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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1967
Page
4
The editorial notes public interest in auto safety laws to curb Arizona smog. Readers offer ideas such as taxing cars by horsepower, requiring smoke pipes on buses, and banning loud racing-type exhausts. Experts should judge practicality, but these issues deserve attention.
Opinion on Arizona House Bill 22 and Senate Bill 18 proposes a state review committee to flag textbooks deemed unfair to minorities. Supporters say it protects minorities and improves texts. critics warn it risks state censorship and could erode democratic rights and precedents.
Roscoe Drummond argues the War on Poverty faces controversy but delivers aid to Mississippi. The program reaches 31 counties with 15,660 children in Head Start, showing progress despite national headlines. Sargent Shriver champions workable centers amid diverse criticism while President's backing grows.
New York reports a future where 747s dominate a third of travel in three years, with 2707 jets arriving around 1974. The article envisions a 680,000 pound, six story tail aircraft, speeds near 1800 mph, and a Lockheed C5-A passenger version carrying up to 1000 with luxury amenities. It warns of overwhelming industry plans, passenger discomfort, and rapid timetable shifts into the 1080s.
Tentative plans for 741 homes were presented to the Town Council in two pages. One plan by P W Womak Construction Co. covers land between Osborn and Indian School Roads near the Cross Cut Canal and east of the Arizona Country Club course. A second plan by Stagas Bill Tomes covers the southeast corner of Indian School and Hayden Roads. Also included is a shopping center plan at Indian School and Hayden Roads.
The Mailbag piece urges more foster homes in the state welfare system. It explains foster parents must welcome children with open hearts, address trauma, and provide stability. It emphasizes rewards of fostering and asks readers to consider becoming foster parents for infants or teenagers.
Readers are invited to write brief letters under 400 words about Arizona community matters, Maricopa County, the school district or local community. No libel or insults allowed. Winners receive $5 each month with impartial judges and final decisions.
The piece describes a young woman stealing two dresses in a city shop and notes a nationwide surge in shoplifting for Christmas and 1966. It cites Fagin-like youth networks, retailer countermeasures such as hidden cameras, walkie talkies, and new electronic deterrents, while acknowledging ongoing thief tactics and rising employee pilferage.
Barry Goldwater criticizes Salisbury and Fulbright over North Vietnam policy. The testimony argues bombing is ineffective but aid from Soviet Union and Red China sustains the war. It claims halting supply lines would force the North Vietnamese to seek peace, ending the conflict on enemy terms.
The Scottsdale Daily Progress announces publication details with editors Jonathan and Marcy McElfrash and offices at 802 Ball Park Plaza Scottsdale Arizona. The paper notes second class postage and nonacceptance of unsolicited manuscripts and photographs in a February 13 1967 issue.
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