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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1972
Page
2
The piece argues against recalling Governor Williams despite disagreements and criticizes the farm labor bill and state treatment of workers. It notes the Phoenix governors conference showed Arizona’s real problems beyond Scottsdale and opulent areas. It urges focus on solving issues rather than recall politics.
Treasury Secretary George Shultz says President Nixon will ask Congress to extend the 1973 price and wage controls past the April 30 deadline. He notes the freeze slowed inflation but did not solve underlying causes and cautions against inequities while urging firmer administration and reduced federal spending to curb inflation.
The narrator, a fan of candlelight over electric light, laments high costs after a dramatic Edison bill jump from 31.82 to 121. The piece contrasts frugal candle use with surprising kilowatt expenses and questions meter or PSC errors.
A reader complains about electric bills from Con Edison and laments regulatory capture while praising a book on the power crisis. He cites Dr. S David Freeman and William Rodgers, advocates a coast to coast grid, higher utility research funding, and envisions a future with clean nuclear energy though jokes about making candles with aluminum and tallow.
In 1959 readers warned against growth and tourism driven change. By 1962 the town degraded with high rise blocks and urban renewal projects. bids to build a hotel in the center sparked dismay. Mrs Harold August of Scottsdale laments lost charm and influx of outsiders.
James S. Parsons laments fairness and maturity in newspaper coverage before the recent election. He criticizes selective presentation and page placement while urging honesty and balanced treatment of all candidates.
A satirical piece argues that American capital will eagerly buy Soviet government bonds at 7.5 percent, promoting a worldwide marketing push with Lenin imagery and patriotic campaigns to profit from Russia's growth, praising greed as peace.
Dr. Sidney Farber’s 1947 leukemia work sparked chemotherapy’s rise and debate. Advances include Mustargen Oncovin procarbazine prednisone Marked gains in Hodgkin’s disease choriocarcinoma and skin cancers though limits remain for slow-growing tumors and overall cancer risk climbs toward 1.2 million new U.S. cases by 2000.
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