Question the Papago Freeway and transit alternatives
An opinion column questions the Papago Freeway plan arguing that a mass transit system could better address Valley traffic smog and parking. It notes Scottsdale officials challenged the route, asks about alignment and elevation, and urges reconsidering freeway as the best solution for transportation needs and neighborhood impact.
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Phoenix
Scottsdale
McDowell Road
Thomas Road
Highway Department
Bob Hungerford
Light the Night program sparks home lighting push
A Scottsdale Realtors initiative called Light the Night aimed to deter crime by bright outdoor lighting. The effort notes criminals avoid well lit areas and cites Valley burglaries as justification for broader community adoption by homeowners, businesses, and government units.
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Scottsdale Realtors
Vally
Strom Thurmond shifts on race in South in bid to win votes
A projected move to appoint a Negro aide signals a broader Southern Republican pivot to courting black voters. The White House and state parties push for black support as Republicans reckon with desegregation era politics and Nixon’s South strategy.
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Wabungtyn
Sen. Strom
Thurmond
Senate
South Carolina
South
Richard M. Nixon
Harry Denters
Republican Party
Dent
Republican Executive Committee
Washington
Republican National Committee
Nixon
Congress
Mr. Nixon
White House
Alabama
Aith
Alabama’ Party
State Central Committee
Tom
William MaSmith
Birmingham
NAACP
Richard Bennett
Supreme Court
Virginia
Linwood Halton
Department of Health, “Education, and Welfare
HEW
Santa Claus
Mississippi
Nxon
Sovern
Government officials are public servants says Mr H
Mr H of West Hawaii Today states government officials are public servants in a brief quote from Kealakekui Hawaii.
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Hawaii
Kealakekui
Residents critique Kaiser Aetna plan for McCormick Ranch density
A Valley reader emails a Feb 4 meeting critique of Kaiser Aetna on McCormick Ranch. The correspondent urges alternatives like Eloy or Picacho, warns against 11,600 homes on 4,200 acres, and praises Paradise Valley’s one acre zoning. He questions Fretz’s draft plan and calls for caution against high density to protect school and flood controls.
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Kaiser Aetna
McCormick Ranch
Arizona
Eloy
Picacho
Dennity
George Fretz
Fretz
Paradise Valley
Space program could aid Earth as Von Braun argues
Dr. Wernher Von Braun asserts that space exploration can help maintain world peace and support Earth's needs. He says space tech may save resources and expand global capacity, arguing for Earth-focused benefits alongside space dollars.
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New York
Earth
Milky Way
Astronautics and Aeronautics
Wernher von Braun
oe _ jeu eo
Apollo 8
Spaceship Earth
von Braun
Huntsville
Ala
Bose Ee
A.D
Congress
Israel faces heavy taxes and rising debt amid war economy
Israel grapples with a costly defense push as taxes rise to fund military procurement and social needs. Prime Minister Meir seeks more U.S. credit while public debt nears 25 billion dollars and per capita debt nears 1,500 dollars.
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Jerusalem
Saiddle
East
Nasser
Israel
Golda Meir
Fi Hewsmen
U.S
Een
Hipit
Execono
Debate over Phi Beta Kappa standards stirs New York meeting
At a Phi Beta Kappa gathering in New York City, Dr Clarence J Schein urged maintaining strict admission standards while Frances Myrna Kamm from Keene NH argued for open membership based on love of learning. The 193 year old society faces calls to dissolve prestige into broader access.
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Phi Beta Kappa Society
New York City
Clarence J. ‘Schein
New York
Phi Beta Kappa
Frances Myrna Kamm
Phi Beta
Kappa_key
Kamm
Keene
New Hampshire
Scottsdale residents question city overreach into recreation
A reader letter from Mrs. WM. Engebretson criticizes Scottsdale for expanding Parks and Recreation duties. She argues the Ys churches and Chamber of Commerce should handle activities and condemns government subsidies and spending in arts and federal programs.
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Scottsdale
Chamber ‘of Commerce
WM. Engebretson
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