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Newspaper
Payson Roundup
Location
Payson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1974
Page
4
The Roundup presents a bipartisan questionnaire on possible future laws prepared by Payson area lawmakers. It notes both Republican House members and the Democratic senator authored the survey and invites readers to clip, answer, and mail responses to the legislators.
The Payson Roundup is named a finalist in the general excellence division of the Newspaper Workshop Awards for 1973. Winners in other divisions include Georgia New Hampshire and Illinois weeklies. Arizona awards will be presented at the Scottsdale convention.
A Payson Hospital official defends patient food service after a Roundup letter by W E Smeltz alleging substandard meals. The administrator explains his wife was on a physician ordered 1000 calorie bland diet and notes rising food costs while inviting diet suggestions and asserting no blanket blame on staff.
The Senate approves a federal grants plan linking statewide zoning to environmental controls and required reviews of rural and coastal site developments. House proposals threaten sanctions on states that refuse participation, prompting questions on federal reach, costs, and impact on private land rights.
In Arvin California a booster speaker contrasts American freedoms with those in Communist nations. He emphasizes the right to choose and criticize while noting lack of freedoms and choices under Red China Russia and other captive countries.
Aetna Life and Casualty recalls quirky insurance claims from 1973 amid energy shortages and inflation. Tales include a Massachusetts supermarket melee over bleach bottles, a New York life claim miscue, a tombstone scare in Illinois, a go go dancer’s failed skin irritation suit, and a closing stanza by defense attorneys.
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