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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1972
Page
2
The piece traces past fears of resource depletion, notes postwar gains, and cites a government study showing a widening gap between demand and accessible supplies. It urges greater recycling as per capita consumption so future access to minerals does not falter.
The board again considers prefabricated construction for a new Tomahawk elementary amid renewed support. Proponents cite speed and lower costs while noting modular schools are now common and not merely experimental.
The piece extols Arizona as a growing, intelligent desert haven with Phoenix and Tucson as hubs. It highlights TWA quickie vacations from New York and Chicago, dreamlike irrigation, and future desalination plans. It notes Carefree, Camelback Mountain, and rugged ranch appeal along with a humorous nudge about desert life and tourism.
The review recounts the 1937 Hindenburg disaster over Lakehurst and argues the book shifts blame from a static discharge to sabotage by a crew member. It also contrasts airship history with blimps and notes hydrogen danger versus helium potential under different regimes.
A reader objects to an editorial on teen drivers by suggesting that not only teens should walk to school but also teachers editors lawyers and rich businessmen. The letter calls for broader review by a high school journalism class to expand the paper's perspective.
Letter from Peg Eggleton of Scottsdale thanks Mr McKinley for donating land atop Mum My Mountain. She urges other mountain landowners to follow his example and save the mountains for public benefit.
A grateful neighborhood thanks new residents at the southeast corner of 68th Street and Chaparral for making the area much safer. The effort reduced visibility hazards with tree foliage removal and improved overall sightlines.
Stewart Udall and Jeff Stansbury profile the NRDC led by Yale Law School alumni as a growing environmental law firm. They detail courtroom victories and ongoing watchdog work over NEPA compliance, offshore oil leases, DES hormone lawsuits, power plant hearings, throwaway bottle cases, and energy policy analysis with the Ford Foundation.
A reader poll lists top ten titles with Blatty The Exorcist and Michener The Drifters among the most requested. Other noted works include Brown Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee Hailey Wheels Forsyth Day of the ??? Talese Honor Thy Father Kanin Tracy and Hepburn Winds of War.
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