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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1973
Page
2
Editorial argues against strict horse raising limits in Scottsdale. It warns ten acre minimum and 100 foot setbacks could push hobby farms to big business, threatens open space, and urges encouraging horse activity while protecting neighbors and developing riding trails along Indian Bend Wash.
Described as Sleepy descendants of Rip Van Winkle fly from Thunderbird Field on Sundays while the energy crisis persists. President calls for fuel conservation. Communities cut car use and school weeks shift to four days. Scottsdale City Council cooperates by not blocking the fixed base operator from shutting gas pumps on Sundays.
The piece notes White House press corps must self fund travel to Key Biscayne for Nixon’s post Christmas trip, replacing White House–arranged air, with critics arguing the move harms public access while reporters lament delays and missed arrivals.
The piece argues against Nixon era gas rationing echoing wartime misuse. It cites former OPA figures, draft boards feasibility, and administrative limits, noting shrinking local boards and clerical staff while warning of bureaucratic burdens and public goodwill erosion.
A reader questions how doctors could favor letting a critically ill infant die despite parental hope and calls for every possible chance at life. The letter criticizes a Maricopa County Medical Society president quoted on the case and expresses sympathy for the parents while urging medical progress.
Sir Dr. Robert Traeger urges an impartial student publication board at Scottsdale Community College to curb administrator control and costly athletic programs. He argues the campus paper should reflect the wider community and be funded by student fees as a classroom activity. The piece critiques tax dollars used for intercollegiate sports and warns plans to shield reporting from scrutiny.
A Scottsdale reader rebuts Mrs Dunn's December letter arguing that corporate taxes fund deficits and public services. He condemns campus radicals and truck drivers who block roads as unamerican while questioning blocking roads as a fuel shortage solution.
A reader argues Lt. William R. Calley Jr. should be freed for war crimes, contending most WWII officers also committed unlawful killings without charges. The letter cites Coventry and Omaha Beach bombings, asserts broader accountability lacked, and calls to rewrite the Manual for Courts-Martial.
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