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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1969
Page
2
The editorial argues teachers are human with varied skills and roles. It proposes creating a Master Teacher class with higher pay and reduced nonteaching duties to reward excellence, enable seminars and mentorship, and retain top educators in Scottsdale schools.
A radio announcer reflects on a week in Vietnam noting a record low American deaths at 101 and quiet Viet Cong activity due to a New Year truce. The piece contrasts official morale with personal sorrow, questioning how families confront such casualty figures.
A Senate Armed Services subcommittee led by Sen. Daniel Inouye proposes treating service members who seek asylum or residence abroad as deserters on return to the United States. The plan aims to curb uneven penalties and to ensure a firm, uniform punishment policy for deserters including those who have taken asylum in Sweden and other countries.
A reader criticizes the front page debate over junior highs, arguing taxpayers should not fund a new concept via bonds. The letter notes prior defeat, questions true costs beyond bonds, and urges sticking to original plans and elementary or high school needs with minimal expense.
Ralph McGill describes the United Nations as a by the river symbol of waiting and impotence. European delegates voice concern that big powers overlook the U.N. while China Russia and the Middle East loom. Observers foresee detente talks possibly bringing China into the U.N. if reform occurs.
In a satirical sketch set during a long war, a US ambassador and West Whining's Premier Gen Hoo Dat Don Dar clash over peace terms. The envoy parodies peace talks with absurd design proposals while officials accuse waste, corruption, and misrule, sparking a mock negotiation about a bagel shaped table with toppings.
The Public Health Service published the pamphlet If You Must Smoke noting tens of millions of smokers cannot quit. It advises five steps to cut intake by choosing cigarettes with less tar and nicotine, not smoking to the end, taking fewer draws, and reducing daily cigarette use.
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