Council’s zoning policy blamed for Scottsdale growth surge
Editorial argues the Scottsdale City Council has repeatedly approved zoning changes since 1966 master plan, boosting development and altering character. It cites multiple rezonings from R1-43 to higher densities, urging bold acts to align with planning goals and protect community values.
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Scottsdale
Lincoln Roads
Jackrabbit and
Hayden
Indian Bend Road
Pima
Indian Bend
Push for Inflation Fails to Restrain Costs
The piece argues Congress is considering a bill to raise the minimum wage to 2 per hour by 1974, predicting higher wages would trigger inflation, boost unemployment, and hasten automation, despite calls for inflation control. The author decries the measure as irresponsible and economically harmful.
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Congress
United States
Muskie shifts to antiestablishment tone in Pennsylvania drive
In Newcastle Pennsylvania Sen Edmund Muskie adopts harsh anti establishment rhetoric as he campaigns in the Pennsylvania primary. He attacks tax dodgers and the Justice Department while acknowledging his Wisconsin setback. Muskie highlights his ethnic Catholic background to appeal to Polish and other hyphenated American voters in Altoona Johnstown and Pittsburgh.
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Newcastle
Edmund Muskie
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
George McGovern
George Wallace
Muskie
Justice Department
Department of Politics
Nixon
Lawrence County
America
McGovern
Wallace
Florida
Ed Muskie
New England
Milwaukee
Altoona
Johnstown
Pittsburgh
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
Western Pennsylvania
Afl-Cio
Sen
Hubert Humphrey
Allegheny County
Evacuation Controversy At Los Arcos Theatre
Readers complain that a bomb threat at the Los Arcos Theatre was not announced or evacuated. They recount discovering 18 uniformed officers in the lobby and question who informed the Progress about the incident.
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Los Arcos
G. Wayne Crews
Dick Apfel
Scottsdale
Fund drive seeks Arizona Earth Sciences Museum at Papago Park
A letter from the A. L. Flagg Foundation promotes a fund raising plan to support the Arizona Mineral Museum and to establish an Earth Sciences Museum in Papago Park. The writer notes personal interest as a rockhound and considers the idea logical and educational for the park.
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A. L. Flagg Foundation
Flagg Foundation
Arizona Mineral Museum
Earth Sciences Museum
Papago Park
Mineral Museum
Artic Sciences
Progress asks letters be limited to 350 words
The Progress urges readers to keep letters to 350 words or fewer due to space limitations. Writers should include their name and home address for verification, and typed submissions are preferred.
Justice Department Criticized for Consistency Under Nixon
The piece lambasts the Nixon era Justice Department as consistently devious, hypocritical, and aligned with Big Business and J. Edgar Hoover. It cites James F. Ahern and Ramsey Clark on LEAA flaws, wasted funds, and politicized policing, noting a reluctance to end the program despite scandals.
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New York, N.Y
Justice Department
Nixon
J. Edgar Hoover
John Mitchell
Martha
James F. Ahern
New Haven
Conn
Ahern
Richard Harris
Ramsey Clark
LEAA
Des Moines
Fort Lauderdale
Type Slips Classified Advertisement Near Shopping Center
Classified ad notes 2 bedroom unfurnished apartment near shopping center with water garbage and sewage furnished. Contained scornful error in text and mentions nearly electrocution by live wire in a half finished building. First Lady Pat Nixon applauded the vote and referenced a 1951 co sponsorship by her husband.
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Gallup
N.M
South Bend
Ind
Tribune
Pat Nixon
Nashville
Tennessean
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Jonathan A
Jerry McElfresh
Marshall
W. B
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