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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1973
Page
2
The Legislature weighs a possible one percent rise in the sales tax to raise revenue while reforming property tax. Critics warn that shifting burden to sales tax undermines equity and reform goals. Rep Tony Buehl cites sales tax as a strong money source amid current tax debates.
The text argues that raising sales tax harms low income people more than the wealthy and suggests funding by higher income taxes, fewer exemptions, and higher corporate taxes. It notes the politically powerful resist change and urges finding a non regressive alternative.
An Arizona reader notes dangerous spots in Scottsdale and Phoenix. Left turn bays at Scottsdale Road and Osborn address crashes while curb parking at Civic Center Plaza blocks vision. A center island near Safari Hotel and Fashion Square could aid pedestrians. A 44th and Camelback crossing also needs arrows.
A Newark New Jersey report outlines private firms led by Garden State Paper Co and Whippany Paper Co forming the Committee for Resource Recovery to replace a planned incinerator with a waste recycling plan for the Hackensack Meadowlands. They seek a city ordinance to require waste sorting, promising a market for discarded newspapers and potential profits for Meadowlands communities.
The Philadelphia Orchestra under Eugene Ormandy plays Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture at Kennedy Center while Bernstein conducts Haydn's Mass in Time of War at Washington Cathedral. The piece contrasts reflectively with political tensions and protests surrounding the Inauguration.
Floyd A. McCracken of Scottsdale responds to a January 5 1973 letter claiming Vietnam war was for oil leases and profits. He argues U S involvement began to contain communism, notes costs, inflation, and casualties, and asserts economic gains were not the motive.
A satirical piece recounts Uncle Manny claiming the right to die under a hospital system that offers “permission to die” through bureaucratic processes. It follows his absurd, Marty-esque experiences at Minderbinder General Hospital as staff push paperwork and tests while he resists care and contemplates mortality.
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