Don’t Slap A Tax In A Good Friend’s Face
A Arizona State Senate approved bill to tax Mexican liquor faced House opposition as lawmakers debate cross border ties with Sonora. The piece argues a $1.44 per gallon levy would hurt Nogales merchants and Arizona tourism, risk bottlenecks and little net revenue. It urges the House to let the bill die and blames liquor dealers for promoting the measure.
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Arizona
State Senate
House of Representatives
House
Tucson
Nogales
Mexico
Moonlighting and the 35hour week debate
Organized labor argues a 35-hour week with pay could cut unemployment by requiring an additional worker. In Akron rubber mills a 36-hour week 30 years ago did not prevent a one third drop in employment over a decade, with 30,000 rubber workers still employed and about 10,000 moonlighting. Costs rose, automation increased, and moonlighting worsened job prospects for others.
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Akron
Ohio
Teddy Bear Cholla Described At Arizona Sonora Desert Museum
The teddy bear cholla is noted for dense spines and easy breakage of small stems that cling to skin. Backward barbs on spines make removal painful, while pack rats use joints to line their homes. Photo by Mervin Larson. text by Peggy Larson of the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum staff.
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Mervin Larson
Peggy Larson
Arizona- Sonora Desert Museum
Automation is Not the Villain in Labor Debate
The piece argues automation boosts the economy by enabling higher productivity and job creation. It cites General Electric's studies showing savings and maintained or created jobs, noting without automation costs would soar and labor needs would shift dramatically.
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General Electric Company
General Electric
International Business Machines Company
Invisible Blockade Of Cuba A Tiny U S. Counterintelligence Force
A 35 member covert unit within the Commerce Department operates as an global detectives group to choke off Cuba's access to U.S. spare parts and materiel. Based mainly in New York and Washington, they surveil ports and foreign suppliers, costing the Sino Soviet bloc billions and crippling Cuba's logistics. The operation, shaping policy at cabinet level, reportedly screened medicines used in the Bay of Pigs prisoner exchange and aided the embargo effort with minimal cost.
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Cuba
New York
Washington
U.S
Mexican Gulf
Antwerp
Asia
Castro
Sweden
Belgium
Mexico
Europe
Commerce Department
United States
Gratifying Rewards of Writing and Darwin’s Early Life
Sydney Harris reflects on the satisfaction of daily columns and the impact of his piece on college parents. He discusses Kardiner and Preble on Darwin, noting his family's expectations, the Beagle voyage, and how a respectful uncle enabled his pivotal journey.
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Darwin
Open Air Asylum Helps Man Win Battle With Alcohol
An unnamed man tells how alcohol nearly ruined his life after a successful career and family loss. He found sobriety through Alcoholics Anonymous in Tucson, stopping drinking 18 years ago and living one day at a time.
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Alcoholics Anonymous
Beehives Then What Editorial Questioning Hair Trend
The Baltimore Sun weighs the beehive hair style as a rising trend and the clash with hatmakers and lacquer brands. It notes lacquer makers favor the look while moviegoers and hatwearers dislike it and asks what comes after the beehive era.
Dyna-Soar Flight Fate and Defense Policy Debate
A column argues the Dyna-Soar manned space program should not be scrapped as Pentagon officials debate defense needs. It notes parallel interest in a new long range bomber and criticizes shifting missions between military space plans and civilian Gemini. The piece warns that canceling Dyna-Soar could harm U.S. air power and space options.
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Defense Department
Price Defense Department
McNamara
NASA
Pentagon
Skybolt
U. S. Air Force
Forgiving Love in the Prodigal Son Tale
A devotion echoes Ephesians 4 32 on kindness and forgiveness citing two men who forgave differently, then centers on the prodigal son whose confession leads to lavish paternal forgiveness with a robe ring sandals and a feast. Courtesy Tucson Council at Chyrehee.
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Tucson Council
Chyrehee
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