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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1971
Page
2
Civic leaders say disc jockeys can influence teens away from narcotics. A briefing program prompted DJs to present anti dope messages, with stations screening records and MGM record divisions canceling contracts with groups promoting narcotics. Officials stress a multi faceted approach including education over punishment.
In Austin, Connally tells associates that if Ben Barnes runs for governor in 1972 he will back Barnes publicly even if still serving in Nixon's cabinet. The talk reflects Texas Republican strain over Connally's Treasury appointment and the effect on Tower's Senate race prospects and Nixon's party unity.
A vivid feature piece recalls Oliver’s troubles whispered in a shop and theater crowds. His public awkwardness triggers gossip, job troubles, a failed marriage and a suicide attempt prompting medical care and pleas for privacy.
A long, scattered reminiscence extols Joe Louis as a supreme champion while contrasting him with Cassius Clay and Muhammad Ali. It recalls Louis’s wartime service, sharp jabs at modern fighters, and a biographical digression about Jerome Castle, a Brooklyn high school graduate who rose to run two NYSE listed firms.
A letter argues MLK Jr Day in January is poorly placed among winter holidays. It suggests moving a new holiday to the first Monday in August, citing slower business and long weekends, comparing to a British bank holiday. The writer acknowledges Dr King’s memory but prefers August for a day off.
ARY McGRATH ponders how telephony alters records and memory. He argues letters may fade as technology shifts communication to voices and conferences, risking a history built from official telecoms rather than personal correspondence. The piece questions whether innovators can fix this bias.
A Pentagon study titled the Besson Report argues logistics issues in Vietnam and other crises have broader policy implications. Prepared under Deputy Defense Secretary David Packard and Gen Frank Besson Jr and totaling hundreds of pages with 265 recommendations, the document has not been publicly released though reporters gained brief access.
The document criticizes Vietnam era planning and logistics, citing Johnson and McNamara aides. It urges coordinated foreign aid with military plans, better logistics for allied forces, and NSC policy decisions on Vietnam while noting asset transfers under Vietnamization and ongoing AID programs.
Jonathan Marshall editor and publisher Jerry McElfresh Wright managing editor assistant publisher The Scottsdale Daily Progress is published Monday through Saturday evenings September May except holidays and Monday through Friday June August by Scottsdale Publishing Inc Scottsdale Arizona The Progress does not accept responsibility to solicited articles and pictures Member Audit Bureau of Circulation.
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