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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1963
Page
5
Opinion column critiques Kennedy budget proposals citing record deficits and rising debt. It labels federal spending as profligate, accuses the White House and Congress of hypocrisy, and warns that continued deficit spending ends in financial ruin rather than relief.
President Kennedy outlines a staged tax cutting program with relief to small business firms earning $25,000 or less effective now, followed by individual rate cuts on July 1 and broader corporate relief next year. The plan forecasts 1963 revenue effects and shifts in tax behavior while warning Congress on loopholes and timing.
Victor Riesel reports Kennedy aides favor a targeted three stage plan to halt strikes. A mediation chief would flag crises, a three person board would study impacts, and the president could impose terms for 80 days if a strike looms, seeking quick Congress passage.
Sydney Harris argues division arises from perceived lacking and fear across boundaries of illness poverty and color. He asserts unity surfaces in crisis, while the Other fuels solidarity and triggers negative traits that produce virtue and heroism in collective struggle.
Robert A French urges Arizona to mass produce license tags from sheet copper using prison labor to cut costs and support the mining industry. Julia G Dickerson thanks Tucson donors for the Crutch Stamp Project and solicits continued stamp support for disabled homebound residents. Honore G Chabot recalls a World Faith Day gathering at the Jewish Center emphasizing universal brotherhood and Christ’s command to love.
Commentary argues architecture mirrors societal chaos and urges serene urban backdrops. It cites Miami Beach as an example of stylistic excess and calls for calm, functional design amid political turmoil, traffic growth, and machine impact.
Amid talk of modern highway costs the editorial states that long term good roads don’t cost money but make money for cities and states and save money and lives for people who use them.
An early Tucson photograph shows the Congregational Church then city hall site, the plaza, and the Tucson Public Library on the second floor of city hall. Also visible are the Buckelew block and the old home of banker L. M. Jacobs on Alameda Meyer. The area has since changed many times.
Barry Goldwater attacks the Kennedy administration for neglecting Kerr-Mills medical aid for the elderly while advocating a New Frontier Medicare plan funded by Social Security taxes. Critics cite a 1962 report that excludes Kerr-Mills gains and beneficiary figures, arguing the administration drags its feet on the law.
A short devotional reflecting Jesus warning that not all who claim Lordship will enter heaven and James reminder that faith without works is dead. It emphasizes living a high quality life as evidence of Christ within. Courtesy Tucson Council of Churches.
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