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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1970
Page
2
The editorial argues for federal regulation to curb explosions with explosives. It cites thousands of bombings over two years and supports licensing buyers and recording sales. It also suggests coded indestructible tracer material inside dynamite to aid tracing and prosecution of bombers.
After two loud sonic booms over the Valley residents report shaking windows and knocking a ceramic plaque from a wall. They question testing or experiments, warn against further blasts, and call for authorities to stop such activity.
A letter from Rexbele-Young of Scottsdale urges residents to register to vote before December 14 and vote on a sales tax issue. The writer promotes flood control and park improvements to boost tourism and revenue, arguing a fair one half percent for one year and then one percent funds the plan and protects life and property.
N R Fulton argues against a 1 percent Scottsdale city sales tax claiming it discriminates against permanent renters by raising rents while not affecting mortgage holders. He notes outsiders would pay most of the levy and warns of higher school taxes passing to renters.
Dr John J. McNamara cites Yale professor M H Brenner's study showing a statistical link between U S unemployment rates from 1900 to 1967 and rising heart disease death rates. He argues Nixon's policy worsens stress, delays cures, and harms workers while lenders profit.
The Scottsdale Pop Warner board thanks the paper for its cooperation and coverage of the Raiders Apaches Cowboys and Banditos each Monday. Over 120 boys participate this year and with more financing they hope to add three more teams in 1971.
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Council Bluffs Iowa facility lands a Water Quality Administration contract to convert packing house wastes into saleable products. Ohio studies show processed garbage can feed steers and lambs after removing metal glass and plastic and mixing with corn. Waste may also become soil humus.
In a speech to editors Vice President Agnew urged objective news. Dick West argues some TV weather forecasters show bias tied to sponsors and personal climate views. He notes a gas company sponsorship and forecasts with a cheerful bias, urging aerological neutrality on air.
Rep. Richard Ichord announces a plan to publish the banned report and seek a House resolution to protect public printing, aiming at a judiciary confrontation over congressional authority and free speech protections. The move follows Judge Gerhard Gesell’s injunction against publishing details on radical lecturers and their fees.
New York reports Col. Norris Overly, one of nine American POWs released from Vietnam, recalls his capture after his B-57 mission near Dong Hoi. He describes torture, a seven week trip to Hanoi, and life in a French prison, while noting propaganda and a guarded hope for future escape.
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