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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1975
Page
4
An editorial argues that privacy and civil liberties are interdependent and warns that sacrificing rights for security leads to greater government control. It cites past abuses under the guise of security, including illegal mass arrests and wiretaps, urging protection of the Bill of Rights to avoid autocratic risk.
The Joint Legislative Budget Committee plans to hike the property tax from 1.50 to 1.60 per hundred valuation. Critics say rising prices and unemployment strain homeowners, urging tax reform to ease burden on the poor and middle class and to shift more tax load to industry and upper income brackets. They also call for mine severance tax reforms and equitable treatment of Indian lands.
Tom Garrett of Friends of the Earth and other environmentalists critique President Ford's July 18 executive order allowing a year of sodium cyanide use to curb coyotes. They warn of nonselective killings of foxes, raccoons, skunks and dogs, urge sparing, and favor training shepherds and alternative predator-control methods to protect wildlife and jobs.
The piece contrasts Richard Nixon and Alger Hiss as they age and face new chapters. Nixon plans a memoir amid debts while Hiss returns to the Massachusetts bar and a possible poised comeback, reflecting on past power and the political sting of their years.
Don Perlman of Adobe Pharmacy and Scottsdale Associated Merchants criticizes Scottsdale City Hall for red tape and unfair treatment. He argues Scottsdale residents did not invite SAM members to set up shop and suggests moving operations to Tempe for smoother dealings. John Wohlfarth signs the letter.
A local letter thanks the Scottsdale Association for the Handicapped for running a two summer program for mentally and physically disabled youths. The Scottsdale Jaycees provided HQ space on 75th Street, with Harold Bien Judy Ruffalo and volunteers praised. Activities included crafts physical fitness swimming at the Civic Center Pool.
A reader from Scottsdale reports a hazardous feature at the Revco Medical Complex near Scottsdale Memorial Hospital. He describes a roof flush with the ground and a child access risk, calling it an attractive nuisance until barriers are installed. He has notified the mayor and building department.
The El Paso Times promotes a bull-scale pageant with the theme Moving On, framing it as a standout production in local entertainment.
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