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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1977
Page
3
The piece argues for comprehensive publication of every vote in the Arizona legislature or at least a prompt house level list. It suggests the press publish significant votes while citizens could request full lists, urging legislators to improve accountability and responsiveness.
A Malaysian air disaster killed 100 with no survivors after a skyjacking by the Japanese Red Army. The piece condemns inaction by the United Nations and urges pilots to refuse routes to terrorist havens until terrorists are prosecuted and returned.
Washington Merry go Round reports on a porous border with millions of Mexicans crossing for labor. Factory parks and cheap fields lure workers while U S growers and banks influence Mexico, and heroin money fuels the economy amid government crackdowns.
Arthur Hoppe riffs on a fictitious air shortage with a mock crisis. He notes a president’s spoof Emergency Address and absurd Air Package Legislation while neighbors chase air in tires and balloons. The piece skewers public panic and media theatrics.
Alaskans shift views on federal land controls as Don Young faces mixed testimony in Fairbanks Anchorage and Juneau. While earlier outrage over conservation plans persisted, economic realities from oil revenues and unemployment spurred some to reconsider Washington’s role in Alaska’s future.
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