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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1969
Page
2
Editorial notes some Valley families lack cars and rely on poor bus service. It questions private transit economics and suggests public transportation or minibus trials. Proposes a comprehensive Valley wide transit study conducted jointly by all municipalities.
Gen Ky voices frustration at American dismay with Saigon's government. He cites arrests of political opponents, closures of ten newspapers, graft and ignored land reform. He says real peace hinges on reforms by the Thieu regime to rally support forSouth Vietnam.
Washington debate over the Kappel Commission proposal to remove the Post Office Department from politics intensifies as Watson evaluates a staged reform. Nixon and Blount favor the plan while Watson seeks a personal legacy through a long term strategy, with Congress and labor watching closely.
The article recalls a House Un-American Activities Committee hearing likened to a tennis match without a ball. It describes Yippie leader Jerry Rubin barred for a Santa suit and water pistol, David Dellinger claiming an international CIA conspiracy, and chairman Richard Schweiker disputing the Walker report as revolutionaries define the era. The piece notes the clash of paranoid views and ends with the question where the tennis ball is.
Ines Robb notes an amicable 1969 transfer of power with Johnson advising Nixon on White House matters. A government commission recommends doubling the president's salary to 200000, and raises for senators and representatives to 50000, while the piece mixes satire on civility and modest calls for reform.
Ten years ago at Scottsdale High School 124 students earned Honor Roll status in the first grading period. The top ten on the high list included Bob Fukuchi Charles Duff Bill Smith John Winter Tom Oliver James Blunt and several others. The Scottsdale High School Band was praised by Nile Hovey after a rehearsal and predicted to do well in Chicago where Eugene L. Hanson led the group.
Allen Goldsmith Thurmond mobilizes bipartisan resistance to President Johnson's plan to seek ratification of the nuclear nonproliferation treaty before leaving office. Key figures Mansfield and Fulbright back immediate Senate action. Thurmond argues the pact is flawed, lacks safeguards, and exempts the Soviet Union from inspection. He plans amendments to close loopholes and strengthen the treaty.
A critical look at youthful crime aimed at ages 14 to 21. Cain, a Columbia PhD and authority on addictive behavior, argues prevention as the best cure and speaks to teens in adults terms without preaching. The book surveys causes, delinquency dynamics, and guidance for avoiding trouble.
A review of Dr Cain’s two aims in guiding youth: clarifying laws on juvenile crime and offering ways for young adults to control behavior. The piece argues responsible parenting and self respect are key to avoiding trouble with the law.
A collage of quotes from Butler Adams Roosevelt Longfellow Durant Wilde Gale and Emerson explores life as surprise action moral division and the value of poetry and digestion. The snippets highlight differing views on preparation for life and the role of art in daily living.
The Scottsdale Progress issue from January 3 1969 lists managing editor W B Doc Wright assistant publisher and states publication by Scottsdale Publishing Company 302 Ball Park Plaza Scottsdale Ariz 86262 telephone 747-7544 second class postage paid at Scottsdale Ariz The Progress disclaims responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts and photographs Volume Will No 259
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