Maricopa grand jury probes alleged payoffs in state licenses
A Maricopa County grand jury was empaneled to examine alleged kickbacks to state officials related to contracts for a Phoenix printer. Tax Commissioner Thad Moore admitted earning extra income in 1962 from helping license seekers, claiming voluntary contributions. Governor Fannin aims to close licensing loopholes as public concern rises.
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Radical right label in US politics sparks debate
The piece questions Gov. Nelson Rockefeller and others describing a radical right as a threat. It notes Rockefeller avoids specifics while highlighting Goldwater as a leading conservative candidate. The author argues that rightists, centrists, and leftists have driven policy for decades, urging clarity over vague invective.
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Goldwater and Rockefeller urged into primaries debate
The piece argues Republicans Goldwater and Rockefeller should enter early primaries to debate issues openly. It cites New Hampshire California Oregon and urges a direct confrontation of views to strengthen the party. Gov. Hatfield promotes a public discussion modeled on Dewey and Stassen in 1948.
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Birthright, Big Statism and Park Powers in Policy Debates
A columnist criticizes federal intervention in lending, parks, and land use. It argues Douglas in theory curbs consumer choice, condemns the Burns Creek hydro project as wasteful, and denounces proposed national parks as threats to private ownership and freedom, citing Udall’s Prairie National Park push and protests in Michigan.
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Kansas
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Dunes
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Pat McNamarra
The Commuternaut School and Inner Space Dream
EASTHAMPTON N Y The piece lampoons space funding by describing a fictitious underground Commuternaut School at Grand Central Station. Travelers train in a capsule to simulate a Stamford to New York ride with 90 degree heat and two hour sessions. Prof Haven Hartford jokes that Congress will fund a Stamford to New York man by 1972, because it’s there.
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Haven Hartford
Congress
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Editorial defies decency in civil rights debate
The letter urges fair discussion on civil rights, recounts police brutality against Black communities, cites Robert Williams arming Monroe residents for self defense, and defends open editorial critique while urging readers to examine heritage. A second letter shares a personal vow to quit drinking, stressing willpower and personal choice.
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Monroe
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San Carlos Apache Rations Photo Highlights 1880 Site
A 1880 photograph shows San Carlos Reservation Apaches lined up for weekly rations at old San Carlos near Rice Ariz. The site, later submerged by the San Carlos reservoir after Coolidge Dam construction in 1927 29, is linked to Geronimo era uprisings and early Arizona history.
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Arizona Pioneers’ Historical Society
Conservatives Win Ground In Reading Reform Push
The piece notes conservatives gain traction in improving public school reading methods, highlighting Arizona and California where phonics and drill of basic sounds are replacing whole-word approaches. It cites the Second Annual Reading Reform Foundation Conference led by Watson Washburn, praising progress over progressive educators and vocabulary controls.
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New York
Watson Washburn
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United States
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Daniel Webster
Abraham Lincoln
Thomas Jefferson
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Whittier
Webster
Jane
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Seamen Find Church On Cannibal Coast Mission
A group of sailors cast ashore on a coast once marked by cannibalism discovers a church as fear yields to hope. Missionaries had reached the area, and the crew learns a church exists, providing a beacon amid uncertainty.
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