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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1972
Page
2
The Scottsdale School District negotiators open meetings for the first time to the public in hopes of reducing acrimony. Both sides seek early salary agreements while considering adding top-scale steps to boost incentives and attract skilled teachers.
An opinion piece criticizes Sen Edward Kennedy for a desert trip framed as water and Indian problems study. It argues the senator’s large entourage and superficial engagement yielded publicity rather than solutions, muddying western water questions. It urges better preparation in future visits.
In Houston discussions between Sen. Edmund Muskie and Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes expose Texas Democratic doubt about Muskie's viability against Nixon in 1972. Democrats worry Muskie's oil policy stance and Texas politicking could hinder a Nixon victory, while Barnes may back Muskie yet remains cautious about carrying Texas. Republicans tread carefully, hoping Texas stays competitive without alienating their base.
A letter lauds a prior editorial on the State Land Scandal and a follow up apology for research errors while praising gains in the permanent funds. It notes funds near 52 million, potential 90 million with better laws, and calls for modernizing investment statutes and better funding for counsel. It urges taxpayer input to lawmakers.
The Progress asks letter writers to limit submissions to 400 words and include name and home address for verification. Preference is given to typewritten letters to fit available space.
Book review by assistant director Jerrye Champion discusses Miles A. Tinker’s Preparing Your Child For Reading. The guide targets parents of children from age two through elementary school, emphasizing daily activities to foster reading readiness, verbal skills, and discrimination of sounds and visuals. It also aids teachers and stresses praise and informal evaluation.
The ranking features Halley with Eels and Michener’s The Drifters at positions two and three. Brown’s Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee sits at four, with Stone’s Passions of the Mind at five. Forsyth’s The Day of the Jackal, Tryon’s The Other, Holt’s Shadow of the Lynx, Howarch’s Penmarric, and Plath’s The Bell Jar complete the ten.
A health column urges parents to confirm their children's vaccines, review the recommended schedule from 2 months to adolescence, and pursue catch-up shots. It notes partial immunity after adulthood and highlights rubella prevention and accessible public health resources for immunization.
Dr Daniel I Boles of St Louis told an AAAS convention panel that air pollution from cars could be reduced by restoring prewar vehicle technology using low compression engines and low octane fuel and slower speeds. He warned against broader retrograde policy shifts and urged considering practical limits.
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