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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1967
Page
4
Editorial questions whether heart transplants in South Africa and New York signal a medical milestone or moral danger. It ponders legal definitions of death, potential abuse, and the need for ethical limits while praising medical achievement and urging progress in behavioral science to reduce bigotry and conflict.
Republican governors meeting in Palm Beach Florida signaled a plan to retake party control by backing a centrist presidential nominee and shaping a new platform. They hold substantial regional leverage with 26 governors, 60 percent of the population, and 760 of 1,393 delegates, but unity and real influence depend on coordinating a single candidate and stronger convention leverage.
A reader recounts watching an elderly woman struggle to turn at an intersection and worries she should not drive. The letter argues aging slows reactions and may cause hazards, but acknowledges many older drivers are careful. It calls for depriving unsafe drivers, regardless of age, of driving privileges.
Evans Novak reports President Johnson pursues a bold DC experiment to curb crime. White House actions cut recruitment hurdles for DC police and push recall of military enlistees to police, plus a mobile recruiting drive and faster trials aim to blunt the rising urban crime tide and protect the 1968 campaign.
Frank E. Turner of 7418 E Thomas Rd Scottsdale objects to a December 7 Mailbag item titled Quizzes Editor. He says he used exact language from a memorandum and clipped items showing 30 plus traffic fines but notes none of the ages labeled as elderly appear in the reports. He asks that his statement be published as fact.
A reader letter argues Christmas has shifted from the birth of Christ to consumerism driven by ads and store promotions. The author criticizes parental focus on Santa Claus, urging a return to religious meaning and Thanksgiving gift-giving, warning against debt and materialism.
Barry Goldwater brands Martin Luther King a fraud and accuses him of using nonviolence to plan violent disruption in Washington. He argues King seeks to provoke chaos for social and economic reforms while ignoring constructive job training and lawful action, portraying King as a violent agitator.
A list outlines six common mistakes hindering personal progress. It critiques crushing others for advancement, excessive worry over irrecoverable matters, overestimating impossible tasks, clinging to trivial preferences, neglecting mental growth and literacy, and forcing others to conform to one’s way of living.
Ralph McGill advocates federal action to curb confidence schemes targeting consumers. He notes rising fraud with more buyers and a growing need for truth in lending laws as lending practices exploit borrowers. He urges support from national business groups to back proposed consumer protection legislation.
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