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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1968
Page
2
Letter argues Apollo spending exceeds benefits and suggests redirecting funds to housing, schools, parks, and jobs. It notes Moon prestige with the USSR rivals and questions necessity, proposing a joint US-Soviet space program to aid international understanding.
Experts say mines contribute to smog and should help control it while mines remain only part of the problem. Even after a long shutdown smog endures over the Valley with health and economic threats. Proposed anti smog devices for cars rely on stronger laws and dust from unpaved roads explains the issue. Oil roads and paved driveways are possible remedies though unpopular.
Reagan supporters in Texas face collapsed efforts to bind 56 Republican delegates. Texas leaders Peter O'Donnell and Fred Agnich suppress Reagan delegate hunts, keeping options open for Nixon or Reagan. A secret poll shows Rockefeller near Nixon and Reagan in Texas, while Wallace shows a 15 percent tally, shaping local legislative and gubernatorial hopes.
An old World War I era column forecasts 1968 events including a Johnson Vietnam announcement, Humphrey vs. Kennedy tensions, Nixon securing the GOP nomination, Wallace pulling Southern votes, and shifts in Vietnam policy, with space age and sports notes and a warning on global tensions.
A compact reflection quotes Don Marquis Shakespeare James T Adams and Brandeis on how thought, impulse, and bold reasoning drive human behavior and decisions, contrasting influence and consequence.
Book notices summarize Pat Boone survival tips for parents drawing on family life and humor. The Rousseau volume by William James Durant bets on European reform, detailing the rebel thinker’s clash with Voltaire and his influence on the French Revolution and global upheavals.
A library display highlights popular titles including Kazan The Arrangement Uris Topaz Levin Rosemarys Baby Stewart The Plot Kilgallen Murder One Styron The Confessions of Nat Turner Stearn Edgar Cayce The Sleeping Prophet Kavanaugh A Modern Priest Looks at His Outdated Church Schonfield The Passover Plot.
The piece contrasts Britain's 1947 woes with France's upheavals, noting bread rationing, strikes, and political clashes in the National Assembly. It highlights U.S. aid under the Marshall Plan, de Gaulle’s evolving stance, and the broader Allied effort to rebuild Europe amid Cold War tensions. It cites Ramadier and Ho Chi Minh as contemporaries in a year of political turmoil.
A satirical piece lampoons U.S. Vietnam policy with a spoof president, advisers, and a generals character as they barter with Viet-Naman guerrillas. The piece mocks negotiation efforts, political spin, and wartime propaganda through exaggerated dialogue and quirky names.
The Scottsdale Daily Progress lists editor Jonathan Marshall and publisher Jerry McElfresh with managing editor W B Wright and assistant publisher. It notes publication schedule Monday through Saturday evenings September to May and Monday through Friday June to August from Scottsdale Arizona. The address 302 Ball Park Plaza and phone 947-7544 are given along with postal information and association membership.
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