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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1969
Page
2
Editorial warns mankind has advanced from stone tools to lethal chemical and biological arms. It cites sheep deaths in Utah linked to nerve gas testing, notes open congressional probes, and urges public hearings to promote peace as survival strategy.
The Town letter admits errors in previous monkey related coverage. City Manager Bill Donaldson no longer owns a boa constrictor and an elk head might join a future lake feature if approved by the fine arts commission. Ducks are praised. fish return to the lake.
President Nixon pursues a high stakes plan with his advisers to test Soviet willingness to reach a Middle East settlement first. If Moscow signals readiness, the U.S. would push arms control talks, while underlining no imposed peace and keeping Israel’s delivery schedule intact.
A Scottsdale reader argues that world indifference would persist if Israel did not respond with force to Arab assaults and terrorist acts. The letter endorses Ralph McGill's view that Israel must hold the line and use strong retaliation to defend itself.
The text assemblage cites the Charlottesville Daily Progress about Type slips Cook and a dubious adviser, plus Pueblo Star Journal refunds issue, Chicago Daily News on parrots and Greek law, a New York Times bride note, and a New York Post closure of City University rush. The entries are garbled, with misplaced punctuation and stray fragments.
Juanita Richards president of the Scottsdale Democratic Luncheon Club expresses appreciation for newspaper coverage and recognition of Dr. John Carney and the club's new officers. She praises the paper for its continued support and favorable print visibility.
Letter from Mrs Gary Unterberger urges Scottsdale to install a traffic signal at the Osborn Hayden intersection. She warns the intersection is hazardous for eastbound and westbound Osborn traffic and for Hayden turns. She cites accident history as justification for action.
A Ralph McGill column reflects on radio cabin ambience and a dismissive passenger before shifting to a Public Health Service survey in Texas and Louisiana. It notes 12 000 people studied with 12 to 15 percent at nutritional risk, rising concerns over rickets goiter and anemia, and calls for renewed farm aid to aid small farmers and malnutrition relief.
A feverish, ironic monologue as a patient with the Hong Kong flu describes his pain, the pity he seeks, and the social awkwardness of illness. He recalls doctors, friends, and the absurdity of sympathy while joking about a self styled East Maldive Island flu diagnosis.
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