New concepts for cities shape Mesa style planning
An editorial argues for urban planning to curb sprawl in Arizona. It praises Mesa’s early planners and cites the New Town movement as a guide, urging neighborhood focus, open spaces, self contained districts, and transit connections to create livable, less hurried communities. The Urban Design Assistance Team’s Phoenix visit offers potential future solutions.
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Mesa
Arizona
Boston
Washington, D.C
Los Angeles
America
Columbia, Md
England
Phoenix
Public ownership of presidential papers questioned
The piece argues presidential papers belong to the American people not private libraries or donors. It notes Hoover donated papers to a private library, Nixon profits from tax deductions, and urges a unified Washington preservation system for scholars, funded by taxpayers.
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Herbert Hoover
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Richard M. Nixon
Washington
Suing for Pantsuits Sparks Nuisance in Women's Rights Debate
Harriet Van Horne rails at the sexual revolution while praising civil progress and criticizing women who flaunt liberation. She cites Ms. Doreen Rappaport suing NYC over a pantsuit wedding as emblematic of misguided decorum and urges focus on substantive rights for women including property, credit, and employment laws.
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Harriet van Horne
Locksley Hall
Liberation
Doreen Rappaport
New York City
Marcia Seligson
Dape Fiends
Hell
Miz Rappaport
Conserving Kilowatt Hours and SRP Billing Question
Reader questions SRP rate structure after office bill shows lower cost per kilowatt with higher usage last year. He cites 1 476 kWh for $50 22 vs 2 217 kWh for $66 47 and asks why conservation isn’t rewarded and how pricing aligns with energy crisis concerns.
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Salt River_Project
SRP
Martin Laderman
C.D.' Phoenix
Residents urge curb on unsolicited free papers
A reader decries unwanted free newspapers and shopper publications deposited on private property. They call for tightening city ordinances, urge residents to contact the city council, and ask readers to write letters to the editor to stop paper litter and mailbox complaints.
FCC's Pay TV Dilemma Turbulent Split Over Free to Air Access
The FCC faces a pivotal decision on whether pay TV should gain access to free broadcasts, with NAB arguing it could wreck free TV by concentrating top programs behind paywalls. Pay TV contends broader access and new programming options justify larger audiences and costs.
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Bobconsidine
Federal Communications Commission
U.S
FCC
National Association of Broadcasters
NAB
Joe Frazier
Muhammad Ali
Archie Barker
Marshal Dillon
Hollywood
Carnegie Hall
City council race volunteers rally for Onward and Upward
A Scottsdale letter from Alma Woodka praises campaign volunteers for the Onward and Upward effort at 2001 N Scottsdale Road Suite 2. She invites helpers and urges timely communications, noting Doc Vogt's absence of contact details and expressing readiness for future Friday announcements.
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Doc” Vogt
N. Scottsdale Road
Polly Ann Drenton
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Mont
Mixon
Henry Kissiinger
Holy Land
Israel
Scottsdale
Jonatha
Jerry McElfresh
Arshallublisher
W.B
Doc’ Wright
Audit Bureau of Circulation
National Newspaper Association
Anizona Newspapers
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