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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1970
Page
2
Editorial quotes Lafayette College English chair William W. Watt warning that writing skills erode as television and telephones distract students. He cites overemphasis on grammar over creative reading and writing, urges parents and teachers to foster reading quality books and engaging language to preserve the literary heritage.
Comedians and cartoonists lampoon Bob Choate's Senate testimony on nutrition. Cereal firms dismiss criticism while housewives buy better options. The 60 cereal list aimed to spotlight poor diets and biased food programs favoring farmers.
Report says Vice President Spiro Agnew has removed his name and involvement from the Agnew Cabinet Committee on school desegregation. George Shultz now signs letters for state bi racial advisory groups while Agnew avoids sessions to preserve political purity in the South.
In 1984 a Chicago couple on their third anniversary face a baby in a satirical sketch. Mary reveals she is pregnant while John frets about environmental costs, citing ecology data on garbage and resources. The dialogue contrasts parental joy with ecological alarm.
Bipartisan members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee press for removal of Rita Hauser as U.S. Representative to the United Nations Human Rights Commission. The push follows her St. Louis ABA speech urging repeal of same sex marriage bans as unconstitutional and describing reproduction as the marriage’s primary purpose. Leaders deride her views as dangerous to public morals and accuse the White House of inaction.
John Mitchell directs the Justice Department to stop using Mafia or Cosa Nostra terms in prosecutions, favoring organized crime or crime syndicate. He notes prosecutions target people, not groups, and adds a similar stance on the Black Panther party amid concerns about fair trials.
Mary McGrath rails at summer cookouts with amatuer chefs turning cheap gear and beef into charred, half cooked fare. She mocks the aluminum porcupine of processes and skewers the chaotic pride of backyard chefs who brag while scorched vegetables and underdone meats abound.
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