District 1 School Board Weighs New Spending Philosophy
The Drachman Committee presents a study proposing a disciplined, middle-of-the-road spending philosophy for District 1. It forecasts 1964-65 savings and about 2.25 million dollars in 1965-66 by adjusting pupil-teacher ratios and trimming staff costs. If implemented, tax relief may follow. if not, voters will decide at the polls.
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Drachman
District 1
Oliver Drachman
Gordon Paris
Harold Warnock
Duane Anderson
Amphitheater
Albuquerque
Phoenix
Scottsdale
San Diego
Delbert Secrist
Birds Surpass Humans in Care of Young at Desert Museum
Arizona desert museum officials note a sharp rise in calls about young or injured birds. Associate director Lewis Wayne Walker says if the museum took in all orphans, 400 to 500 birds would overwhelm staff, as most fledglings have parental support and human interference often harms them.
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Desert Museum
Lewis Wayne Walker
Arizona-Socora Desert Museum
Six Unwise Men On High Court by Holmes Alexander
A critical essay decries the Supreme Court's one man one vote ruling on legislative apportionment. It argues Justices misread communities, devalues local diversity, and praises Stewart Clark and Harlan for advocating rational districting while urging elected Senators to respond to the public will.
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Supreme Court
Stewart and Clark
Harlan
Mundt and Morton seek one citizen one vote for electoral college
Senator Mundt and Senator Morton urge a federal suit in a small state to strike down winner take all electoral votes arguing the present system skews voting power. They push Senate Joint Resolution 12 to change electors to a district plus two at large plan, boosting rural and small state influence.
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Karl E. Mundt
R-S.d
United States
Morton
Mundt
Supreme Court
New York State
Senate
Congress
U.S
Distortion in stories and the angle of vision
Sydney Harris argues that distortions in reporting arise from readers and writers perspectives. He compares event narration to photographs, noting that close participants see less authentic details than outsiders and that bias, sloppiness, and personal involvement shape even careful histories.
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Warren
Teen-Ager Magnet Father Rourke Keeps Teens Away From Trouble
The Rev. Charles H. Rourke of All Saints parish, a former jazz pianist and KTKT radio host, is known as the teenagers' priest. He organized dances, a recreation lounge, and youth outreach in Douglas and Mesa, seeks self discipline, and maintains contact with youth like Cubs star Ron Santo. He enjoys early morning fishing trips and recalls guiding Ron Santo during spring training.
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Father Rourke
All Saints Parish
Douglas
Mesa
Ron
Cubs
Musicians Union
Schenectady
KTKT
Pollster Riles Voters In Arizona Primary
A California couple visiting Arizona reported a phone poll just before the June 2 GOP primary. A voice asked their preference between Nelson Rockefeller and Barry Goldwater. The husband answered for Goldwater but the pollster declared them undecided, reportedly altering two votes.
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Arigon
California
Arizona
Nelson Rockefeller
Barry Goldwater
Barry
Barry Goldwater's Arizona Mafia Leader Denison Kitchel
Barry Goldwater’s campaign names Denison Kitchel of Phoenix as head of the "Arizona Mafia" to counter isolationist branding. Kitchel, a Yale, Harvard and international law veteran, defends Goldwater as a prudent, NATO‑supporting Western candidate. He rebuts claims of a hawkish, trigger‑happy approach and emphasizes a restrained, global strategy.
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SI Sen
Barry Goldwater
San Francisco
Barry
Denison Kitchel
Phoenix
Goldwater
Arizona
Kitchel
White House
Life Magazine
Western Europe
NATO
Clarence Streit
U.S
Mr. Kitchel
New Hampshire
Daily Devotion on Philippians 2 5 7 Understanding God Near
The devotion reflects on Christ taking human form, noting humans may despair at God's distance but are assured of His intimate presence. It emphasizes that God is not far from anyone and that Jesus, while becoming man, stoops to share humanity, offering the core good news. Courtesy Tucson Council at Church.
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God
Jesus Christ
Tucson Council
Chur
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