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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1974
Page
3
An editorial condemns the Regents for approving a master’s in criminal justice by secret ballot in a meeting that violated Arizona’s open meeting law. The piece urges redoing the vote publicly or court action by the attorney general to protect citizens’ rights to know governmental actions.
Volunteers joined residents at St. Vincent de Paul to serve free Christmas meals to those with nowhere else to go. The piece notes families, elderly couples, and lone individuals in poverty, and reflects on war, missing soldiers, illness, and loneliness during the holiday.
Washington analysis argues Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter brands himself as benevolent conservative yet policy positions resemble liberal big government. It flags his civil rights stance and desegregation rigidity as indicators of a progressive agenda, while noting his lack of concrete conservative differentiation.
Geoffrey Platts thanks the newspaper for coverage of Paradise Valley clean up on December 14 and notes State Senator Gutierrez will sponsor an Oregon-type bottle bill on January 14, 1975. He mentions being named chairman of the town anti litter campaign after writing to Mayor Tribken.
Community members urged support for the Humane Society shelter in Scottsdale to reopen the locally closed animal clinic. The editor praises animal lovers and asks readers to fund or fundraise to restore stray and injured animal care, spaying neutering and adoptions.
A holiday note from Rowena Schattenberg of Phoenix offers a balanced wish for happiness, sadness, health, generosity, wealth, warmth, solitude, friendship, brilliance, optimism, and a central plea for love above all else.
The Progress announces letters to the editor are welcome but constrained by space to 350 words. Writers should include name and home address for verification and prefer typewritten submissions.
Inflation hits environmental groups hard as FOE takes a 5 percent cut in San Francisco and Sierra Club trims staff across 11 offices. Environmental Action and others delay actions or lay off personnel while rich special interests fund lobbying. Tax rules worsen the gap by allowing corporate deductions but not environmental donations.
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