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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1977
Page
3
The first execution in a decade in Utah ends Gary Gilmore’s bid to die as he tried to take his own life twice. Officials note appeals exhausted as the public debates the death penalty’s morality. Gilmore’s victims are remembered as a harsh reminder of justice and vengeance.
A State Motor Vehicle Division announcement says 16 year olds who finish approved driver education will skip the road test. Critics warn the plan will raise highway deaths by loosening qualification and urge tougher testing or periodic retests.
Evans and Novak report Carter's inaugural faces political strains as VIP access and tickets frustrate Democratic leaders. Budget chief Bert Lance imposed financial controls, while insiders warn the event tests Carter's early administration handling and party relationships.
A reader urges community recycling efforts focusing on cans bottles and jars reused in industry. Describes forming an Ecology Coalition with Saturday access, involving Scouts church groups and teens, sharing proceeds, and supervising by volunteers and a bookkeeper.
A 17 year old Japanese student from Kanagawa Prefecture writes asking for help to find an American pen friend. He describes his English class with American teachers, his love of the United States, and asks that his contact be published in a penfriend magazine. He lists hobbies and his address.
Column questions federal judge William M. Taylor Jr for limiting live telecast of Texas executions. It cites capital punishment as barbaric and ineffective as a deterrent, notes the scheduled Thursday execution of 19 year old Jerry Lane Jurek, who urges viewers to understand the death penalty.
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