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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1972
Page
2
Editorial urges separate progress on bike trails and horse trails. It notes broad support for bikeways in urban areas and near schools, while advocating horse paths on outskirts. It cautions against merging the projects and calls for both to move forward without intermixing.
The Arizona Democratic scene hopes for a national splash from early delegates but faces a flop with Muskie leading the field and McGovern showing strength while Lindsay fades. Humphrey and Wallace gain pace in the backing but are absent in Arizona. May or June preferentials hinted. Lindsay delegates head to Miami in July.
The article outlines Nixon's plan to minimize public campaigning while leveraging the Oval Office to push his legislative agenda. It notes aides John Mitchell Harry Dent and Charles Colson shaping strategy, with nonpolitician White House staff wary of Congress and favoring a quick return to session to avoid stalling Nixon's re election effort.
A satirical critique argues a group named The Citizens Committee to Repeal the Emancipation Proclamation promotes integrating neighborhoods by abolishing emancipation laws. It features Colonel Jackson T. Stonewall of Mudge Mississippi proposing instant, large scale housing, employment, and social integration, challenging reformers and exposing racial assumptions.
The Deseret News argues Nixon should have included a member or members of Congress in his China delegation to ease future interstate cooperation. The article warns such groundwork matters and hopes the omission is corrected before any Moscow visit.
Richard A Berg Gy Sgt USMC writes in defense of Marine recruiters parked near the recruiting office amid local complaints. He notes veterans backing the service and criticizes merchants who want the vehicle moved two blocks away.
Mr and Mrs Edmund C Tynan protest the Hallcraft plan at Indian School and Pima Roads urging the city to prohibit townhouse construction on the site remove a ten foot dirt pile and demand housing matching nearby single family homes. They accuse developers of prioritizing profit and call for stricter ordinances and esthetic standards.
A Scottsdale reader complains about flagrant left turn violations after red signals at Thomas Road and a southbound street. The letter urges police enforcement and warns drivers about the growing disregard for state traffic laws.
A collation of brief newspaper quotations: a Dallas Morning News remark on women’s treatment, a Cleveland Plain Dealer caption note from March 1971, and a Valley Morning Star caption about Mrs. Nixon wearing a green cat and blue scarf.
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