Call for honesty in government rises after lies in past scandals
The passage argues that repeated falsehoods by officials including the Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and Watergate era eroded trust. It notes Carter’s push for integrity and proposes an ACLU idea to criminalize lies by senior non-elected officials to Congress or the public to deter dishonesty.
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Kennedys
Lyndon Johnson
Vietnam
Richard Nixon
Jimmy Carter
Carter
American Civil Liberties Union
ACLU
Congress
United States
Arizona scientists push hydrogen engine for synthetic fuels
University of Arizona researchers claim a breakthrough hydrogen fuel engine that can burn any liquid fuel and improve efficiency with a compact catalytic reactor. ERDA funds are limited, risking progress as lawmakers debate a broader energy program and a $300,000 grant for development is denied.
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University of Arizona
U.S. Energy Research and Development Administration
ERDA
Arizona
Congress
Evening Bulletin
Philadelphia
Censors threaten Scottsdale schools over book reading
Donald H. Heinrich urges Scottsdale citizens to resist self appointed censors. He cites Thomas Jefferson and warns against banning books in a free society. He highlights Arcadia High teacher Bob Lardell and his Paperback Power course facing jeopardy.
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Thomas Jefferson
Scottsdale
America
Bob Lardell
Arcadia High
Donald H. Heinrich
Shepherd of the Hills Congregational Church
Scottsdale Progress publishes December 6 1976 issue details
Scottsdale Progress announces staff roles for editor publisher Hal Metcalf and others. It lists publication schedule Monday through Saturday evenings, address in Scottsdale Arizona, pricing by mail and motor route, and notes about unsolicited submissions and past awards.
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Scottsdale Daily Progress
Scottsdale Publishing Inc
Earls Dr
Scottsdale
Arizona
Ariz
Progress
Audit Bureau of Circulation
YMCA Swim Team Faces Pool Time and Subsidy Debate
Scottsdale YMCA Piranhas President J R Pendleton argues the city park and recreation department backed a standard inter-use agreement with the YMCA, denying subsidy to the rival Scottsdale Aquatic Club which monopolized Eldorado pool hours. Pendleton defends YMCA programs and urges support for all Arizona swim teams.
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L. A. Duchac
Scottsdale Aquatic Club
Scottsdale
Obscenity and censorship in modern culture
A wide ranging critique argues censorship is ineffective and dangerous while condemning explicit media. It laments shock value in film and TV from Carrie to NBC's late night satire, notes rising urban sex zones, and recalls totalitarian pornography as a warning.
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George Bernard Shaw
Carrie
Pauline Kael
The
New Yorker
Boston
Detroit
New York City
Berlin
NBC
Carter scores well on Capitol Hill
President elect Jimmy Carter visits Capitol Hill after his election win and wins broad support. He shows strong grasp of how Congress works and outlines aims to reorganize the federal bureaucracy to cut costs and waste with a cooperative approach between the executive and legislative branches. Representative Al Ullman praises Carter’s confidence and potential to enact reforms.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Jimmy Carter
Congressional
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Carter
Legislative
al Ullman
Oregon
House
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