Arizona lawmakers weigh bonds to fund state programs
After resolving a school tax equalization issue, the Arizona Legislature and governor seek a compromise on financing universities and state projects. House favors direct appropriation now, while Senate and governor push revenue bonds. A mixed approach could use immediate appropriations with future bond authorization. Constitutional amendment and a public vote likely.
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Arizona
House of Representatives
State Senate
UN birthday show frames Cold War fault line
In San Francisco the UN's twentieth birthday event devolved into a Cold War battleground. Johnson failed to deliver a bombshell while Soviet ambassador Fedorenko blasted US aggression in Vietnam. Most speakers spoke in generalities as tensions rose over Viet Nam and Communist aggression. Critics and pickets pressed for different paths, with debate lingering on negotiations versus force.
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United Nations
San Francisco
Johnson
Nikolai Fedorenko
United States
Viet Nam
U Thant
U.S
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
North Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
South
Mr. Stevenson
Healthy U S Economy Seen Steady With No Recession Near
Roscoe Drummond argues that despite stock market jitters the U S economy remains healthy with growing federal revenue and lower spending driving a five year deficit low. He cites Treasury, Fowler, Ackley and Martin noting no recession ahead and inventories not bulging as production keeps pace with demand.
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U.S
Federal Reserve
William McChesney Martin
Lyndon Johnson
Treasury
Henry Fowler
President’s Council of Economic Advisers
Gardner Ackley
Federal Reserve Board
Mr. Martin
Martin
Trend Toward Coexistence and Nuclear Talks
A discussion of Viet Nam’s impact on U S policy and the push for renewed coexistence with the Communist world. Kennedy’s treaty idea with nuclear powers, Fulbright and others’ views, Johnson’s stance, and the debate over a limited war versus abandoning global restraint. It notes Bundy’s warning not to weaken resolve and the chance to reorient policy toward cooperation if conditions allow.
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Viet Nam
Robert F. Kennedy
Chinese Peoples Republic
Kennedy
Johnson
Sen. J. William Fulbright
Walter Lippmann
Sen. Kennedy
Senate
China
Russia
Sen. Fulbright
McGeorge Bundy
Republicans Stage TV Contest For A Day Satire
Art Buchwald mocks a Democratic contest to win members by prize Hawaii. A Republican spoof on TV hosted by Ray Bliss features Ike Barry Goldwater Nixon Lindsay and others as contestants. The prank ends with a presidential interruption and Bliss exclaiming he was tricked.
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John Bailey
Hawaii
Ray Bliss
Democratic Landslides, Inc
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Pennsylvania
Arizona
Barry Goldwater
Pve
Free Society Association
Richard Nixon
New York
Wyer
LIFE
John Lindsay
Lindsay
Destry Rides Again praised by Tucson readers
A Tucson letters page features praise for the Destry Rides Again community theater cast and director Marjorie Hills while defender of amateur productions argues against expectations of Broadway polish. The page also mocks government actions on Marilyn Monroe’s estate taxes and comments on Vietnam and foreign aid in a satirical tone.
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Destry Rides
Tucson
Marjorie Hills
Micheline Keating
Destry
Miss Keating
Dolores
Dodie
Leifheit
E. Eastland
Marilyn Monroe
U.S
Letters to the Editor: Taxes and Tucson Weather Jokes
A collection of letters criticizes wealth taxes and death duties, applauds a Miss Monroe’s motives, and claims GOP centrism is undermined by rich Eastern liberals. Other items lampoon Tucson air issues, wind machines, and a secret wind base, ending with a policy on letter publication and length.
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Miss Monroe
Mark Clements
Los Altos
Rillito
Arizona Portland Cement Plant
Tucson
Rillito Air Force Base
Marana
Cortaro
Sprinkling Dispute Between Pima County and Tucson
Compiled by Yndia Smalley Moore, the Citizen historical editor, the piece recounts a long running feud over lawn watering hours and enforcement. It notes county officials frequent the courthouse lawn with sprinklers, Tucson police the private lawns, and a historical clash over outside watering rights.
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Pima County
Court House
City of
Tucson
Pima
Yndia Smalley Moore
Citizen Historical
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MR. Bliss
Conyrignt
Bobby Kennedy
Young Kennedy
Barry
Gop
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Delilah Samson Billito
Aziz
Sargeant Shriver
Arizona Citizen
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