then married, raised two children, and now faces legal jeopardy amid a 58 page Polish indictment and claims of destroyed evidence. The case underscores Cold War era tensions and a pending court decision by Federal Judge Harold P Burke.
Ralph McGill argues negotiations with Berlin are necessary to end the city’s isolation and prevent withering away. He warns against anti negotiation stances, cites Exodus of residents, aging population, and the risk of continued tension with potential atomic retaliation if Communists attack.
The piece argues Berlin faces a lasting impasse as Cold War blocs resist UN intervention. It discusses pledges of permanence, access routes, and possible UN presence, while noting only the United States and Russia can resolve Berlin’s division and any solution remains uncertain.
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