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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1974
Page
3
Editorial urges support to save Prescott College as it confronts long term deficits and the loss of endowment while contrasting its small, individualized programs with larger trend toward mass education. It calls for state and regional backing to keep the doors open.
A round trip to Tucson notes higher speeds in late afternoon than morning. Only three cars passed at excessive speeds down, while returning home the pace quickened. Morning trucks held near 55 mph, afternoon patterns matched autos, and one California trailer labeled “Sure and Safe” showed unsafe driving.
A letter criticizes media excess in covering Rep. Wilbur Mills and praises British eccentric figures. It argues eccentricity enriches politics, cites historical English eccentrics and oddball inventions, and urges cherishing unusual ideas as potential energy solutions. The Progressive invites letters up to 350 words with author verification.
Washington columnist Dick West lampoons a crime wave by lampooning a fictional National Corner Institute director. The piece satirically argues corners deter crime and warns against cutting corners, concluding with a quip about lighting the corner at the end of the tunnel.
A reader voices strong objections to tobacco smoke in public places and meetings. The letter argues smokers harm others by breathing polluted air, asserts rights to clean air, and calls for action to stop the invasion of personal air space.
Representative elect Cal Holman notes errors in a front page piece about area legislators. He clarifies his committee roles including Legislative Council and asserts residency in Paradise Valley, north of the Phoenix Mountains, with a Scottsdale ZIP historically used there.
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