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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1969
Page
2
The piece notes a December 12 federal hearing at Arizona State University on air quality. It argues residents want clean air and that Arizona's climate and tourism depend on it. It criticizes the existing smog law as inadequate and urges legislators to strengthen protections.
The article warns that smog and air pollution are worsening across the state. It cites sulfur oxides, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, and other impurities as health hazards. It argues for immediate state controls to avoid federal intervention and protect Arizona’s atmosphere from becoming a garbage dump.
Evans Novak report says a White House push overcame Atty General Mitchell resistance to repealing Title II of the 1950 Internal Security Act allowing detention camps. Key Oct 23 meeting included Coretta King Ralph Abernathy Mayor Hatcher Rep. Conyers and White House adviser Garment. Deputy AG Kleindienst announced the decision in a letter to Sen Eastland.
Sir I and others differ with Karl Eller about billboards in business areas. Billboards hurt visual beauty and can’t be turned off like radios or TVs. The Scotsdale gains from laws restricting billboard profiteers, and readers should urge state representatives to pass statewide controls next session. Daily Progress invites letters up to 400 words with name and address.
Report notes senior pilots seek around 62000 dollars yearly for 70 flying hours monthly while city leaders and teachers earn far less. The piece contrasts aviation pay with public sector wages and mentions orchestra leaders and mayors.
The speaker argues government subsidies to airlines should end and be redirected to police, nurses, transit workers, mayors, teachers and other public servants. They emphasize pilots affect safety but urge broader distribution of support.
The article praises the Boeing 747 noting its power and smooth takeoff from Kennedy, wide aisles and seats, many movie screens, and a quiet lounge. It mentions upper deck nurseries, potential uses for the space, and high price around 20 million dollars, with airlines planning inaugural flights and corporate reactions.
The passage notes PR missteps in a Northern Ireland tourist brochure that urged visitors with a love for gun sports to Ulster for a shooting holiday. It recalls a prior Hawaii pamphlet urging Americans to visit post Pearl Harbor, highlighting the risk of ill-timed promotional material.
Pentagon auditors warned of rising costs on the C-5A transport as early as 1966 noting $62 million in potential additive dollars and inflation driven labor and overhead increases. The issue surfaced in 1968 hearings as overruns ballooned to about $2 billion and prompted later Pentagon cost-cutting actions.
The Scottsdale Daily Progress lists editors and publishers Jonathan Marshall and Jerry McElfresh with Doc Wright as Assistant Publisher. It notes publishing days, office address, contact number, subscription rates and that unsolicited articles are not accepted. Page 4 indicates volume IX, number 124 dated December 17 1965.
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