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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1968
Page
2
Editorial condemns secret meetings by public bodies including the Phoenix Planning Commission. It cites a Scottsdale example where public access improved governance and urges Phoenix and other agencies to follow open meeting laws and strengthen enforcement.
The piece praises the Apollo moon voyage as a historic triumph and compares astronauts to explorers like Columbus. It notes national backing and global hopes while questioning the future value and cost of space exploration after the achievement. It weighs feasibility of future Moon landings against the bleak, resource‑intensive outlook.
Washington report notes Nixon and Sen Henry M Jackson discussed maintaining a strong strategic force to deter Soviet and allied actions. The piece surveys defense spending, MIRV development, ABM and FOBS concerns, plus calls for modernization and potential budget shifts in Congress.
A case shows the Soldiers and Sailors Civil Relief Act may delay or reduce obligations such as installments mortgages leases and taxes to protect service members. A furniture dealer repossessed items after the soldier defaulted pre enlistment and earned civilian and military pay, leading the court to allow recovery. An American Bar Association public service feature by Will Bernard.
Observations note that being average puts one near both success and failure. The piece discusses a sense of mediocrity as a systemic condition, suggesting society treats average as a precarious, almost political stance. It implies caution about complacency and popular clichés.
Ralph McGill recalls two bowl stories from early football history. He recounts Roy Riegels’s wrong-way run against Georgia Tech in 1929 and the 1902 Pasadena game where Michigan met Stanford, detailing the faded glory and the turning point in bowl culture and coaching philosophy.
Evans Novak reports Nixon, under domestic political pressure, invited Israeli General Moshe Dayan to visit at the Pierre Hotel amid a transition policy to keep foreign leaders at arm’s length. Scranton’s call for evenhandedness triggered Nixon’s brink‑of‑inauguration change to engage Israel.
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