Editorial critique of Maricopa County government under new supervisors
The article accuses Maricopa County leadership of failing to reform. It cites L. Alton Riggs and describes the board as repeating Democratic-era patterns. It notes dismissals of County Manager Joseph Herrick and aides Samuel Sanford Glenn King and Harry Broderick, urging accountability.
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Maricopa County
Alton Riggs
Board of ‘Supervisors
John Q
Barney Burns
Joseph Herrick
Samuel Sanford
Glenn King
Harry Broderick
Call for Blue Ribbon Study on County Government
The piece condemns long serving officials and political dismissals as the root of morale problems and inflated budgets. It urges Burns and Republicans to avoid crony changes and proposes a blue ribbon Little Hoover Commission to audit county government and identify savings.
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Tee Herrick
Stanford
Burns
Hoover Commission
Ancient Chanukah tale of faith and freedom celebrated worldwide
The piece recalls Chanukah as a minor religious holiday with deep meaning. It notes Greek domination over the Mediterranean, the Jewish revolt led by Judah Maccabee, and the miracle of the oil that burned eight days. It links the story to ongoing fights for religious freedom worldwide.
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Mattathias
Judah
Judah Maccabee
Jusa
Jerusalem
Three Trials Dominate 1969 American Courtrooms
In 1969 three major U S trials will capture global attention. Sirhan Sirhan faces Kennedy assassination charges, James Earl Ray is linked to King’s killing, and Clay Shaw stands trial in New Orleans amid conspiracy claims. The era’s largest public focus centers on these proceedings.
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United States
Inez Robb
John F. Kennedy
Sen
Robert F. Kennedy
Martin Luther King
Kennedy
Ray
Sirhan
New Orleans
Shaw
Lee ‘Harvey Oswald
Dr. King
Sen. Kennedy
Mailbag Letter Opposes Granite Reef Road Closure
A Scottsdale reader protests closing Granite Reef Road at Osborn Road, arguing it harms north south through traffic and public access. The writer says city should widen E 63rd Street instead and keep Granite Reef as a major through street to serve traffic and school access.
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Scottsdale
Granite Reef Rd
Trials loom for Shaw, Sirhan, and Ray in 1969
Readers face a year of courtrooms as Clay Shaw or a related figure faces a possible January start for trial in Los Angeles. Sirhan Bishara Sirhan is set for January 7, 1969, while James Earl Ray's Memphis murder case is scheduled for March 3. The nation awaits verdicts on three high profile deaths in Dallas Memphis and Los Angeles.
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Sirhan Bishara Sirhan
Robert Kennedy
Los Angeles
Clay Shaw
James L. Alcock
Memphis
James Earl Ray
Dr. King
United States
Dallas
The
World
Sirhan
California
Postal sabotage fears amid Christmas mail surge
Washington reports militant black power postal workers are under surveillance amid three alleged sabotage plots to slow election mail, disrupt the suggest box program, and distract with United Givers Fund contributions. Beall says talks reveal fear among workers as authorities tighten controls and eye suspects.
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Washington
Black Power
United Givers Fund
Beall
Ake
Dean Rusk at State Department viewed in historical frame
Ralph McGill reflects on Dean Rusk’s tenure as secretary of state nearing eight years In a Georgetown gathering he outlines Rusks role from the Kennedy era through the Johnson years noting crises from Bay of Pigs to the Cuban missile crisis and Vietnam He praises his honesty patience and resolve contrasting Hull and earlier secretaries of state.
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Washington
State Department
Dean McGill Rusk
Cordell Hull
Hull
James Madison
William H. Seward
Hamilton
Fish
John Q. Adams
Rusk
John Hall
Georgetown
John PF. Kennedy
Dean Rusk
Kennedy
Vietnam
Paris
Austria
Nikita Khrushchev
North Vietnam
Johnson
Averell Harriman
Air travel food and service evolve with flying kitchens and meals
The piece traces in a breezy tone how eating aloft has become a major airline business. It notes early cabin meals on DC-3s, coffee and ingrained habits, and contrasts with modern galley concepts for Boeing 747s costing several million dollars. Sky Chefs Inc of American Airlines delivers meals to 34 airlines and offers onboard buffets and varied menus.
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Witit- Commercial Aviation
Sky
Chets, Inc
American Airlines
Acapulco
Seoul
Boston
Rochester
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Wilbur Rieght
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Scottsdale Daily Progress
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