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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1973
Page
2
Editorial argues that despite early talk, no true property tax equalization has been adopted. It warns that revenue sharing alone will not fix inequities, since per pupil spending varies with property valuation and student counts across the state. The piece urges swift legislative action to implement equalization.
The Libyan passenger plane was shot down by Israeli forces amid tense borders. The strike killed civilians and escalated Middle East tensions, risking broader conflict and demanding cooler heads and diplomatic focus from major powers.
The obituary recalls Frank Costello’s 62 year life as a prominent mob figure who died peacefully in bed. It contrasts him with Don Corleone, notes his long marriage, business reach from Times Square to Cuba, and clashes with authorities including LaGuardia and Kefauver. It reflects on Prohibition era fortunes, costs of crime, and New York’s shifting legality of betting and gambling.
The Fort McDowell Indians oppose floodwaters from the proposed CAP Orme Dam at the Salt and Verde confluence. Editorials warn blocking their ancestral land could damage Arizona and CAP's future, urging a return to Lake Pleasant and Horseshoe Lake expansion with broad support from natives and Valley residents.
A reader rebukes front page quotes accusing Rep. Peter Kay of conflict of interest as preposterous. The letter notes Kay works for the first department of the Arizona Bank and argues the probate bill would reduce court and attorney involvement.
In Miami Beach AFL CIO leader George Meany maintains public neutrality while privately courting Nixon. The meeting with Nixon and Strauss highlights a shift as labor shows decisive backing for the Republican prospect, with Peter Brennan appointed as Labor Secretary to advance labor aims.
A letter from Frank W. Reichenbacher Jr. of Saguaro Ecology Club protests editorial on Ft. Mc Dowell Indians and Orme Dam. It argues Indians have faced repeated retreats since Jamestown, including Alcatraz, and criticizes efforts to erase their culture while demanding Anglo progress stop.
A satirical piece portrays the U. S. Bureau of Self Protection mandating in-car safety signs and buzzers to compel seat belt use. Dr. Homer T. Pettibone boasts about high tech devices that monitor behavior, punish habits, and confine violators in padded rooms, noting limited impact on married men.
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