Tucson Eyes Federal Transit Aid Debate and Risks
Tucson weighs possible use of federal transit funds amid Kennedy administration plans for a $375 million starter program. Critics warn of "dollar diplomacy" and unchecked federal control while local officials argue Tucson can fix its mass transit without federal involvement. Public preference for driving and doubts about forced ridership add to the skepticism.
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Kennedy
Tucson
Peter Dominick
R-Colo
U. S. Senate
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Washington
San Diego
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Wyoming
St. Louis
Jack Blackburn
University of Arizona
Blackburn
Senate
House of Representatives
Harvesting the Saguaro Fruit in the Desert
Desert Papago Indians once gathered saguaro fruit for food syrup and tiswin and used seeds for butter. Skeleton cacti supplied building material and firewood. Photo near the Museum shows a morning fruit gatherer in shade under ramadas.
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Mervin Larson
Peggy Larson
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
The Moment Has Come for Racial Justice in Washington
Roscoe Drummond argues that urgent federal action is needed to expand civil rights, noting slow school desegregation and the absence of northern integration. He calls for national consensus, public awareness of rights, removal of legal barriers, and political resolve to prevent violence and disorder.
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Washington
North
South
Supreme Court
Birmingham
John Sherman Cooper
R-Ky
Thomas Dodd
D-Conn
White House
Hopes For Flat Tax Gain With Voluntary Profit Sharing
John Chamberlain notes growing interest in replacing the progressive income tax with a flat rate around 20 percent. He highlights E. S. Hall’s plan tying voluntary profit sharing to tax relief, urging corporate exemptions in exchange for worker dividends and payroll ownership credits. Bruce Alger has introduced the bill, signaling paper readiness.
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Wilbur Mills
House of Representatives’ Ways and Means
Hall
Ways and Means Committee
Mr. Hall
Congress
Cong
Bruce Alger
Texas
New York tempo strains writers who seek detachment
Sydney Harris argues New York's pulsating, overlapped society challenges creative work. He notes writers move away after gaining recognition, seeking detachment in quieter regions, while praising the city’s warmth and tolerance. He advocates decentralizing arts to avoid power concentration and cultural barrening.
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New York
America
Connecticut
Vermont
New Hampshire
Pennsylvania
Manhattan
Tucson Airport Authority chief builder recalls wartime danger
Charles H. Broman, longtime Tucson Airport Authority leader and aviation pioneer, recounts 1945 events when Chiang Kai-shek allegedly placed a $10,000 bounty on his head as a weather reconnaissance pilot in China. The Nebraska native rose from farm boy to airport designer and executive, helping launch Tucson International Airport with a $4 million terminal and expanding staff to 60.
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John Riddick
Tucson Airport Authority
India
Red Cross
R. W. F. Schmidt
TAA
Schmidt
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Santa Monica
Broman
Good Old Drivers Good Old Drivers
Chicago Daily News reports on a Travelers insurance booklet showing drivers 65 and over reduced their share of fatal and nonfatal accidents from 1961 to 1962. In contrast, under-25 drivers had the worst record with a rise in fatal accidents and higher personal injury involvement than their numbers suggest.
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Ways and Means Committee
Chicago Daily News
Real Danger in Haiti Warns of Communist Takeover
U S Senator Barry Goldwater cites Haiti as potential ground for a Cuban style Communist takeover warning that Duvalier’s fall could create a power vacuum. He praises Rep John Pillion for outlining the threat and urges immediate U S military occupation with OAS support to prevent a Soviet influence in the Western Hemisphere.
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Barry Goldwater
U.S
Arizona
Haiti
United States
Western Hemisphere
Dominican Republic
Cuba
Duvalier
U. S
House of Representatives
John R. Pillion
Rn.y
France
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Soviet Union
Guantanamo
Panama Canal
Confessman Pillion
OAS
Satisfied Needs Through Spiritual Riches
A mother buys her son every item on his school list yet the boy feels lacking until a quiet family prayer with God reveals a deeper need. The father guides them to seek spiritual nourishment. The boy then smiles, declaring he now has what he missed on his list and longs for the path ahead.
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God
Saylor
Tucson Council of Churched
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Japan
Yennen
Republic of China
Chiang Kai-shek
Chingtai
Nebraska
Axtell
Douglas Aircraft Co
Aviation
Charles Lindberg
Army Engineers
Air Corps
Far East
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Hughes
Truil
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American Association of Airport Executives
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Pxota
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Pillion
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