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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1975
Page
3
The article notes 1200 workers at Kennecott Copper Corp. are laid off as part of widespread industry downsizing. It adds Mountain Bell Motorola and other copper firms have announced large cuts, worsening the economy and straining unemployment funds. A four day week is proposed as a relief measure to keep incomes flowing.
Officials and journalists dismiss the idea the United States could seize Persian Gulf oil as impractical and dangerous. They cite vast distance, lack of bases, risk to supply lines, and likely retaliation by Arabs and other oil producers.
Columnist Bob Considine notes astronaut Pete Conrad's TV credit card ad amid space program cuts. He recalls Conrad's Gemini and Apollo 12 feats, laments forgotten spacemen, and jokes about vice presidential runners and homerun leaders to end with a quip about trivia at bars.
The Boston physician Kenneth C. Edelin was found guilty in a high profile abortion case aided by lurid photos of aborted fetal remains. The essay argues the verdict and warns of broader effects on fetal research and women’s rights, urging support for birth control and access to abortion for needy women.
A reader objects to Scottsdale City Council considering selling 70 acres donated to the city to cover this year’s operating deficit. The letter argues selling capital assets harms future generations and risks loss of gifts and future generosity, urging restraint.
The federal judge Carl Muecker approves a plan allowing cheese plant executives to perform charity work instead of prison. Advocates say it aids reform, saves taxpayer money, and questions the value of incarceration compared to counseling and education for offenders. The piece argues youth offender policy should favor rehabilitation over confinement. The Rev Raymond G. Manker of Paradise Valley signs.
Betsy Van Schoonhonen voices support for adding judges to municipal or justice courts. She argues that when a lower court decision is challenged, a new trial should not be automatic unless properly indicated, favoring increased judicial numbers.
An open letter to Rosemarie Green and other pet owners urges stricter leash law enforcement in Scottsdale and Phoenix. The writer cites auto fatalities of pets and street roaming as well as nuisance garbage and dirtied lawns, calling for public action and accountability.
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