Tucson Surges Ahead With Big Building Boom
Tucson drives forward amid a potential 1000 layoffs at the city’s largest employer. Bank of Tucson and Tucson Realty advance new offices, a $5 million 14 story tower is planned, a Pioneer International Hotel expansion, and a regional East Broadway shopping center. A convention center auditorium proposal gains momentum. Davis administration and local business leadership sustain growth.
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Sen Knox Speech Mirrors Nation’s Crisis in Theater Dramatization
Sen Orrin Knox frames crisis as testing American principles in a sweeping speech. Tucson audiences heard his performance during the Corral Theater’s season finale, echoing calls to reject expediency and uphold constitutional values.
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Brazil's President Goulart Tightens Labor Control
Victor Riesel analyzes how Joao Goulart uses Mussolini style law and a Labor Ministry system to dominate Brazil's unions. He notes Communist influence across oil, steel, shipping, and rail, with funds raised by the imposto sindical fueling political activity and potential penalties for dissent.
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LeMay Skepticism on Nuclear Treaty Hidden in Testimony
Gen Curtis LeMay and other Joint Chiefs questioned the 1963 Nuclear Treaty as risky, doubting US nuclear superiority under it. LeMay argued intelligence estimates may misread Russia and warned underestimating the enemy could invite Cuba style moves and a dangerous complacency.
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Kind words lift us up says Sydney Harris
Sydney Harris muses on how a single kind remark can alter mood and self image, recounting a medical exam moment when a nurse’s line healthy and vigorous boosted his spirits. He notes how praise shapes perception for both men and women and warns against the harm of negative comments.
Right Kind of Industry in Tucson Town
Letters to the editor urge bringing suitable industry to Tucson while noting the city’s many churches and reflecting on political life. Readers discuss faith, governance, and protests against the Test Ban Treaty amid Cold War tensions, calling for vigilance on national disarmament.
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Indian Scenes and Personalities Edited by Albert R. Buehman
A historical Arizona Album page profiles an Apache group known as the Apache Kid and accomplices. The image, taken in Globe during a trial, lists named figures including Negades Convicted and other band members, detailing sentences from 12 years to life and noting a murder of Sheriff Reynolds and Deputy Holmes plus an escape in 1892.
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Old Tyranny Remains A Barry Goldwater Warning
Senator Barry Goldwater argues that new weapons do not erase old tyranny and urges stronger U S defenses. He warns the Soviet Union pushes peaceful coexistence while rehabilitating defeated military leaders and questions a proposed nuclear test ban treaty’s impact on balance of power. Dr Edward Teller reinforces uncertainty about lead in nuclear tech and test histories. Copyright 1963.
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Rich Youth Faces Loneliness Despite Wealth and Honor
In Matthew 19 and Ecclesiastes 2, the rich youth seeks meaning through wealth and status but remains unhappy. Jesus’ encounter shows that true capital lies in commitment beyond selfish pleasures, as spiritual fulfillment outweighs worldly riches. Courtesy Tucson Council of Churches.
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