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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1975
Page
3
The Scottsdale City Council voted four to one to fund expanded regional bus service with a 36,000 payment to Phoenix for the first year. The project adds routes to Tempe Mesa Glendale and covers ASU and Scottsdale Community College served by a 1.4 million federal grant.
The American Medical Association reacts strongly to HEW proposed Medicare and Medicaid drug cost rules claiming constitutional rights would be violated. The outcry follows disclosures of AMA ties with major drug makers aiming to block the decree before issue.
Readers urge Progress to continue exposing crime methods and victims to educate the public. They cite past taboos on cancer and venereal disease and praise Euell Gibbons on NBC for advocating knowledge about safe practices. They argue comprehensive crime coverage includes criminals, police, courts, and social agencies to curb rising crime locally.
An opinion letter voices concern that Scottsdale’s new arts building will store seven city departments including a computer, draining space from arts use. It warns the Senior Citizen’s Building may lose dwelling space downtown, questions service delivery, transportation, and calls for a regulation restricting the senior center to senior activities only.
A reader defends printing burglary methods to warn homeowners. Advice includes notifying police for vacant homes, using a dog orBeware of Dog signs to deter thieves, and engaging neighbors during trips. The letter praises the Progress for offering practical safety tips.
Fred and Felicia Frisbee host a slide night toutting a home vacation as a luxury escape from inflation and recession abroad. They joke about no jet lag yet praise a pretend, palatial staycation with a color TV, two bedrooms, a kitchen, and a picnic on the grass.
Harriet Van Horne argues union leadership risks fueling inflation and municipal bankruptcies. She cites reader letters defending pay demands while condemning what she calls blackmail, and references Paul Johnson’s critique of British unions as a warning for the United States.
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