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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1972
Page
2
A discussion warns of high child concentrations near schools and urges Arizona lawmakers to fund bikeways. It notes previous appropriation of 40 000 for bike trail study but no money for near school paths, stressing land costs and delays risk more injuries and deaths.
In Alabaster a National Guard unit abducted the town mayor and police chief. Sheriff C P Walker formed a posse and arrested the soldiers at the judge's home, keeping them jailed overnight as the Guard demanded their release.
Harriet Van Horne argues McGovern is an unlikely underdog with broad sympathy from voters who feel empathy for failed or marginalized figures. The piece contrasts his appeal with Nixon’s secretive style and notes his campaign missteps, while predicting McGovern must broaden support beyond skeptical youths and party insiders.
Rep Paul McCloskey and Daniel Ellsberg spoke at the Fontainebleau La Ronde room in Miami Beach in protest of Nixon administration bombing in Indochina. Ellsberg released parts of the Pentagon papers while McCloskey urged ending the war and questioned Vietnamization.
A letter criticizes the State Board of Education and Dr Shofstall for pressuring teachers with binding contracts and certification changes. It questions accountability for student learning and argues parents, boards, and communities share responsibility.
A Phoenix reader using the name Mrs. Marge Clark claims to be a Common Cause investigator and provides figures on campaigns, but she is not listed with Arizona Campaign Monitoring Unit or Common Cause. The paper notes no verifiable identity and pledges objective disclosure when information is released.
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