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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1971
Page
2
An editorial warns that decades of cold war policy have bred an oversize military, risking economic collapse and social decay. It calls for shifting emphasis to civilian production, solving pollution and hunger, rebuilding morale, and planning conversion to prevent chaos while avoiding total disarmament.
A local woman recalls being the sole live customer while others wore wigs at a beauty shop. A second woman reports a more unsettling scene. Four other clients were men with long hair. The piece notes a conflict between barbers and beauticians as Maryland courts weigh whether men may be cut in beauty shops, touching on women’s club history and equal rights debates.
Washington failed to win Athens permission to use Greek air bases for airlifting and U 2 reconnaissance in the Middle East. The Greek junta, tied to the United States yet wary of Arab nationalism, rebuffed the requests as King Hussein's forces achieved battlefield success.
A fable recounts how a grand Efficiency Machine turns wealth into disposable goods pollution and numb humanity. It tracks the rise of a mindless system, the lack of control by individuals, and the peril of chasing efficiency without direction. The tale ends with a warning that efficiency without purpose breeds a world devoid of life.
Roger T. Kelley and Curtis W. Tarr visited London to discuss recruiting a professional volunteer army in Britain and its implications for the Nixon administration's mid 1973 peacetime draft plan. British pay and living conditions are noted as factors, with limited recruitment impact and questions over long term drafts.
A long excerpt contrasts U.S. wartime humanitarian aid in Vietnam with reported atrocities. It highlights Saigon shelters for war orphans, underscoring American generosity, then shifts to a profile of David B. Lockton, Toronto-born racing impresario who built the Ontario Motor Speedway near Los Angeles. It notes his rise, clients like Johnny Unitas and O J Simpson, and his funding from Wall Street backers.
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