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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1976
Page
3
Former Sen. Fred Harris proposes a graduated corporate income tax: lower taxes for 700000 firms with profits under 500000 and slightly higher taxes for large corporations. The plan targets level playing field and avoids new federal bureaucracy while supporting small and medium businesses.
Residents across districts accuse Richard Harris of ignoring board and parent input in filling vacancies and delaying elections. They question the role’s necessity and potential cost savings, arguing the office may be unnecessary.
Reader letter from T W Shumway of Scottsdale defends Gilligan in a federal case. He argues Gilligan faced three counts for preparing a pipe bomb and pleaded guilty to one charge, not nine or any assassination related counts. He asks the newspaper to retract misstatements.
Janice M. Crane writes to defend Liz Crane and her mother says she teaches children to question local policing. She cites a restaurant incident with a police officer flirting with a waitress after being warned about car lights and speeding on Miller Road, asking how to tell kids to follow limits when officers do not.
A public health and consumer freedom debate erupts as the AMA faces a government push to bar medical price ads, while the Ethics Committee of used car dealers votes 4-1 for a similar ban. Milton Haberdash defends the stance as preserving professionalism and trust.
Harriet Van Horne argues the U S Postal Service is nearly bankrupt, inefficient and overpriced, losing about seven million dollars daily. She predicts a 13 cent first class stamp will shrink mail volumes further, harming the poor who rely on letters and greetings.
The piece argues rising postal costs threaten small magazines like The Nation and The Progressive and could push prices to 30 or 40 dollars annually. It cites proposed cuts to Saturday delivery and 100,000 village post offices as saves, and suggests abolishing junk mail and corporate Post Service status to restore subsidies, warning of a 25 cent first class stamp by 1978.
W B Doc Wright is reported as assistant publisher with a salary of 23 40 per year and 25 00 per year in the notice.
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