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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1964
Page
2
In a progressive editorial voice the page argues petite contestants deserve chance in major pageants. It notes Miss Arizona won with a height just above average and suggests Scottsdale create a Miss International Small Girls Contest as a playful alternative.
Louis Pollock, a Hollywood screenwriter, died at 60 from a heart attack after years of career damage from a blacklist. The obituary notes how a mistaken linked to a House committee inquiry ruined his work, with clearance arriving only in 1959. The piece condemns name calling and McCarthy era excesses that harmed innocent people.
Ralph McGill argues the violent beach riots by white teens in Hampton Beach and Seaside mirror urban slum riots, showing no poverty stigma yet huge damage. He calls for social therapy over punishment and asks what in affluent society fuels such fury.
Washington AP UPI details the creation of VISTA Volunteers in Service to America a domestic Peace Corps style program aimed at fighting poverty. It plans to recruit 5000 volunteers for one year assignments in rural and urban projects including sanitation at Indian reservations day care literacy and assistance in navigating public services.
In Illinois and Minnesota seven weeks from election day, Barry Goldwater keeps a high-energy tour but clings to a discontented Republican left. Local offices withhold literature for Charles Percy, while Minnesota builds a rival precinct structure, signaling a party power struggle as Goldwater talks revival and avoids broad reach.
Henry Taylor argues President Johnson’s Detroit address signals strong union backing but warns chiefs like Walter Reuther may struggle to mobilize full labor votes. He cites AFL CIO power with 79 unions and labor money backing Democrats, yet notes the difficulty of unions speaking for all workers. Flint Michigan's large union presence contrasts Kennedy’s 1960 loss there, illustrating internal rifts within the labor movement.
A collection of sayings attributed to POPE GOETHE and WHITTIER emphasizing integrity, courage, and faith. The lines praise honesty as noble, warn that heroism is not constant, and warn that honor withers without faith.
Scottsdale Daily Progress notes editors publisher and staff titles, office address at 302 Ball Park Plaza, Scottsdale Arizona, telephone line, second class postage paid, publication schedule and issue information for September 15, 1964. The page lists staff roles and newspaper association context.
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