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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1963
Page
4
An editorial urges expanding sports participation among American youth. It cites New York City studies showing limited active engagement and argues for varied sports, teacher and parent involvement, and persistent effort over passive watching.
James H. Meredith received his degree from the University of Mississippi in a historic moment as Chancellor J. D. Williams handed him the diploma. The occasion marked the first time a Black graduate completed the university since its founding 115 years ago amid political pressure and protests.
Washington notes the White House seeks a capable postmaster general amid calls for efficiency. J Edward Day pushed automation but faced Congressional criticism and a stubborn bureaucracy as the system shifts from craft to modern operations.
Discussion of postal costs and deficits highlights second class mail subsidies Read er s Digest junk mail impact and ZIP code adoption. It notes the dwindling role of patronage postmasters and the evolving postmaster general s duties as politics and business merge.
The Foreign Relations Committee approved the nuclear test ban by 16 to 1, signaling strong bipartisan Senate backing. The treaty, first proposed by Eisenhower and negotiated with Kennedy, aims to halt atmospheric, underwater, and outer space tests with limited risk and no immediate weapon limits.
Grandfather tales aside, a national conference at Oklahoma State University September 22 25 will address rural youth challenges in a changing environment. The piece surveys ancient agricultural writers Virgil Columella and modern themes of farming, land programs, and soil issues from Europe to America.
The piece traces a shift from small family farming to corporate and cooperative systems across the Southeast and Midwest. It notes declining numbers of independent farmers, rising automation in broiler production, and political forces threatening dairy farmers under free market policies. Rural youth unemployment remains high as urban migration grows. How was it in your time, Odysseus.
The National Planning Association Center for Economic Projections forecasts 1973 family income averaging 9300 in 1962 dollars, up from 7100. It predicts corporate funds at 103 billion, population at 226.6 million, and GDP at 904.9 billion, with shifting employment and tech use shaping long term investments.
A Pittsburg Kansas girl reported a long tense call with her girlfriend then heard gasps. Police went to the home and found the second girl asleep snoring into the telephone receiver, prompting concern about the call.
Under Secretary Nestingen argues for a threefold approach to mental illness and retardation. Increase research on causes, expand training for professionals, and strengthen services with timely diagnosis and rehabilitation, to reduce dependence on custodial care. The plan calls for federal leadership with state and local collaboration and private support.
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