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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1971
Page
2
Editorial argues against delaying a decision on a fourth university or branch campus. It warns campuses will soon feel overcrowded as Arizona grows, with Tucson and Tempe about 30 000 students each. The piece urges immediate planning to avert lower quality or turned away students.
Inside political moves ripple through labor and campaigns as Arnold Weber’s Pay Board role sparks union backlash over the Philadelphia Plan and racial integration. Separately, Sen Tunney’s push to run Muskie’s California campaign collides with Muskie managers, while Rep Stuckey loses a Fed board appointment amid Georgia GOP opposition.
The piece notes renewed US bombings on North Vietnam after several American aircraft were shot down. It argues the move undermines the 1968 pause, predicts further Communist retaliation in the South, and questions the impact on Nixon’s talks in China and Russia as troop withdrawals and casualties decline.
Former Sen George Smathers talks up George Wallace’s prospects in Florida in 1972 as he reflects on Nixon’s prior state wins and outlines the Orlando Disney expansion and Cape Kennedy revival. He cites Wallace’s 18 percent share in 1968, Florida demographic growth, and local voter sentiment while predicting dynamic primary fights ahead.
Arthur Hoppe mocks the idea of a single Washington power broker naming Mr Informed Sources as 1971 Newsmaker of the Year. The spoof describes an omnipresent pundit who gathers and spins news from countless government officials, inflating balloons and weaving stories from Whole Cloth while denying attribution.
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