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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1975
Page
3
In Scottsdale a school board defended Arcadia High's rehearsal of William Inge's Picnic amid parental calls for cancellation. The episode highlights rising vigilante censorship in Arizona education.
Traffic snarls hit downtown Phoenix as Camelback Road near 69th Street undergoes widening. At 2:30 p.m. two large project vehicles blocked the curb with drivers missing. Valley repairs threaten Christmas traffic as tourists flood the area.
EPA study brands New England among the most polluted regions with over half its major rivers contaminated and coastal waters ranging from fair to poor. Drinking water shows lead and bacteria issues while only 30 percent of solid waste facilities meet standards. Air and water problems tied to urbanization and mill discharges.
Rep. Herbert E. Harris proposes letting renters claim the local property tax deduction instead of landlords. The idea would reduce federal revenue by about 1 billion dollars but could empower tenants to see rising local tax costs and press for lower government spending.
A San Francisco Examiner report says composer Dmitri Shostakovich died in Moscow last night during a performance by a phony orchestra. The accompanying San Diego Tribune item notes Mrs. W H on her 80th birthday received a portable typewriter after just learning to type.
Jonathan Marshall serves as editor while W B Doc Wright is named assistant publisher in a reshuffled leadership lineup at the paper.
A Scottsdale reader laments parents being barred from viewing a film shown to 300 students at Coronado School while public attendance was restricted during an executive session. The letter criticizes school officials and praises critics Robert Hungerford and James Skelly for opposing the film.
A Saguaro High School student defends the film About Sex shown to Human Relations classes at Coronado. The viewer says the two brief nude scenes were minor and the film presented facts clearly, removing shame and prompting reflection without encouraging sex. The student worries about teachers losing jobs amid controversy.
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