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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1971
Page
2
Editorial blasts Welfare Commissioner John Graham for keeping funds unused. It cites $850,000 unspent across four welfare accounts and notes Arizona pays only 65 percent of the level needed for families. The piece argues the state prioritizes tax relief over feeding hungry citizens.
City council passed a rule requiring tow companies to sweep glass after wrecks to prevent injuries. The ordinance is inconsistently enforced, with glass often left on streets days after incidents. Some urge police warnings and strict citations to ensure compliance and protect pedestrians and drivers.
The writer contrasts Mrs. Nixon's faith in volunteers with harsh reality. She details a breakdown among volunteers as unreliable, untrained, or unpaid labor that undermines social services. She argues compensated work attracts steady, capable help and relieves coordinators.
In Madison Wisconsin veterans see Muskie set to win the April 4 primary with strong organization and broad ethnic support. Humphrey faces bleak odds as former Minnesota governor Freeman reports little late movement and Nelson ally plans falter.
An Indian American statement criticizes white settlement impacts in Oklahoma. The piece links a desertion floodplain and swamp ecology to waste handling near Georgia’s Steel Creek, discussing cesium 137 spills, river contamination risk, and the Soil Conservation Service’s drainage push. It also covers EPA pressure on the Army Corps of Engineers over regional waste treatment studies and congressional responses.
The letter from Senator Barry Goldwater urges a nondivisive Republican primary in the 4th District. He emphasizes discussing issues over personalities and setting a constructive tone for candidates to avoid party division.
James E. Odenkirk, chairman of ASU Men’s Physical Education, urges broader, lifelong physical education beyond sports in Scottsdale Public Schools. He cites ASU programs offering fencing SCUBA yoga judo inland surfing golf tennis and future skiing. He calls for K-3 programs and community support to boost activity in early grades.
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