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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1969
Page
2
The Scottsdale beautification effort forged progress by focusing on alley cleanliness. Neighbors may need block leaders and a continuing program to sustain results, while the city should improve patrols and trash service incentives and consider a permanent task force to address alley problems.
The article notes rubella, once a minor illness, can cause birth defects and fetal death but vaccines now near approval. NIH seeks decision on which vaccine to license for US use, with emphasis on speeding safety checks while avoiding delays in preventing the anticipated fall 1970 outbreak.
A secret citywide poll shows Mayor John V. Lindsay leading the June 17 Republican primary with 39 percent. Sen. John Marchi trails at 20 percent, Vito Battista 15 percent, and 26 percent undecided, with Lindsay strongest in Queens and Battista gaining in the Bronx and Brooklyn.
A Memphis family stranded in a hot Arizona desert receives aid from two generous locals, a Methodist preacher and his wife, who offered help, transported them to Eloy for car parts, restoring faith in humanity. The note from Mr and Mrs D E Monsue of Santa Susanna Calif expresses deep gratitude.
In a Scottsdale Note exchange, readers dispute an editorial praising Senator Kret for Paradise Valley work this year. The letter cites H.R. 300 on community reincorporation as key, noting bipartisan efforts by Conlan Burgess Roeder Pritzlaff Flake and Adams supporting residents.
Bob Considine recalls jokes and gaffes around presidents Coolidge FDR Hoover Johnson Johnson Eisenhower Truman, noting simple human quirks behind power. Anecdotes cover paymaster, Nylon horse, prayer meeting pride, Viet Nam casualty reports, and Truman near stumble during an Ivy honors procession.
A collage of brief quotes shows graft warnings from Santa Barbara and odd lines from New York Post, Walla Walla Union Bulletin, and other papers. The snippets touch on heavy bathroom attire, wedding guests, red tape, Medicare surgery placards, a federal tax dollar project, and metric conversion jokes about body measurements.
A Boston court defers a draftee citing the Vietnam war as illegal and immoral. A satirical pilot program at a New Jersey site mocks conscription by offering fantasy war tours to Cuba Monaco and Bulgaria, highlighting widespread antiwar sentiment and study of war popularity.
The American Cancer Society warns that sleeping more than nine hours nightly may correlate with higher risks of heart attack and stroke, based on a study of 800000 people. Experts note sleep could be a symptom of illness rather than a cause, and emphasize other lifestyle risks like alcohol and cigarettes.
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