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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1973
Page
2
The piece argues that Arizona elected officials including city, court, and state legislators receive only 6000 dollars annually plus a small expense allowance. It notes long hours, year round duties, and the failed 10 000 raise proposal, urging higher pay to attract capable officials and fund policy work.
The piece portrays Colonel Muammar al Qaddafi as a rising strongman in the Middle East pushing for a Libyan Egyptian merger. It warns such a union could aid development or trigger new conflict with Israel and threaten the United States by leveraging Arab oil.
A column critiques rising obscene language among women across classes, noting gender role shifts and androgyny. It questions roots of foul speech, cites Ladd Wheeler on influence of celebrities, and argues this language reflects hostility and power dynamics across social strata.
A reader compares U S labor influence to foreign trends, questions Watergate aims, and speculates on a potential liberal coalition and 1976 Revolution Bicentennial under a coalition government, noting silent labor and fears of reform.
Walter C. Tice questions the nation’s leadership after Watergate, suggesting the July 30 piece implies progress is editorless following Nixon’s international achievements. The tone is critical about current national direction.
A reader from Scottsdale asks which is worse: cinemas showing violence and crime to broad audiences with ticket prices or cinemas limiting sexual content to adults only. The query raises concerns about exposure and parental guidance.
Classified notice indicates room and board availability at Maryhille Rest Home for the aged and retired in Pottstown Pennsylvania. Offers daily weekly or monthly rates with broad accommodations as advertised in the Mercury.
The piece argues robots already replace workers across sectors, noting 2,600 robots at work and plans under the 1970s safety act to expand automation. It cites GM in Warren Ohio and a Norwegian plant, plus the prospect of robot journalists and other tasks, forecasting a second industrial revolution and widespread unemployment.
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