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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1968
Page
2
Dan Bartos charges City Hall with doing little to fight crime in Scottsdale as home burglaries and robberies rise with population. He contrasts a former demoralized department with the current professional team led by Chief Nemetz, praising improvements in staff and public conduct while noting crime rates statewide.
The article argues retirement can threaten health and purpose as people lose security and daily challenge. It notes earlier retirement due to youth emphasis, cites Dr. Irving Wright predicting 65 million Americans over 65 by 2000, and urges individuals to develop hobbies while society must allow capable seniors to work.
Ralph McGill argues the 14th Amendment remains vital as the cornerstone of equal protection and due process. He notes federal guarantees have never fully finished shaping rights, cites Georgia’s ratification delay, and recalls Reconstruction era battles and the 1876 Hayes deal shaping state rights and race policy.
Washington reports a hastily drafted 1968 balance of payments package includes a border tax around 2 on all imports to raise revenue for a proposed export subsidy. Critics warn the measure is protectionist and could trigger broader economic instability worldwide. The move aims to defend the dollar but risks reverberations in Japan Britain and global credit conditions.
A Scottsdale correspondent recalls Hartford winters and denounces the cold with jokes about 80 degree days. Virginia O Day writes from Scotts dale that the Scottsdale weather is frightful but neighbors joke about Connecticut visitors hoping to visit and not leave.
A reader in 1968 commends past board members Bill Close and Sam Flake for suggesting cost cutting by ending student bus service. The letter argues walking to school would suit many districts, noting long distances for Saguaro High and Cocopah Elementary students and praising bond election contributions while urging the board to continue smart guidance.
An Arkansas style mock survey cites Crandall Grives of Ann Arbor Oklahoma as the world authority on not running for president. He mocks Romney Romney McCarthy Rockefeller Percy Kennedy Wallace and Reagan while recounting his own long record of not seeking the presidency in past campaigns. He warns contenders to avoid slips like early announcements and praises passive stances yet doubts any non candidates will win this time.
Travel notes from the White House indicate newlyweds Captain and Mrs. Robb enjoyed a Virgin Islands honeymoon. The scene references Marine Captain and the couple’s return, with brief mention of Red lands in California and the Daily Facts source.
Review of My Own River Kwai by Pierre Boulle from Vanguard Press covers his five years in Southeast Asia as a Free French secret agent. It notes vivid travel notes and a dull, slow autobiography with modest war reflection and a writer’s essential drive.
A library display lists best sellers with authors and titles including Kazan The Arrangement Uris Topaz Stewart The Gabriel Hounds Levin Rosemarys Baby Wallace The Plot Kilgallen Murder One Stearn Edgar Cayce The Sleeping Prophet Kavanaugh A Modern Priest Lookvab Hie Outdated Church Schonfield The Passover Plot Styron The Confessions of a Nat Turner
W B Doc Wright is identified as Assistant Publisher of The Scottsdale Daily Progress. The paper is published Monday through Saturday evenings September to May and on weekdays June to August. It lists mailing address at 302 Bell Park Plaza Scottsdale Arizona and a contact phone.
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