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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1971
Page
2
The Progress urges Scottsdale School District to create one or two master teachers per school with time off for projects and extra pay. To avoid admin influence, nominations would come from teachers parents and students with principals forwarding recommendations to the Board of Education.
A columnist argues police should not withhold crime investigations from the public. Delayed reporting allowed more phony checks and harm, the piece contends, saying citizen tips aid enforcement and informed publics deter crime. Secret policing is warned against as unAmerican.
Mary McGrath counsels wives to use a husband's New Year resolutions to guide, nag or steer his behavior. She urges aligning with his goals while subtly molding routines to improve the household, even if it causes friction. The piece champions pragmatic manipulation in marriage.
The Progress asks letter writers to keep submissions under 400 words and include full name and home address for verification. Preference is given to typewritten letters to streamline processing and publication.
Deborah Thompson of Scottsdale objects to a proposed mansion on Murmany Mountain printed in the Progress on December 17 claiming it disfigures Arizona’s beauty. She asks how Paradise Valley officials permitted the project and seeks community help to prevent construction.
Notice from Mrs Barbara Donchess of 5 South Street Canton Massachusetts seeking information from editors of weekly newspapers. She requests interesting pertinent details and offers one free edition of a weekly in exchange.
A reader argues for equal penalties for a single cannabis cigarette and for alcohol. They cite Dr Harry Johnson and NIMH data stating alcohol's physical harm exceeds heroin in some cases and note U S News reports on death risk from acute alcohol poisoning and withdrawal. The letter laments youths being busted while elders drink.
New York profile of Helen Delich Bentley, chairwoman of the Federal Maritime Commission, as the first woman to head a U.S. regulatory agency. She criticizes the shrinking American merchant fleet, urges a floating bicentennial exposition, and calls for reviving ships like the S S Savannah and the United States while highlighting rival nations' growing tonnage.
Washington lawmakers push a billion-dollar lease-purchase program to finance nearly 800 million in federal construction. The plan bypasses direct appropriations and faces resistance from Rep. John Blatnik and Rep. Robert Jones, with White House support and timing around the holidays.
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