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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1970
Page
2
After two months of talks the six demoted principals sue for over 1 million dollars claiming defamation and damaged reputations. The piece urges the court to treat the case as an emergency to prevent district chaos and protect students as the school year approaches.
A global Passover observance begins at sundown marking an eight day festival recalling the Exodus from Egypt. The piece notes threats by Egypt's Gen Nasser to Israel, ongoing persecutions in Eastern Europe, and calls for freedom and peace for all peoples.
The National Committee study on minority precincts in 1960 and 1968 finds that Democratic support largely held among Polish Italian Irish and Spanish American voters. It argues Wallace’s candidacy did not uniformly siphon votes to the GOP and notes caveats about turnout and precinct composition.
A vivid satirical monologue critiques the ideal of the American Dream as an evolving fiction. It traces immigrant hopes through racial and social tensions, imagining a fractured society where integration fails and segregation persists, ending with a cynical moral that a dream, though fragile, remains preferable to nothing.
Bob Considine cites a radio question about his Oswald killings piece and recalls police actions after Kennedy's murder and Oswald's transfer. He notes Jack Ruby’s shooting of Oswald, Chief Jesse Curry and the Dallas police, the media glare, and a sale of a building tied to the crime scene, highlighting the era's lasting impact.
A reader challenges the Scottsdale City Council plan to amend ordinance 15-7-70 to exempt the council and planning commission from owner consent in rezoning. At hearings March 10 and April 14 doubts were raised about the process and the Master Plan, with commissioners divided and a call for more study. The writer warns of potential loss of property rights and urges public comment at City Hall.
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