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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1973
Page
2
The piece reflects on 1973 as troubled yet hopeful, noting violence, shortages, and political upheaval alongside skylab advances, medical breakthroughs, and Arab Israeli dialogue. It urges election reform, open government, environmental care, and international cooperation, ending with a New Year greeting to readers, advertisers, carriers and staff.
A theft occurred at Our Lady of Perpetual Help on Christmas with a locked church collection box containing about $2,000 taken. The tone urges charity and condemns the crime, noting Father Maguire’s past help to others and praising the community’s generosity.
The author laments a faulty crystal ball that misread 1973 politics praising Nixon’s second term and detente. It then lists improbable 1973-74 disasters, including impeachment buzz, tapes, and White House scandals, concluding with a confident yet cautious 1974 forecast.
The Times notes US taxpayers once funded about 100000 phantom Cambodian soldiers, now about 20000 real troops. A computer system at the US embassy trims payroll from 307000 in January to 235000, implying corruption and a reduced, uncertain purpose for continued funding.
The reader notes the editorial argues churches and parochial schools show financial trouble as symptoms of flawed principles. Monetary aidFunding reflects fear or approval. If attendance drops without coercion public schooling might be questioned. The piece urges religion to reexamine its base and seek real reform.
A reader reflects on why the United States seemingly ends up with less favorable terms in oil agreements. The comment contrasts the longtime abundance of resources with a sense of entitlement and concern for future energy security.
Grace Dahl of Scottsdale urges restraint as she condemns the Arizona Bank Building glow near 69th Street. She questions national energy policy, oil company roles, and how the U S could finance a crisis without oil, urging transparency and lessons from past decisions.
A 20 year old prisoner named Robert Morrison writes from P O Box 428 Newland NC 28675 asking for the paper to publish his name and address so someone may correspond. He says he has no family and has never been in trouble before and describes loneliness in the mountains. He thanks the recipient.
A family recounts witnessing an accident on December 14 and being told by police to fill out a form. They waited for an hour in the cold and left without submitting the report, asking why officers would not accept the form as instructed.
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