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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1968
Page
2
The piece argues safety campaigns fail to curb wrecks and urges legislators to pass realistic drunk driving laws, improve evidence rules, remove defective cars, and require built in safety devices. It warns the holiday period demands extra caution and no drinking before driving.
An editorial argues the U S Department of Agriculture expanded uselessly under Parkinsons Law as Congress funded pet projects. It cites the Market News Wire Service as a failed government news venture with only 55 customers since its six year run.
Senate aide Harry Dent, long associated with Strom Thurmond, is named associate White House counsel by Richard Nixon. The move links Thurmond with the president, shaping Southern legislative strategy while Dent helps push Nixon initiatives to Congress and coordinates with Thurmond on federal appointments and projects in the region.
Mailbag writer urges builders to address school capacity before land development in a Scottsdale area. He notes Tonto Elementary is crowded and Coronado High School exceeds capacity with planned extended sessions. Calls for land donation for a new school to serve Cox Heights residents.
A Scottsdale High School student thanks the Scottsdale Daily Progress for a Dec 4 neighborhood news piece by Mrs Val Smithy that highlighted the school and its activities. The writer hopes more fine articles from the paper will continue to inform the community about the school.
A teacher argues 175 to 180 days should be standard with a six to eight week summer session for extra instruction. She cites districts with 190 to 200 days where active learning is uneven and absenteeism drains last weeks. Current reforms in New York and Delaware may reshape terms in coming years.
In a NASA office an earnest job applicant reveals a joke-filled past as a Princeton pianist and theater performer. The personnel officer rejects standard credentials, proposing a new talent approach including comedians and a proposed NASA repertory company for future missions. Groucho Marx arrives with an act, delaying decisions.
The article notes campaign debts owed by Nixon Humphrey and McCarthy, Kennedy family limits, and unresolved bills from Wallace and others. It details whom may cover losses, including Hunt and media sponsors, with the Kennedys firm on only 5 million paid and 3.5 million still to raise.
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