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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1970
Page
2
Editorial argues news covers both good and bad in a changing America. It cites polio vaccine discoveries, bank robberies, political speeches, and letters from Interior Secretary Hickel as examples. The piece defends press coverage as necessary information for informed public decision making.
The piece notes editors facing protests from militant women groups over how the press describes women. It argues against using terms like blonde brunette cute or housewife and defends gendered descriptions as appropriate.
In Warren Michigan a survey by Oliver Quayle shows Nixon’s support sinking as unemployment and inflation bite white blue collar voters. The study marks high Muskie support and shifts from Wallace to Muskie among 64 registered voters, with broad discontent on crime and pot culture.
The piece argues Congress may create a welfare program for debt ridden firms naming Lockheed and Penn Central Railroad as initial beneficiaries. It mocks bailouts to preserve defense leadership and national unity while condemning subsidies and corporate rescue as contradictions of free enterprise.
A historical medley contrasts a 1864 Henry Clay Work temperance ballad about a dying boy with a modern critique of welfare capitalism. The piece argues for a Guaranteed Annual Income and mocks conservatives faith in corporate profit while criticizing government handouts and social inequality.
In the first inning Willie Mays belted a key hit as the Giants scored five runs. He joined the elite club as the tenth player to reach 3000 hits with the milestone coming in the second inning. The Detroit News notes context on Washington policy and Beaumont Texas Journal discusses economic jitters.
Washington prepares forceful measures to curb Japanese radio and TV exports, raising prices to U.S. standards. The move, first in a series against low priced imports, targets Japan and soon broader steps against European Common Market practices. Congress probes unfair trade and considers a protective textiles and shoes bill led by Wilbur Mills as the Ways and Means panel acts.
A first person reflection on U S Customs searches at the border during a era of pot and protest. The author describes arrival at the station with no tests and recalls carrying sales slips for Swiss watches and birth certificates for potential inspection, only to be ignored while trunks are searched and travelers questioned.
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