Editorial: Postal Service Philosophy Shifts After Reorganization
The piece critiques the renamed Postal Service as a quasi private enterprise with fluctuating service aims. It cites a late night special delivery delivery and missed deliveries at home, contrasting customer experiences with officials’ push against private competition. It laments a possible strategy to deter mail use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Post Office
The
Postal Service
Congress
Humane shelter closure shocks Tempe community
The Humane Society of Tempe shut its animal shelter due to a $36,000 loss in 1974, transferring services to Sunnyslope and cutting back. The Sunnyslope move leaves Scottsdale Tempe and Mesa without a local facility, and reopening would require about $50,000 plus a major fundraising drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humane Society
Tempe
Scottsdale
Mesa
Max Finch
Sunnyslope
Finch
Burger Warns of Judicial Pay Crisis Amid Freeze
Inside Report details Chief Justice Warren Burger warning President Ford that massive early retirements due to a five year salary freeze endanger the judiciary. Ford and congressional leaders postpone action until next year while facing recession and higher unemployment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Warren Burger
Ford
Burger
Congress
White House
Capitol Hill
Burger Told Mr
U.S
Gale McGee
Wyoming
Senate Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Director of Management and Budget
DMB
Housing and Urban Development
James Lynn
OMB
Roy Ash
Lynn
George Shultz
Federal Reserve Board
Charles Colson
Arthur Burns
Fed
Burns
Christmas travel lines and Wright brothers memory
A contrast of busy holiday air travel with a Christmas tribute to Orville and Wilbur Wright. The diary entries recount Dec 17 1903 flights from Kitty Hawk, media interest, and the Wright family’s response to early coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Orville Wright
Milton Wright
Dayton
Ohio
Kitty Hawk
N.C
Orville
Wilbur
Bishop Wright
Cincinnati) Enquirer
Wrights
Dayton Journal
Cincinnati Tribune
Jesse Ward
Weather and Rescue Station
Norfolk
N.Y. World
Woman’s Home Companion
Daniels
Scientific American
Century Magazine
No room in the inn cries for unborn life ethics
The letter argues against abortion by likening modern pleas to the biblical cry for space. It frames the unborn as a desired life awaiting loving parents, challenging the idea of the fetus as nonhuman and urging laws to support child welfare over abortion.
Thanks to Kord's Sir and Scottsdale Emergency Team
A reader from Scottsdale expresses gratitude for the prompt response by Kord's Ambulance Service and the Scottsdale Emergency team after a night emergency on December 4. The letter reflects on compassion and humanity, referencing a broader theme of goodwill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scottsdale
Kord
Ruth Dwyer
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Inside Report
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Robert Novak
Evans
Belgium
By Bob Considine
Norfolk Dispatch
Chesapeak and Ohio
Huntington
W. Va
Copley News Service
Vern W. Hackett
Phoenix
Jonathan Marshall
W. B
Doc’ Wright
Jerry McElfresh
Scottsdale Daily Progress
Scottsdale Publishing Inc
E. Bard Or
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Ariz
Nationa Plewdiaper
Associatin
Aslyoka
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