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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1975
Page
5
An editorial argues that questioning agencies must not erode the Bill of Rights. It cites Kelley on surrendering liberties for security, warns that interdependent rights are damaged when any right is weakened, recalling Watergate era abuses and the risk of autocratic government.
State officials consider raising the property tax rate from 1.50 to 1.60 per 100 assessed value amid slow business and unemployment. The call goes to ease the burden with tax reform favoring industry and upper-bracket income taxes, and to study mine severance taxes, while homeowners resist higher costs.
Tom Garrett of Friends of the Earth criticizes President Ford's July 18 executive order allowing a year of experimental sodium cyanide use to curb coyotes. He warns poisons threaten non target wildlife and may not reduce coyote numbers, urging selective use and new predator control methods plus training for sheepherders.
New York report contrasts Richard Nixon and Alger Hiss as time takes its toll. Nixon, 62, burdened by debts and a book plan, ages toward a political doom while Hiss, 70, readmitted to the Massachusetts bar and eyeing a return to high profile roles. both tied to the era’s Un American Activities spectacle and past whispers of Whittier College, Whittaker Chambers, and the Watergate era. Nixon’s tapes and Haldeman Ehrlichman Dean weave into a cautionary tale of ambition and fallout.
John Wohlfarth of Scottsdale airs frustration with City Hall after hearing Don Perlman of Adobe Pharmacy claim negative attitudes toward business. He suggests Perlman relocate to Tempe to experience different bureaucracy and questions whether Scottsdale residents asked for his services.
Mrs. R E Gifford praises the Scottsdale Association for the Handicapped and volunteers for organizing a two summer summer recreation program. The Scottsdale Jaycees provided facilities on 75th Street while Harold Bien Judy Ruffalo and others coordinated crafts physical fitness daily swimming at the Civic Center Pool. Participants enjoyed mornings and activities.
A letter from Thomas N. O Leary warns of a hazardous condition at the Revco Medical Complex near Scottsdale Memorial Hospital. He describes a worker atop the roof, notes the roof sits flush with the ground, and calls the building an attractive nuisance for children until protective barriers are installed. He asks immediate action and cites the mayor and the Scottsdale Building Department.
The El Paso Times reports a pageant themed Moving On described as a large scale production. Details emphasize the theme and scope of the event, highlighting its significance for attendees and organizers in the local community.
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