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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1961
Page
6
A reflective editorial contrasts Labor Day as a tribute to workers with the weekend’s real danger on Arizona roads. It warns that police, medical crews, and motorists face gruesome crash tolls, urging caution, defensive driving, and car upkeep to avoid death or injuries this holiday weekend.
The piece discusses how West and East Berlin television stations vie for audiences amid Cold War tensions. It notes Channel five for the communists and Channel seven for the West, with broadcasts aimed at viewers at the front while families back home listen, including references to Tokyo Rose and Axis Sally. It reflects on the pull of music and entertainment during wartime and the mockery of adversaries through radio and TV.
Rich ard Ruef 23 received a littering citation in Golden Gate Park just after he tore up a speeding ticket. The article also notes a small televised Las Vegas wedding and satirical cross-border radio exchanges between AFN and East Berlin broadcasters.
Scottsdale plans a new sewage treatment plant citing superior design and high quality effluent. It notes potential legal entanglements over McNutt authorization, bondholder contracts, and possible non charter city issues amid overloading of existing facilities.
Reports from Chattanooga describe police seizing 380 gallons of illegal liquor from Lookout Mountain during a raid. Whisky was found in jugs cans barrels and other containers as officers described. A separate political column quotes Strauss and Humphrey on nuclear testing and Russian threats.
A Scottsdale police note praises bus drivers for an accident free record and outlines safety duties such as guiding children across streets. It cites 296 accidents investigated so far this year plus a fatal incident, and urges continued safety for the 1961 62 school year.
Notes from the Southern Scene describe hate organization pickets marching with banners claiming Communists control integrated schools. The piece outlines how prejudice fuels recruitment, violence, and social decay, profiling young protesters and their bleak futures in a traitorous, self-loathing culture.
Scottsdale School District begins term with 740 certificated personnel across 18 schools and offices. Nearly 1,100 total employees include 200 new teachers from 27 states and two foreign countries, bringing strong combined experience and many master’s degrees.
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