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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1969
Page
2
The piece condemns the Yippies as a small, disruptive movement that harms liberal credibility. It argues they seek attention, discredit mainstream protesters, and should be ignored rather than attacked. It warns of planned disruptions at the Nixon inauguration and calls for public indifference.
Two young people died in a severe motorcycle crash on Indian School Road. The piece argues motorcycles are dangerous, noting Scottsdale Police removed its motorcycle unit years ago and urging parents to reconsider letting kids ride due to higher fatality risks compared with cars.
Senate panel weighs Packard as undersecretary of defense and Hickel for interior amid disclosure of potential conflicts of interest. Packard proposes a stock trust to sever financial ties, while Hickel pledges to divest any problematic holdings as hearings begin Wednesday.
About 350 advanced band students from Scottsdale and guests of the Phoenix Civic Light Opera will perform at Scottsdale High School stadium. Dolores Lindsey, a Scottsdale High senior, was chosen as Girls State counselor with plans for a session at the University of Arizona in Tucson.
A Scottsdale Post Office letter thanks local patrons for encouraging early Christmas mail. It notes record mail volume, no backlog, overtime for regular staff, and gratitude for community cooperation in keeping service smooth.
Ralph McGill cautions against overreliance on speculation about Richard Nixon. The column surveys whether Nixon will prioritize international affairs or domestic issues after inauguration, noting his world travel, potential restraint by the Kremlin, and the push for nonproliferation talks alongside domestic concerns. It underscores the tension between easing arms tensions and addressing urban decay as a major domestic priority.
Ines Robb argues that elite wealth growth harms the poor and demands domestic reforms before pursuing space ventures. The piece condemns neglect of ill housed and fed Americans, critiques the War on Poverty, and urges fixing poverty first before moon or Mars ambitions.
A fragmented excerpt explores memory as the receptacle of knowledge and the changing mood of recollection. It evokes Henry Van Dyke Cicero Charlotte Bronte and contrasts memory as joy and sorrow within a shifting inner diorama.
A postwar item notes an incident near State High Sway in McKinney Texas involving a 1961 Chevrolet and a 1965 truck loaded with brick and Texas cargo. Details are sparse but point to a traffic collision documented by Newark Evening News and the McKinney Courier Gazette.
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