Morris Baughman for District 1 School Board
The Citizen endorses Morris Baughman for the District 1 School Board seat in the Oct. 6 election. He is a public accountant and University of Arizona instructor who previously served as district finance watchdog and would bring needed financial expertise to oversee a $25 million operation. The endorsement argues for economical spending, improved instructional focus, and rebuilding public trust after bond rejections.
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District 1
Morris Baughman
University of Arizona
District 1 School Board
Baughman
Drachman Committee
Thad Moore and Arizona Tax Cut Controversy
The Arizona tax levy will drop 20 cents per 100 dollars of assessed value next year marking a second consecutive cut. Thad Moore, head of the Arizona Tax Commission, is cited as reporting the cut though critics say he seeks political credit for it. Moore previously disclosed paying taxes on 60,000 in 1962 despite a 9,600 salary, calling the extra income voluntary contributions tied to favors.
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Thad Moore
Arizona Tax Commission
Tax Commission
Moore
Indifferent Voters Shape Goldwater Campaign Tactics
The profile analyzes Stephen Shadegg’s campaign approach for Goldwater, likening it to Kennedy’s era. It explains cell groups, image surveys, and the aim to mobilize indifferents, undecideds, and committed voters to win elections.
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Shadegg
Shadegg’s
Arizona
You Work For What You Get Reflects on Civil Rights
A 1964 column argues that civil rights law opens doors but does not provide work skills, urging Black leaders to urge patience while awaiting enforcement. It cites Arthur Ashe as an example of progress and stresses that discreet success requires effort and merit, not new laws.
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John T. Hamner
Florida
Bradenton Herald
Tal
Lyndon Johnson
Barry Goldwater
Johnson
Goldwater
U.S. Senate
Everett Dirksen
Hubert Humphrey
Trial Balloon for Oscar as Johnson VP Candidate
The column imagines Uncle Oscar lobbying for a Johnson vice presidency. He insists he fits the president's described ideal and urges a public trial balloon to spark backing, while noting Aunt Molly could influence the Atlantic City convention.
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Oscar
President Johnson
Molly
Atlantic City
Brooklyn
Letters To The Editor Weigh Teen Views On Liberty
A Tucson reader argues that the line between liberty and state power must be understood, noting Medicare and public services as middle ground. Another letter urges civil rights action, honoring martyrs Schwerner Goodman Chaney and urging citizens to care. A third letter defends moderate Republicanism while criticizing extremism and the Birch Society, using a dairy metaphor about pure milk.
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Tucson
Arizona Album Garcia Indian Fighter and Wife
In 1935 Jesus Valencia Garcia aged 94 and his wife Candida appear together. The text recounts his parents Ramon and another who died aged 108 and 104 after a fall. Garcia was an Indian fighter in youth and later a roper, cowman, and Ft Lowell trooper. He worked in mining, stagecoach driving, and Mexican revolution service. Courtesy Arizona Pioneers' Historical Society.
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Jesus Valencia Garcia
Candida
Ramon
San Francisco
Sonora
Mexico
Old Ft. Lowell
Tucson
Pete Aguirre
Yuma
Arizona Pioneers’ Historical Society
Why Did Bobby Let Job Go
Holmes Alexander analyzes Robert Kennedy's reluctance to push for the vice presidency in 1964. He notes Kennedy sought a favorable, non burdensome path and feared being shelved by Johnson. The piece suggests Kennedy's strategic restraint may reflect broader Kennedy family aims in a changing 1960s political landscape.
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Robert Kennedy
Kennedy
White House
What do you see in the almond tree’s bloom
A winter field scene shows Jeremiah pondering hardship until an almond tree bursts into bloom the first wakeful sign of spring. The biblical proverb marks God’s constant vigilance and faithful execution of His word as the season shifts.
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Jeremiah Ts
Moffatt
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