Pima County Opens Air Lab as Smog Fight Delays Persist
County supervisors face criticism for slow action on air pollution policy while Tucson opens a new air pollution laboratory. A 1961 study and 1962 law gave power to counties to regulate sources of pollution, but progress has been limited. The piece calls for decisive action before smog worsens.
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Pima County
Tucson
Board of Supervisors
Phoenix
U of A
ASU
U.S. Public Health Service
Arizona
County Boards of Supervisors
Pima
Maricopa
Tucson Boys Take Summer Farm Work Challenge
Hundreds of Tucson high school boys and select coaches and teachers will spend their vacation in farm labor. The effort responds to a shortage of Mexican bracero labor and uses U S Employment Service recruitment for a Yuma canta loupe harvest. The work promises grueling, stamina testing tasks and a chance to earn money while building physical strength.
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Tucson
U.S
Requiem for the States on Billboards and Boxing
The piece argues for federal limits on billboards and boxing under federal highway funding, praising state efforts in Oregon and Pennsylvania while noting weaknesses. It predicts the Hart Tunney bill will pass and jokingly suggests Jim Farley as first federal boxing czar. It mentions Los Angeles RPB cast breaker for auto junkyards and closes with Lady Bird Johnson’s interest in disposal ideas.
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Lady Bird Johnson
Congress
Lyndon Johnson
Jim Farley
Los Angeles
RPB Company
Africans Seek Self Help Over Aid Says Kampala Panel
In Kampala a Ugandan audience heard Dr Senteza Kajubi and colleagues stress Africa must rely on self effort. They urged more education science and research and cited mixed economy plans like Kenya’s white paper opposing pure socialism. They also criticized Soviet and Chinese aid while noting signs of a Peking Moscow rift.
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Africa
America
U.S
Kenya
Lie detector myth exposed by Congress and critics
Sydney Harris cites a May Scientific American report of a congressional committee finding there is no reliable lie detector. The panel questioned 58 federal agencies, urged banning use except in serious cases, and warned that both machines and operators are fallible. The piece likens polygraph limits to witchcraft and stresses rights protections.
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Scientific American
Congressional Committee
Comanche Leader William Karty Breaks Barriers in Arizona
William Karty, a full-blooded Comanche and new president of the Arizona Federation of Federal Employees, chronicles a life of perseverance from Oklahoma to Arizona. He credits education and steady work for empowering his people and stresses gradual integration, strong mentoring, and urgent need for motivation amid poverty.
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Karty
Arizona Federation of Federal Employes
Arizona
Lawton
Okla
Phi Kappa Phi
Phi Eta Sigma
Alpha Zeta
New Elixir Claim Sparks Skepticism in New Orleans
Chicago Daily News notes space-age researchers in New Orleans tout an elixir described as the most fantastic drug of all time. It allegedly kills pain, relieves inflammation, fights bacteria, tranquilizes, diuretic, and dissolves synthetic fibers, prompting skeptical comparisons to a legendary, all-purpose remedy sold for a silver dollar.
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Chicago Daily News
New Orleans
City sewerage debate stirs Tucson growth plans
Anton Hittinger argues building delays and health risks stem from lack of sewerage and urges Mayor Hoff to hold a mass meeting to settle the issue. Citizen historical editor Yndia Smalley Moore compiles the discussion.
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Christ's Stable
Anton Hittinger
Tucson
Hoff
Yndia Smalley Moore
Citizen Historical
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Philip A. Hart
Michigan
John Varick Tunney
Gene Tunney
U. S
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New York State Athletic Commission
Sonny Liston
Eyesore
Roscoe Drummond
Kampala
Uganda
Senteza Kajudbi
Institute of Education
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UN Special Fund
Arthur Lewis
Princeton
Britain
Sydney Harris
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Supreme Court
Farybody
Marge Kuehlthau
New York
William Karty
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State University
Sells
Papago Indian Reservation
Indian Signal Corps
Japan
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M<divitt
Sanders-Meanley Studio
Silver Dollah
Arizona Citizen
Old Pueblo
Arizona Territory
Hittinger
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