Reform urged for Arizona prison system amid overcrowding
A report by the Arizona Bar Association details severe overcrowding at the state and county jails, with Florence prison described as potentially explosive. Critics blame the legislature for years of inaction, noting lack of psychiatric care, training, and job programs. Authorities call for separation of offenders, halfway houses, and post release work support to prevent crime and reduce costs.
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Arizona Bar Association
Florence
John Moran
Harold Cardwell
Elevator stuck between floors in federal building
Eight passengers ride an elevator in a federal office building. Attorney Larry Corrigan triggers the emergency button and implores rescue while a voice requests names and addresses for a report, pinpointing the location as the Federal Office Building in Omaha.
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Larry Corrigan
Corrigan
Federal Office Building
Televising Congress near as chambers may open
Washington reports that the House and Senate chambers may soon allow live radio and television coverage. The House aims for a late monthly vote and potentially on air by March, with networks and PBS to share filming costs. The Senate is slower but hearings are expected in late spring.
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Senate
Rotary Club
House Rules Committee
Public Broadcasting Service
Senate Rules Committee
Church panel overlooks JFK abuse of FBI files
Washington panel questions past diligence in exposing abuses by officials while Democrats held power. Benjamin Bradlee recounts using confidential FBI documents to verify Kennedy gossip in 1962 and delivering the files to Newport for a 24 hour examination.
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JFK
FBI
John Lofton
Washington
U.S
Frank Church
White House
Kennedy
Benjamin Bradlee
The
Washington Post
John F. Kennedy
Bradlee
Newsweek Magazine
Kennedy Press
de-Pierre-Salinger
Salinger
Newport
R.I
Providence
Newsweek
Church Committee
Spencer Davis
Boss
Walter Pincus
Laurence Stern
John Goshko
Post
Bureau
Bradiee
Coronado High School Band Members Shine at Fiesta Bowl
Mrs. Adrian Hansen praises 17 Coronado High School bandsmen who substituted for the ASU band during Fiesta Bowl activities. They performed in pregame and halftime shows and marched in the Fiesta Bowl parade, with thanks for their long hours of practice and dedication.
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Coronado HS
Coronadnado High School
ASU
Arizona
Coronado High School
Yancey Williams
Marc Walker
Bob Connolly
Jim Kemper
Scott Hanson
Jim Johnson
Bob Goodenberger
Bob Johnson
Vince Wedge
Herb
Our Lady School Proposed for Scottsdale District Study
In the Progress January issue a committee studied establishing a fundamental school within the Scottsdale School District. A letter suggests Our Lady of Perpetual Help School as a model, noting its emphasis on basics, love of God and country, self discipline, courtesy, and Christian service.
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Scottsdale
Our Lady of Perpetual Help School
Donna Seliga Scottsdale
Letters to the editor must include a verifiable signature
The Progress notes many letters arrive unsigned or under pseudonyms. It will withhold writers' names if needed, but all letters sent here must carry a signature and a telephone number staff can verify.
Notable wedding gifts travel from distant cities
A San Bernardino Sun-Telegram note cites justification allegations of U.S. government involvement in assassination plots against foreign leaders. A Daily Leader item lists wedding gifts arriving from Columbus Ann Arbor East Palestine Ohio and other distant communities.
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San Bernardino
Irom
Columbus
Ann Arbor
Palestine
Ohio
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