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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1970
Page
2
The editorial urges prompt action behind school board rifts over Burnkrant's proposed reorganization. It notes tensions since Burton’s election, calls for better internal communication, and warns against recall while supporting superintendent driven changes including budget and business manager realignment and potential principal replacements.
The county health director Dr. Lad Mezera reports rising diphtheria and venereal disease levels in 1969. Diphtheria immunization is available. VD has no medical cure, only prevention through knowledge and hygiene, with many cases in ages 15 to 24. Parents and schools urged to teach life facts early.
After two Black Panther leaders were killed in Chicago, a liberal donor secretly gave $5,000 to the Panthers to fund a breakfast program, but the money was redirected to Berkeley headquarters. The piece questions liberal trust as Panthers expand central control, ties to overseas communists, and a history of extortion and armed robberies.
A home conversation questions whether President Nixon really called to congratulate a third grade stickball winner. The family weighs the idea against the president’s focus on major sports and the limits of presidential outreach.
The Air Force OBS plan to test launch Minuteman missiles from silos in North Dakota and Montana into the Pacific faces prolonged Pentagon scrutiny. Officials trace a backslide through the chain of command as Laird and other leaders repeatedly describe the program as under study or in need further maturation.
A revised dress code drawn by Scottsdale area high schools will be voted on Tuesday at 7 30 p m in Arcadia High School cafeteria. The policy requires clean hair and footwear, permits slacks and shorts year round, bans cut offs ragged or dirty clothing and inappropriate lettering while allowing current fashions within decency limits.
A retired aviation expert, founder of a major U.S. airline, sends a memo to the company's president urging shorter and simpler in flight announcements. He argues many phrases are redundant, suggests concise wording, and favors pilots speaking only when appropriate to maintain professional dignity.
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