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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1963
Page
4
The article warns that atmospheric tests by the United States and Russia in 1961 62 may raise childhood cancer risk. Scientist Sternglass estimates a 2.5 to 10 percent increase for children born during the test period, potentially doubling polio era deaths.
The Forest Service cites 537 mining claims filed in wilderness areas since 1961 to show the need for protection. Advocates warn that without House action the remaining hunting fishing and camping lands will fall to development and resource use.
A printed collage quotes Henry Clay Abraham Lincoln and Alexander Pope on right versus might faith duty and universal rights from the Declaration of Independence. The passage links timeless statements about justice and leadership with a satirical nod to political power.
A profile notes Ike’s golf passion with a White House putting green and back pains that flared during play. Kennedy, while cautious during the 1960 campaign, shared the sport’s lure and later enjoyed a pain free first holes at Hyannis Port, recalling past battles from PT 109 to Harvard.
The piece recounts Kennedy’s back pain traced to a Harvard scrimmage and traces presidential golf lore from Taft to Eisenhower. It describes Taft’s weight, private courses, and guards at Chevy Chase and Dorado Beach with security detail and helicopters overhead during Ike’s round.
Barry Goldwater criticizes defense spending as defense driven. Dr. W Glenn Campbell of Stanford's Hoover Institution reports defense expenditures rose 6 percent in ten years while civilian federal benefits tripled. The Georgetown Center for Strategic Studies sponsored the study containing 40 authors.
A 19 year old Margaret Lambert married lawyer John Bowyer in Oldham England. The ceremony occurred despite heavy rains that left the path to the chapel muddy. The report discusses national security, federal spending, and public finance themes interwoven with the wedding brief.
Ralph McGill reports Palmer a Tennessee mining town of 1,200 facing relentless violence after a strike and resumption with non union workers. Three miners killed, dynamiting common, post office bombed, depopulation and fear spreading, while federal and local law enforcement clash with limited reach.
The Palmer mining area in Tennessee illustrates a national problem as automation and changing fuel demand devastate coal communities. Unemployment and bitterness rise among late middle aged miners while strip mining scars the land and unions shrink.
Editor urges Scottsdale School District to study rising textbook costs and explore options such as rental schemes, school ownership of books, or state subsidies. Discusses impact on families, potential for dropouts, and possible shifts to duplicated or minimal texts, urging a citizen committee review.
The column explains Arizona law holding dog owners liable for bites regardless of the dog's past or owner knowledge. Liability extends on public spaces and private property, with certain defenses including provocation or trespassing, and notes public service origin by the State Bar of Arizona.
In Madison Gronouski, named postmaster general, says he has much to learn and looks forward to the education. In Jackson Johnson urges conservatives to unite regions, saying it is time to join the corn belt with the cornpone.
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