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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1970
Page
2
The piece warns that freedom and democracy are endangered not by extremists but by moderates who compromise or fail to defend principles. It argues polarization on race, campus issues, poverty, and Vietnam threatens due process and civil liberties, urging moderates to lead and listen despite disagreements.
A editorial questions the behavior of Namath Alworth and Kapp after large paydays. It argues top players owe fans responsibility and decency, noting heroes like Starr Sayers Mays set a standard while criticizing the three for glamor and arrogance.
Washington reports on a new Democratic effort called Congressional Leadership For the Future led by Sargent Shriver. The chart shows a presidential style campaign structure with Myer Feldman Edward Bennett Williams and William H. Crook in key roles. Advisory panels include Wilbur Mills George Mahon Stewart Udall and Mary Lasker.
An unpublished Oliver Quayle poll shows Rep. John V. Tunney leading Sen. George Murphy in California, with 52 percent disapproving Murphy’s financial link to Technicolor head Patrick J. Frawley Jr. The piece also surveys Tahiti and Oceania air travel, noting vast airline networks and historic routes across the Pacific.
An Indiana inventor proposes a child operated extinguisher for birthday candles with a humanoid face and bird body. The device uses a can of compressed air when a child presses a head plunger to blow out flames. The idea sparks mild humor about tech replacing simple rituals.
The piece portrays Senator Edward M. Kennedy as more than a Massachusetts senator, highlighting his behind the scenes mediation in the California grape strike with Cesar Chavez, his efforts to restart table grape sales, and his influence on labor and immigration issues. It notes his touring the carrier USS John F. Kennedy in Boston with family and frames his actions as maintaining Kennedy influence on a national stage.
A reader calls for a traffic signal at the Earls Drive Scottsdale Road intersection after reporting three accidents in ten days. The letter warns that while injuries have occurred, a fatal crash seems likely if no signal is installed.
The piece argues liberation must extend beyond offices and factories. It suggests a Lysistrata style boycott of sex to force change, contending housewives block progress and that men are adaptable enough to share equality without losing manhood.
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