Gromyko visits Syria and Arafat in Middle East stance
The Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko met Syrian leaders and Yasser Arafat of the PLO to frame Middle East tensions. The piece argues Soviet aims to control the region threaten US influence and highlight Israel as a western defense line amid oil and political strife.
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Syria
Gromyko
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Kremlin
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Marsh at Lake Pleasant Faces Threat from Proposed Beach
A small arid Arizona marsh near the old Lake Pleasant resort, under county parks control, hosts diverse wildlife and serves as a nature study site for students. The county may seek to create a beach, which would require removing bordering thickets and building a road, harming waterfowl breeding grounds, wildlife cover, and a key desert watering place. alternatives exist for recreation, and preservation is urged to protect this valuable natural habitat.
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Lake Pleasant
Arizona
Parks and Recreation Department
City Carpet Bid Sparks Critique of Center for the Arts
The Mailbag section urges the City to set a clear carpet spec for the Center for the Arts, criticizing a broad weighted bid approach for a project over $100,000. The writer argues the city lacks a defined goal and fears favoritism toward carpet mills, calling for decisive, fair government. Mission Hardwood Company Scottsdale
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Center For the Arts
Skelly Opposes Equal Rights Amendment In Committee
A public statement from Representative James Skelly criticizes the Equal Rights Amendment and pledges to kill it in committee. The letter argues this blocks democracy and calls for open debate and floor votes to restore trust in government.
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James Skelly
Skelly
Assault case in Scottsdale sparks debate over murder legal thresholds
A Scottsdale hearing discussed two youths charged with assault with a deadly weapon involving a gun aimed at a young woman. No shots fired, case later dismissed for lack of evidence, prompting questions about when murder or harsher charges apply and what proves intent.
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Scottsdale
Letters to the Editor Guidelines at The Progress
The Progress notes many unsigned or pseudonymous letters cannot be published. It will withhold writers' names if needed, but letters must include a verifiable signature and phone number for staff confirmation.
FDR Portrait Drawn in Bishop’s New Book
Jim Bishop’s FDR’s Last Year profiles Franklin D Roosevelt in his final year with vivid scenes of family doctors world leaders and personal tension including Lucy Mercer Rutherford and Anna Roosevelt The review praises the exhaustive biography and its humane portrayal of a dying president who reshaped American history concluding with a poignant shop window sign about death in the family.
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Jim Bishop
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Warm Springs
Anna
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New York Times
United States
Free World
Democrats lose a political gambit over debt and energy policy
Inside Report analyzes how House Democrats tied a 90 day oil tariff ban to the debt ceiling, risking a Ford veto. The piece notes Republican Col. Schneebeli’s proxy abstentions, Democratic strategy flaws, and Humphrey urging a clear program to guide negotiations with the White House. Ford may press a veto or seek a compromise as energy policy remains unsettled.
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Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
Washington
Ford
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Ways and Means Committee
Herman Schneebeli
Pennsylvania
Schneebeli
White House
al Ullman
Oregon
Mr. Ford
Humphrey
Albert
Slips And Compliments In A Backfield Highlight
A fragment recalls a windbreaker and sweatshirt worn by a boy plus a teased remark. It notes Papa and Rick complimented each other as running backs last year, referencing Meriden Record and El Paso Times in a clipped clip.
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el Paso Times
Papa
Rick
Meriden Record
Jonathan Editor and Wright Assistant Publisher
Jonathan Editor and Wright Assistant Publisher Ishall isher Managing Editor.
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Wright
Ishall’ Isher
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