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Scottsdale Progress

Location

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Feb 13, 1970

Page

2

Endorsement picks for Scottsdale city council race

Progressive editorials name six top contenders for the Scottsdale council primary and urge three votes. Herb Caywood, Herb Drinkwater, Billie Gentry, Heinz Hink, Leonard Johnson, and Joe Stickler are praised for past public service and civic activity including STEP and park projects. The piece notes four other candidates also show promise, with Tom Moore highlighted as a potential future asset.

Scottsdale Herb Caywood STEP Herb Drinkwater Jaycees Billie Warren Gentry Heinz Hink ASU Hink Leonard Johnson Joe Stickler Dan Bartos Mac Carvalho Tom Moore Carl Trexler Moore

Blame the bigs for pollution in our country

The speaker indicts copper smelters, auto industry, factories, and government for polluting air and water. They argue big industry bears blame but citizens share responsibility through litter and neglect in parks, streams, and streets. The plea calls for collective action to restore the nation.

Inside report on Harris ouster as DNC chair

The Humphrey faction exited Sen. Fred Harris as Democratic National Chairman and began seeking a new leader. Potential successors included Lawrence F. O'Brien and Wisconsin chair James Wimmer, aiming for a full time, nonideological, technically focused head to manage an $8 million debt and reorganize the party.

Washington Fred Harris Hubert H. Humphrey Harris Humphrey Humphreyites Lawrence F. O’brien O’brien New York Ory James Wimmer Wisconsin William Connell Wimmer Connell Terry Sanford North Carolina Duke University

Licensing Housewifery Turns Comic Farce in State Office

Arthur Hoppe mocks lax wedding license rules showing a mock state department where a hopeful Miss Delightly must pass trivial tests to qualify as a housewife. A bored clerk with a satirical Learner's Permit hints at broader social critique of motherhood and training requirements.

Arthur Hoppe Us-Ace The State Department of Hobart

Travels with My Aunt a Greeneland spoof by Greene

Book review of Graham Greene's Travels with My Aunt (Viking 1969). Henry Pulling’s dull life intersects with his demonic Aunt Augusta in a string of comic dangerous travels across South America with misfit characters like Tooley and Visconti. The satire highlights Greene's playful mockery, stylish prose, and the odd family smuggling plot as Henry is drawn into Aunt Augusta's world.

Brad Simon Graham Greene Viking Augusta Greeneland Henry Pulling Henry Greene Tooley Istanbul Katmandu Wordsworth London Paris Sierra Leone Paraguay Augustas Visconti

Praise for Reuben Kiser and concern over demotion

In a mailbag letter Mrs. Larry Laughlin of Scottsdale lauds Reuben Kiser as a longtime district leader. She recalls his role in acquiring Coronado High site and night desk work during opening, plus patient hospital visits and school-building efforts. She warns a demotion risks losing a valued administrator and hurting future teacher recruitment.

Reuben Kiser Supai School Lloyd Bimson Coronado High Bimson Kiser Mr. Fry Mr. Kiser Reuben Larry Laughlin Scottsdale

Scottsdale Board Hears Public Questions On Pueblo Elementary Plan

Citizens press the Scottsdale School Board with ten questions about the proposed Pueblo Elementary School. They seek clarity on experimental methods, staffing, grants, busing, costs, and public input before bids. The message urges transparent discussion to align plans with community wishes.

Scottsdale

Slips highlight elderly course on life purpose

A report notes thirty eight low income elderly persons completed a life forming course with a broader view of their community in Laredo Texas. The piece cites varied editorial tone from multiple papers mentioning public speaking, Top 20 lists, and leadership changes at Joe Axelson’s general manager post with Wilson named vice president after a 12 year tenure at Cincinnati Enquirer.

Laredo Tex Wilson Joe Axelson Cincinnati Enquirer

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