Arizona fights federal aid over misused welfare funds
Editorial argues Arizona officials resist federal guidelines on Title I funds for disadvantaged children, claiming vagueness and dangers of federal control while noting audits show misused dollars. The piece contrasts Arizona with other states and questions spenders’ compliance.
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John,Graham
Welton Shofstall
Arizona
Graham
Feds
Department of Health, Education ,and Welfare
Shefstall
Washington
Clear cutting harms forests and soils in U S lumber policy
The article criticizes clear cutting as a destructive practice that prevents natural regeneration and increases erosion. It notes conservationists and forestry experts push for laws and an executive order to align logging with ecological needs, but political and campaign influences may leave the order unsigned.
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Nixon
Number and identity in America since 1935 Social Security
Bob Considine surveys how the Social Security Act of 1935 reframed personal identity into numbers. He notes widespread data collection from banks to tax offices, contrasts dehumanization with modern reliance on numbers, and highlights aging Americans aided by the AARP while criticizing social attitudes toward the elderly.
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New York
Bismarck
Germany
Roosevelt
Grand Central
Internal Revenue Service
P.O
John Doe
Mars
Ae H
Bob Considine
Valhalla Heights
Gratitude From Lulu Belle Manager For Scottsdale Fire Dept
Jim Thomason, manager of Lulu Belle Cocktail Lounge Restaurant, commends the Scottsdale Fire Department for prompt fire prevention help during a sewer backup and a kitchen fire. He notes their quick action minimized losses, efficient property handling, and courteous cooperation during a tornado watch incident.
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Scottsdale Fire Department
Lulu Belle
Humane Society
Fire Department
Jim Thomason
Readers weigh in on reading space and letters
The Progress invites letters to the editor limited to 400 words and asks writers to include name and home address for verification. Typewritten letters preferred. Top library picks list popular titles and authors including Blatty The Exorcist and Forsyth Day of the Jackal.
Ex-editor's view Freedom must stop short of violence
Herbert Brucker argues Stanford's decision to dismiss professor H. Bruce Franklin shows a careful balance between academic freedom and public safety. The seven member panel found Franklin incited actions against the university and urged violence, while distinguishing his scholarly work from political rhetoric. The piece contrasts academic and political freedom and praises the university for upholding order without suppressing inquiry.
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Herbert Brucker
Hartford Conn
Courant
Stanford University
United States
Herman Melville
H. Bruce Franklin
Stanford
White Plaza
Franklin
Henry Cabot Lodge
Joseph McCarthy
Robert McAfee Brown
Ivy League
Melville
Linus Pauling
New World Beginnings Indian Culture in the Americas
Elaine Cholewa reviews Olivia Viahos The book traces ancient Native lifeways from bone and stone to living communities. It covers hunters gatherers farmers and empire builders detailing tools tribes such as Blackfeet Tehuelche Ojibwa and Simono and notes early Peoples were often hunters not coastal dwellers. The author credits early Indians with domesticating crops and enriching the Western diet while stressing respect for Earth Mother as a guiding value. The reviewer calls the volume richly rewarding.
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Elaine Cholewa
Scottsdale Public Library
Americas
Olivia Viahos
Viking Press
New York
Simono
Southwest
Miss Vinhos
Western Hemisphere
New World
Mogollon
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