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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1974
Page
3
Progress highlights a critical transport gap for many seniors who cannot shop or see a doctor without help. The piece notes City efforts to obtain an Urban Mass Transit Administration grant for a model system and a Red Cross call for weekly volunteer drivers to assist elderly homebound residents.
A new program directs Social Security checks to be deposited directly into recipients accounts and later electronically transferred. The aim is to reduce theft and streamline government operations while preserving check amounts. Editor Jonathan Marshall campaigns for Senate and will label his editorials with JM.
The Ford administration grapples with mounting GOP doubt as Ford defends Nixon while trying to avoid alienating moderates and public support. Behind the scenes aides draft cautious speeches, and even longtime allies warn against overemphasizing Nixon's innocence amid impeachment votes.
Washington notes focus on Abe Fortas as he rebukes Nixon for unbridled power while his own past ethics scandal, including a $20,000 Wolfson Foundation payment and life-time annuity, is recalled. Fortas resigned in disgrace after the 1969 Life magazine report and a 1968 canons controversy.
The Progress invites letters to the editor but limits them to 350 words due to space. Writers must include name and home address for verification. Preference is given to typewritten letters and these should be double spaced.
Sage Manu notes tax fairness is not achieved by simple proportion. The column surveys historic and literary riffs on taxation from ancient Egypt to Nixon era debates, citing figures like Mellon and Morgan and recalling popular images of taxed laborers and tax collectors. It blends quotation snippets with editorial flavor.
A reader backs Sir Dave Moss in his governor bid and attacks the right to work law as a misnomer. The letter argues the law erodes minimum wage protections unless firms meet interstate commerce, government contract, union, or sales thresholds and questions how many Arizonans are affected. The writer contends workers may accept substandard pay to feed their families.
A Scottsdale resident seeks guidance after being bilked by Imperial Inventors International Inc. He filed a data copy with the Consumer Protection Division and was told his complaint is on file. He asks if the division protects taxpayers or merely advises, and where to pursue local court action.
The article notes a surge in restaurants across the United States with estimates around half a million venues. It mentions a Bloomington tagraph context and references counting methods and regional diversity in dining establishments.
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