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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1964
Page
2
A prominent Scottsdale businessman criticized for a drunken driving arrest defends press coverage. The editorial argues that being a notable citizen does not excuse lawbreaking and that publicity can deter drunken driving while protecting the innocent from being harmed on the roads.
The piece questions the Klan plan to create all white settlements and asks whether these would be strategic hamlets or self contained villages. It warns the scheme will deepen divisions in the invisible empire and rely on private funding to dodge federal integration mandates and oversight.
In Jackson Mississippi a non random poll of 40 Mississippi voters at Westland Plaza finds only five would back Johnson if he is the Democratic nominee. Many express opposition to civil rights but some see Johnson as politically expedient. The piece notes the Kennedy assassination still influences perceptions, with Johnson becoming a scapegoat for Southern ills.
Washington report argues the Bobby Baker case indicts the U S Senate for a lack of conflict of interest law. It notes senators protected Baker and that the failure to enact such laws keeps the Senate morally culpable. It cites Sen Clifford Case urging a standard applying to all branches.
A reader chides the paper for scarce coverage of local state legislators in Scottsdale. The letter notes the three Scottsdale seats, praises vigilance, and criticizes reporting on votes by representative David Kret amid investigations of the corporation commission and tax equalization.
Scottsdale readers challenge the paper over legislator coverage and a columnist. A writer urges more public access to legislative news while another letter suggests a drastic dog catcher policy after a dog bite incident in Weatherford, Texas.
On Saturday teen-agers will ask Scottsdale merchants to join the Pony League Booster Club. Boosters help boys play baseball and can invest $10 to display support. Jackie McGuire invites merchants to participate and aid youth development.
The narrative guides along West of New Orleans U S 90 crossing Huey P. Long Bridge into bayous and towns with French names like Des Allemands. Morgan City near Berwick Bay grows as a fishing, shrimp packing hub with swampy plains and sugar cane fields. The passage notes diverse settlers including Acadians and others shaping the bayou landscape. Beginning in autumn 1960 a fish control efforts tale emerges.
The article reports massive winter deaths of fish and wildlife in bayous and rivers, with five million fish killed and other species dying. It links pesticide runoff from crops to aquatic poisoning, warns about contaminated water and seafood, and notes critics of Silent Spring amid Atchafalaya Basin findings.
The TRAFFIC SAFETY DIVISION of the Arizona Highway Dept emphasizes that drivers must act with maturity and restraint. Immature behavior behind the wheel increases the road toll, and licensed motorists should avoid childlike conduct on busy highways.
United Press International reports Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz demands a speedy settlement of the railroad labor dispute, warning it could trigger a nationwide strike. He says the public interest requires an immediate agreement to end the impasse.
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