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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1969
Page
2
The piece applauds Senator Paul Fannin for criticizing Arizona’s Easter weekend highway toll of 16 and endorses readoption of vehicle inspection. It argues past private garage abuses harmed the program and urges a state-run system to reduce traffic fatalities.
The piece weighs the Pueblo seizure and a North Korean plane shoot down as a test of U S resolve. It urges a strong condemnation, UN backing, and protection for unarmed vessels while avoiding unwinnable war. It calls for deterring further North Korean attacks with credible repercussion.
Anti-ABM Republicans refuse to link to Senator Kennedy amid White House push to frame Safeguard as a Kennedy versus Nixon choice. The tactic has backfired, energizing dissidents while solidifying Kennedy as de facto Democratic leader and widening intra party clashes.
Scottsdale reader rejects the Scottsdale Progress editorial calling the Smothers Brothers wholesome. She questions the show and praises CBS for taking a stand. Also notes letters require name and address and may be edited for space and grammar. Pet adoptions are briefly mentioned.
The Cocopah Teacher-Parent Association Executive Board urges Scottsdale voters to vote yes on all four questions of the upcoming bond issue. The letter expresses unanimous support and asks eligible voters to back the measure.
A reader writes proposing a pet area for the TG and Y Store rebuilding project. They urge considering customer needs and practical layout improvements for animals and owners.
Bruce Catton chronicles Ulysses S. Grant from Vicksburg to the war’s end, drawing on Lloyd Lewis files. The comprehensive, dramatic account surveys Grant the man, the soldier, and the political general, with sharp analysis of campaigns and rivals.
In Scottsdale a Cadillac jammed the accelerator and roared to Mag’s Ham Run, unnerving patrons as a driver missed the brake. Weeks earlier a Cadillac crashed into the Scottsdale Post Office, hitting the Postmaster’s office.
A fragment quotes discuss a video surveillance project acquiring tape cameras and equipment to record the actions of parsons suspected of driving while intoxicated. The remarks reference officials from St Paul Pioneer Press and Chicago Tribune with offstage pauses and inaudible tones noted by Huntsville Times.
The article contrasts optimism and risk in heart transplants. It notes 42 of 124 patients survived, highlights Dr. Blaiberg's year of life after a transplant, and discusses selection criteria and rejection risks. It also covers the artificial heart case of Haskell Karp and ensuing probe led by Dr. DeBakey against Dr. Cooley.
The Skarewe University Class of 1969 held its 20th reunion with 27 survivors attending. The roll call recalled pranks and protests from their college days, including campus unrest and clashes with authorities, ending with a toast to their claimed enduring victory.
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