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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1977
Page
3
Rep. Donna Carlson of Mesa defends continuing the emissions tests despite statewide support to retain them. She argues her district opposed the tests, vows to push for improvement, and cites citizen votes for clean air while urging Republican leadership to end the measure.
In Lindenhurst New York the parents of Edward Donohue sue the school district claiming their son who just graduated could barely read or write was given passing grades. The piece argues schools are surrogate parents but parents must engage with teachers and their home learning environment.
A reader argues for mandatory liability insurance to reduce uninsured motorists in Arizona. The author cites a rate twice the national average, condemns unlicensed drivers and aliens, and urges taxpayers to pressure local representatives to address the issue. The piece emphasizes personal hardship and fairness.
In a strong reply Nogales Sonora resident Mike De la Fuente denounces hostile media coverage of Mexico over six months and urges Americans including Arizonans to visit Mexico and avoid boycotts. He warns against arms smuggling narcotics and dope thefts by outsiders and calls for constructive, friendly engagement.
Dissenters argue deserters deserve pardon and question draft efficacy if revived. They urge respect for those who served and wounded or killed, while acknowledging the war’s end and supporting Carter’s move to close that chapter.
In a surreal exchange the Landlord and his agent Gabriel debate Earth's climate and energy woes. They reference heat, snow, floods, and fossil fuels, debating solar power versus weapons amid a warning about humanity. They conclude with a hopeful reminder that all men are brothers.
A Miami Herald note claims that allocating 40 percent of funds to the families of Gilmoreims influenced the decision, highlighting the impact on those families and the overall outcome of the plan.
Aides to President Carter study the pros and cons of pardoning Watergate convicts as a measure to heal old national wounds. The effort follows earlier fashion of postwar clemency and could affect former aides like Ehrlichman, Hunt, Mitchell, and Haldeman as they await appeals and existing sentences. Nixon’s 1974 Ford pardon is noted as a precedent.
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