Stoops Steps Down from Flagstaff School Board After Seven Years
Daniel J. Stoops resigns as president of the Flagstaff Board of Education after seven years of service. The lawyer cites harassment and family priorities, while urging continued civic input beyond his July 3 departure. Stoops calls for responsible leadership amid contentious APEX curriculum, sex education, and negotiations with the Flagstaff Education Association.
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Flagstaff
Flagstaff Education Association
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Blind Intersections Should Be Corrected in Flagstaff
A local call for a comprehensive study of blind intersections in Flagstaff details dangers from hilly terrain and narrow streets. Proposals include widening approaches, reclaiming parking, clearer stop sign visibility, possible one way street changes, and temporary traffic controls while seeking federal funding and a timetable to implement fixes.
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Flagstaff
Watergate coverup becomes the style of Nixon era
GAO auditors report escalating access problems to records of fraud and mismanagement across State Defense and Treasury. CPB and AID resisted inquiries. Nixon invoked executive privilege. Lawmakers consider court action and possible funding cuts for uncooperative agencies. Milk price provision favors two large co-ops amid antitrust suits and a massive farm bill.
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Elmer Staats
Joseph Spear
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State
Agency For International Development
Corporation For Public Broadcasting
CPB
Associated Milk Producers, Inc
Dairymen, Inc
America
Senate
Richard Clark
D-Iown
Carl Curtis
R-Neb
Robert Dole
R-Xans
James Eastland
Dmiss
Jesse Harms
R-N.c
Walter Huddleston
D-Ky
Hubert Humphrey
D-Mian
Public views clash over cemetery use and burial norms
The piece surveys shifting attitudes toward cemeteries as multiuse green spaces. It cites New York Times Service input from John Philbin of Chicago Catholic cemeteries, contrasting views on using burial grounds for recreation with concerns about tradition and respect. The writer shares a Wisconsin reader Sue Kane reflection on disconnect from nature, embalming, and a longing for forest burials.
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Sparks
Thoreau
New York Times Service
John Philbin
Chicago
New York
Earth
Calvary
Queens
Wisconsin
White House beat under strain as Nixon era checks face doubt
Washington letter reports White House correspondents grim over access after Watergate era, noting Haldeman Ehrlichman and Dean exits left gaps. It cites a poll aiming to force Ron Ziegler from the press role and quotes editors critiquing credibility while a San Diego editor plans Metromedia move. A reader letter complains about checks and ID demands, urging cash payments and personal verification.
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Watergate
Ziegler
Steve Barty
Jim Hagerty
George Reedy
Pierre Salinger
Bill Moyers
Flon
Disneyland
Ron
Grand Jury
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Nixon
Heck Klein
San Diego
Metromedia
Klein
Senate
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Herh
J. Walter Thompson
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Ehrlichman
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Letters Welcome to the Daily Sun Opinion Page
The Daily Sun invites letters from readers on any informational or opinion topic. Viewpoints from all sides are welcome, though letters must be relevant and not inflammatory or personal attacks. Writers should include their full printed name for publication.
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Today in History highlights 1942 Midway victory noted
On this date in 1942 the World War II Battle of Midway concluded with a decisive American victory over Japan. The day also recalls Louis XV's 1722 coronation in Rheims, Daniel Boone's Kentucky exploration, and Richard Henry Lee's 1776 push for American independence at the Continental Congress.
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Louis XV
France
Rheims
Daniel Boone
Kentucky
Richard Henry Lee
Virginia
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