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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1973
Page
2
The piece argues wage and price controls lifted with Nixon proposals may fail amid union contract talks and weak voluntary guidelines. It warns inflation could rebound, trade deficits persist, and consumers suffer as business and labor seek gains despite limited success of voluntary measures.
A writer recalls a spring drive to Tucson before and after the freeway, noting the mountains hidden by a ghostly gray haze. The sky along both routes is polluted, with blame shared between motor vehicles and desert smelters, urging state action.
A columnist laments declining standards and rising partisanship in Washington amid Christmas bills and illness. He warns of creeping eroding liberties, praises liberal education, and critiques technocrats and attempts to extend security laws in a wary, moral tone.
In a satirical piece from Washington UPI mocks congressional reform by imagining Parker Brothers drafting rules for selecting committee chairmen. The spoof depicts moves like Longevity and Merit with logrolling as progress and secrets ballots as outsiders run the process.
A Scottsdale resident Sue Kreyer complains that city trash collection has deteriorated after schedule changes from Monday and Saturday to Tuesday and Friday. She notes missed pickups, cans hurled into wagons, and garbage left in alleys, urging a rethink of the stated improvements.
A letter to the editor argues against a 35 mph speed limit and for tougher driving tests aimed at keeping unsafe drivers off the road. The writer notes 1960s car design with crush zones and engine underpass could reduce injuries, while stricter tests could lower wrecks and insurance costs, despite public appeal of limits.
The article details a secretive post election accord between President Nixon and AFL-CIO leader George Meany, shaped by George Shultz. It notes Meany’s push to avoid wage controls while safeguarding unions, and hints at White House plans to place union leaders in government roles and push the Burke Hartke bill, signaling a strengthened labor alignment and political strategy.
An editorial warns of a looming pet crisis with 65 million cats and dogs, noting humane societies euthanize about 11 million annually. It discusses a proposed contraceptive pill for pets and ponders future ads while contrasting potential limits on human use.
The passage notes women, dogs, and a prohibition on amorous behavior in yards under a city ordinance. It cites Dallas Times Herald and mentions a new system with 21 major parcel sailing centers nationwide per The Oregon Journal. It references Texas breweries and wages at 100 companies.
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