Eddie Earl and Ma Udall Challenge Tucson Water Rights
The City of Tucson faces a defense of its vital Avra Valley water from Eddie Earl and Rep. Morris Udall as Earl seeks to buy 338 acres of federal land. Udall pushed HR 8156 to authorize the sale for private use, risking irrigation and domestic needs against a growing Tucson population and the city’s long standing water plans. Carl Hayden and Barry Goldwater are urged to block the bill.
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Invisible boundaries guide Arizona vultures across miles
In the Tucson area red headed turkey buzzards dominate the skies while fifty miles south black vultures rise. The two buzzard species share Mexican habitat and Arizona terrain with similar weather and carrion diet. The invisible boundary between them remains unexplained, as noted by Lewis Wayne Walker of Arizona Desert Life.
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Lewis Wayne Walker
Arizona- Desert
Public Apathy Versus Civic Duty In Maryland Crime Fight
The Citizen reviews Maryland action on citizen aid to police after a violent Aberdeen incident. Maryland Attorney General Finan seeks clearer duties and a new statute as Tydings presses for indictment and charges. The piece contrasts federal stance with state effort and argues for stronger citizen involvement in enforcing law.
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Thomas Finan
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Campaign Confusion and Crossfire in 1964 Race
John Chamberlain surveys a turbulent campaign season with cross currents from Meriden to West Texas. He notes shifting voter preferences, intra party attacks on foreign aid policy, SEATO dynamics, and debates over tactical nuclear weapons, forecasting how Liberals and Conservatives will weaponize statements in the autumn campaign. The piece highlights Morse Dodd Humphrey and Goldwater as pivotal voices shaping the year’s political strategy.
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Christian Herter
Bill Scranton
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Minnesota
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Education Begins Before Birth in Sydney Harris View
Sydney Harris argues that formal schooling starts at birth with home environment shaping a child’s learning capacity. He contends six years old is late, brain imprinting occurs early, and IQ adapts to stimulation. He warns schools cannot compensate for early deprivation and stresses children’s rapid, creative learning must be nurtured from walking and talking. Copyright.
Scouter Trains Budding Lawyers For Inquisition
Dr. Chester H. Smith, Tucson educator and Boy Scout leader, runs Smith's Law Review Course to prep students for Arizona bar exams. Since 1932 the program has trained a large share of state lawyers, with 214 hours of instruction, six volumes of materials, and a $103 fee, offered to all regardless of ability to pay. Smith, 70, once UA professor and Silver Beaver recipient, emphasizes a practical, nonintimidating path to licensure.
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Eric Cavaliero
Chester H. Smith
Tucson
Smith’s Law Review
Smith
College of Law
University of Arizona
The More Change The More Change The More Change
The piece recalls 1904 New York papers with headlines on Broadway practice mafia police rail service and a cigarette health quote. It notes these stories were placed in the New York Times Building cornerstone project and ends with a French phrase about change.
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Africa
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New York Times
Civil Wrongs Versus Rights in Civil Rights Struggle
An editorial argues against mass demonstrations by Negro activists, urging leaders to pause street protests. It cites violent incidents, warns such acts could distort the presidential campaign, and stresses applying the Civil Rights Act through courts as the lawful path forward. The piece supports King, Wilkins, and Randolph, asserting equal rights are law and require patient, faithful application.
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Martin Lukther King
Roy Wilkins
Philip Randolph
South
Walk With Thee Hymn Calls Worn Path Of Service
A Daily Devotion reflecting on Matthew's harvest parable and the hymn O Master Let Me Walk With Thee. The author admits the gap between ideal lowly service and actual steps, urged to witness in dark corners rather than perform mere social gestures. Courtesy Tucson Council at churches.
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