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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1975
Page
3
The editorial laments that wars persist beyond local borders, citing Angola as a reminder that peace remains elusive. It argues religious and moral teachings call for love, while power, greed, and pride spark conflicts, worsened by modern technology and global hunger. The piece urges the affluent to aid the less fortunate.
Ed Turner of Lutes Pharmacy mails a mimeographed letter thanking faithful customers for prompt payments. The message praises personal service and good credit, urging continued timely payment as the best asset in independent business.
Florence W. McCarthy questions Progress and Arizona Republic accounts of a Planned Parenthood sex film festival. She cites crowd size conflicting figures, mislabeling of Dr Leonard Cohen, and differing details about school district actions and film ratings, noting possible typographical errors and bias.
Reader denounces the December editorial cartoon showing J Edgar Hoover with the caption The evil that men do lives after them. The writer cites a Czech remark about American men and laments the end of Shakespearean lines used in the piece.
Reader letters reference a Newsweek cover caption about a teen pondering papers and a study by Health Education and Welfare showing a steady erosion of reading and writing skills among American students since 1965. The piece cites NAEP data, SAT score declines, and urges more reading and writing instruction over sex education films to prevent semiliterate graduates.
High officials in the Ford administration cautioned against Bo Callaway's attacks on Ronald Reagan while President Ford backed his aide, arguing Callaway acted under presidential orders. Ford also overruled advisers on travel and ski plans, revealing a stubborn, independent streak in his leadership.
Washington, D C, portrayal as a model for eradicating slums and stabilizing crime fails amid Metro delays ballooning costs from 2.5 billion to 6 billion. The piece critiques financing, ridership projections, and congressional hurdles while noting Ford administration support and light rail as a feasible path.
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