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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1968
Page
2
With only two candidates, Scottsdale faces a dull election that could be unproductive. The editorial urges public meetings to discuss water supply, flood control, Indian Bend Wash development, and north south transportation including possible downtown one way streets to make the election meaningful.
The Philadelphia Evening Bulletin notes that knees and ankles suffer heavy wear in football across youth, college, and pro levels. Trainer Frank J. Wiewiec cites 63 percent of 300,000 high school players enduring knee or ankle injuries last year as evidence of sport’s excessive strain.
Washington reports the Republican contest remains fluid with Richard Nixon ahead in party support. The column outlines Nixon's advantages over Romney and Rockefeller, the pull of Reagan and Percy as potential challengers, and Eisenhower’s caution about electability shaping the nomination path.
Readers are invited to join Letters Abroad Inc to widen social circles through international correspondence. The volunteer group has matched 750000 pen friends across 130 nations in 15 years and seeks more American volunteers aged 15 to 60 to supply home address age occupation and hobbies with a self addressed stamped envelope to Frederick M Winship president.
Washington debates whether to supply Israel with supersonic aircraft as Soviet advisers and pilots expand in Egypt, Syria, and the Arab world. France cuts arms shipments. Israel seeks F-4 Phantoms while awaiting stalled U.S. action and a potential Arab-Israeli settlement.
A veteran recounts the 16 to 1 silver standard push and William Jennings Bryan’s magnetic 1896 speech. He notes Bryan’s stance against the money power, the crowd’s hush in Chicago, and the stormy 1896 Democratic convention amidst gold leverage and party splits.
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