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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1976
Page
3
Arizona courts, legislators, and police departments are urged to treat rape victims with dignity. Officials note low conviction rates and call for female or specially trained interviewers, nonjudicial factors in evidence, and potentially special judges to reduce retraumatization.
The piece argues teachers earn less than many professions with similar education. It notes salary ceilings and limited top earnings, highlights tenure as non edible, and explains retirement benefits based on years served and last five years’ salary. It cites Arizona Education Association figures and calls for reform toward equal treatment of public employees.
Washington dispatch notes rehabilitated Rep. Wilbur Mills of Arkansas reemerging on Capitol Hill after a drunken scandal with Fanne Foxe. He attends sessions publicly, wears bright jackets, and claims sobriety as he eyes a reelection bid despite Foxe’s planned Little Rock appearance.
Transportation Secretary William T. Coleman Jr. approves a 16 month trial of six Concorde flights per day, arguing for data on viability and environment. Critics say the plan masks a fait accompli and would raise skin cancer risk from ozone depletion while the jet remains a costly, subsidized burden.
A Milledgeville Georgia Union Recorder item riffs on John Keats The poet would appreciate the idea that a thing of beauty is a job forever with its endless creases and charm.
A Boulder resident argues Scottsdale noise levels match or exceed Boulder’s, dismissing the city’s noise control as costly and weak. The writer claims Scottsdale’s signs lack decibel specifics and warns that enforcing a new ordinance would raise taxpayer costs from $15,000 to $30,000 over five years.
Margaret Hopkins praises Jean Black for backing mass transit and gradual improvements as the energy crisis grows. She argues public transportation remains the answer to expensive freeways and unaffordable cars and urges others in Scottsdale to vote for Black.
Leland S. A. urges voters to support Jean Black Charles Smith and Jeff Schubert in the upcoming Scottsdale election. He argues the council needs fresh candidates with city government experience and urges all qualified voters to participate while criticizing those with poor voting records for not voting.
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