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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1975
Page
3
Reports from Washington say President Ford will ask Congress to cut taxes, a move likely to win support yet spark debate on the size of cuts. Policy officials warn a tax reduction without accompanying measures could widen the deficit and complicate inflation, while lower rates may spur housing, industry, and jobs.
The essay likens Richard Nixon Lyndon Johnson John Kennedy Harry Truman and Gerald Ford to a Boy Scout image. Ford is called an easy going Everyman and square yet wholesome. The piece argues the Scout ideal of integrity and hard work could benefit future leadership.
President Ford quietly signed the antipoverty bill last Saturday, defusing a potential veto clash with a Democratic Congress. The move followed pressure from moderate Republicans led by Rep. Albert Quie while HEW chief Weinberger and other advisers urged a veto.
A columnist questions the 55 mph national speed limit, recalling Ford’s praise while detailing personal experiences on the Baltimore Washington Parkway. He notes drivers react violently to compliance and argues not speeding may be riskier than speeding, highlighting safety data and public opinion.
A letter from Halifax England praises an Arizona antilitter campaign. The writer recounts visiting the state and laments roadside and desert litter, citing a Lake Bartlett camper trash incident and urging Phoenix residents to support Geoffrey Platts’s cleanup effort.
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