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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1963
Page
8
Editorial urges an end to petty city and county bickering in Tucson and Pima County. It stresses cooperation on major regional issues, scheduling a joint meeting for Jan 8 and noting a planned Planning Department hearing on Jan 13.
Citizen columnist Holmes Alexander begins a major series detailing Otto Otepka a career State Department official dismissed amid vague charges. The anti Communist defender fights the firing urging readers to judge the case as it unfolds and its potential impact on Americans.
Otto Otepka, deputy director of State Department Security, was summoned to brief Robert Kennedy and Dean Rusk in December 1960 about the security of nominees for top posts. His cautious, evidence based evaluation of Rostow signaled concern, and he later faced demotion and firing in the Kennedy years.
The FBI ran a 17 month espionage inquiry into Lee Harvey Oswald, finding no proof of violent tendencies but maintaining ongoing scrutiny. Secret Service liaison officers cooperated closely, and Oswald was repeatedly interviewed, including a June 13, 1962 New Jersey interview, with further checks through August 1963.
Sydney Harris reconsiders Lincoln and the Civil War arguing war solved nothing and left wounds. He questions secession, notes slavery’s doom, and claims unity at all costs created lasting resentments. He suggests the South sought separate equality before law, while the North’s victory bred yet unhealed divisions.
Letter argues for targeting unlicensed and stray dogs to solve Tucson dog problems without strict leashing. Proposes a warning system with escalating fines and mandatory pickup after multiple complaints, funding the program and sparing responsible owners.
Reader letters praise Tucson for excellent education coverage of the Urban Presidents and Executive Secretaries conference. They commend hospitality, city tours, and scenic outings, and express hope for a return visit to Tucson.
An editorial suggests the United States should gift vast quantities of alcohol to the Soviet Union to cripple its economy and destabilize its government. The piece cites a Wall Street Journal report noting Russians seeking to buy alcohol to produce vodka.
The article profiles Hiram 8. Stevens, 1875 79 congressman and brother in law to Mrs. Sam Hughes, as the donor of the plot for the First Presbyterian Church of Tucson on the site now occupied by the city hall. It details church formation, pastor Rev. J. E. Anderson, bonds from the missionary board, and the 1915 sale and demolition for city hall.
A 1908 letter discusses the National Defense Education Act facing funding and the issue of federal support for psychological testing. The author notes amendments proposed to bar tests or questions probing personal life and family status, and highlights a Senate conference withdrawal that left such testing funded. The piece ends with a prompt asking readers their stance.
A daily devotion cites John 1 29 and 1 John 417 21 noting that salvation is a gift in Christ yet the Christian life requires a response of love. The text emphasizes going forth in God’s name through love and courtesy as religion’s relevance.
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