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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1973
Page
2
An editorial argues planning commissions should place public welfare above landowner profits when considering zoning changes or variances. It cites the Phoenix metro growth and urges Scottsdale Paradise Valley and East Phoenix to uphold community needs and long term planning over individual property rights.
United Press International reports President Nixon reflected on a Labor Department document calling most reports dull and unread by the public though useful to specialists. He joked that some papers have pictures even the press can understand, while critics argue for better understanding of the press's role.
Harriet Van Horne laments Pentagon secrecy on Vietnam war prisoners returning home. She notes public longing for their stories and contends press restrictions hinder honest accounts of captivity and readjustment. She predicts publishers will seek fuller memories as veterans share experiences in coming months.
In 1976 the in party churns with many possible nominees. Kennedy remains the only consistently scrutinized Democrat. On the Republican side Spiro Agnew Connally Rockefeller Reagan and others loom as potential contenders amid a crowded field and shifting primary rules.
A Scottsdale resident challenges density increases at the Feb 13 planning commission meeting. Commissioner Diane Cusack warns a moratorium denies property rights while critics cite flooding traffic and pollution as reasons to curb growth. Carolina Butler argues for public rights against rapid residential expansion.
February front page centers on residents clashing with Mayor over zoning. The letter cites property rights, permitting use, and impacts on privacy and neighborhood character. It argues high density benefits investors at residents’ expense and questions the community’s changing desirability. Tracy Williams signs off.
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