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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1962
Page
8
A public plea urges Tucson voters to approve Proposition 5 in the June 26 city bond election to fund new trunk sewers and storm sewers. It argues modern sanitation prevents disease, cites quadrupled population, and notes three drownings in last August flood.
Flag Day observations prompt calls to display the Stars and Stripes widely in Tucson. The editorial urges citizens and businesses to fly the flag on Independence Day, noting its symbolism of freedom, liberty, and justice and inviting readers to mail a pledge form from page 3.
George Sokolsky criticizes President Kennedy s Yale speech calling for deficit financing and tax cuts while urging drastic action to restore confidence. He proposes targeted cuts in government spending and foreign aid, a wage ceiling, and stronger tariffs, arguing the economy is psychologically fragile and needs bold measures.
The piece argues that primaries split parties into four wings, with conservatives and liberals within both Democrats and Republicans. It highlights New York California and Texas as pivotal battlegrounds where candidates must appeal to diverse factions, including Goldwater conservatives and liberal labor and minority groups, complicating clear platform positions. It cites Rockefeller in New York, Nixon in California, and Connally in Texas as examples of required shifts to win diverse coalitions.
Sydney Harris argues humans are gradually losing olfactory power, citing a Stanford experiment and Harvard authority. He links shrinking smell to taste loss, urban pollution, and a broader drift toward specialization, urging recognition of nature’s role and the need for balanced perspectives in society.
A Tucson letter cites overcrowded jail conditions criticizing the city basement and urging voters to approve bonds for modern jail and police facilities. The writer notes 150 to 200 inmates in a 40-person capacity and calls for action to improve public safety resources.
Joseph Roberts, a native Arizonan and frontier scout, recounts a tale of hosting two men with $5,000 Mexican money at a saloon and boarding house. A U.S. marshal linked the money to a train hold up in Springer, New Mexico, touching off a chase to Magdalena.
In 1962 Barry Goldwater argues that profits are essential to job creation and economic growth. He contends profits fund expansions, tax revenue, and risk capital while high profits enable unions to bargain, sustain AFL-CIO, and support wages and benefits. He rejects claims profits harm employment.
Daily devotion recalls 2 John 4 13 and Moody on emptying pride to invite the Holy Spirit. It notes the Spirit speaks to hearts guiding away from sin, instilling faith and hope, and urges prayer for spiritual union with Jesus Christ. Courtesy Tucson Council of Churches.
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