Signs and civic beauty in Phoenix and Scottsdale
Guest editorial argues for balanced sign controls and urban design. It compares Phoenix and Scottsdale ordinances, cites a conservation of view concept, and urges planners to integrate signs with city fabric rather than permit clutter. The piece criticizes current Phoenix rules as failing to protect visual harmony and suggests zones like Camelback Canal as sensitive sites.
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H. 8. Coblentz
Valley Beautiful Citizens Council
Phoenix
Scottsdale
Scottedale
Governors’ Commission On
Arizona Beauty
Zbpente
Canal
Camelback Rd
Revenue sharing fuels GOP Union address
Washington faces a heated debate over returning a percentage of federal tax revenue to states to meet local needs with fewer federal strings. Ford warns of a sprawling 21 program, 400 offices maze as Harwood reports the Great Society gap and regional bureaucratic routes.
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Washington
Johnson — Administration
Rep. Ford
Richard Harwood
The
Washington Post
City Hall
St. Louis
Federal Treasury
Billings
Mont
Denver
Fort Worth
Tulsa
Omaha
Chicago
Ann Arbor
Detroit
Kansas City
Gimbels
Macy's
Burdens of Presidency in Vietnam Era Reflected by McGill
Ralph McGill discusses President Johnson facing Vietnam and party challenges. He notes Bailey will stay as chairman, Republicans face obstruction, and that Democratic support grows slowly. Prominent senators and public sympathy for Kennedy's family frame the era.
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Washington
Johnson
Vietnam
Asia
St McGill
Europe
Abraham Lincoln
White House
John M. Bailey
Bailey
Republican New
Congress
Women's
National Press Club
Edward Brooke
Massachusetts
William B. Spong
Virginia
Howard Baker .R
Tennessee
Ernest I’. Hollings
South Carolina
Kennedy
William Manchester
Lynda Bird Johnson Critiqued as Cub Reporter Access
The piece mocks Lynda Bird Johnson for renting the Fairmont hotel presidential suite while interviewing subjects, contrasting it with the more modest path of a real cub reporter. It preserves a humorous tone about expense accounts and career advice from veteran reporters.
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Lynda Bird Johnson
San Francisco
Lynda Bird
Fairmont Hotel
Nob Hoppe Hill
Secret Service
Letter to Editor Contest Offers Prizes in Arizona Community
The Scottsdale Daily Progress invites letters under 400 words on Arizona Maricopa County school districts or local community affairs. Five dollars monthly awarded for the most interesting letter. Judges are impartial and final.
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Scottsdale Daily Progress
Arizona
Maricopa County
Scottsdale Optimist Club marks second anniversary banquet
The Scottsdale Optimist Club held its second anniversary banquet at the Arizona Country Club. Awards went to Cliff Earnest Bill Lighthall Fred Hurley Bill Stiber Bill Norrad Tage Pederson and Al Moore. Hans Lill chaired Brotherhood Week plans with helpers Don J de Membreno Robert E Yount William Charles Smith Harry Peven Matthew Holt and James Boyd. Patricia Leonardo named Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow at Scottsdale High School graduation. Miss Vick Macier chosen Parada del Sol queen. Bill Bratt served as annual event chairman. Robert L. Lockard named Scottsdale Red Cross drive chairman.
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Scottsdale
Hans Lill
Don J. de Membreno
Robert E. Yount
William Charles Smith
Harry Peven
Matthew Holt
James Boyd
Patricia Leonardo
Betty Crocker
Vick Macier
Bill Bratt
Flying hero wins Medal of Honor in Vietnam rescue
Maj Bernie Fisher led a small flight from Pleiku to aid a besieged camp under heavy North Vietnamese fire. After his wingman crashed, Fisher risked a dangerous landing under 800 foot but returned to pull Maj Dafford Myers from the burning aircraft with help from two teammates, then taxied and lifted off under fire to safety.
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New York
Maj
Bernie Fisher
Pleiku
A Shan
Fisher
Ike
Yankee Staduum
Dafford W. Myers
Newport
Wash
Myers
Cata
Isher
Maj. Myers
Yankee Stadium
Paco Vazquez
Puerto Rico
Jon Lucas
Steubenville
Ohio
Dennis Hague
Kellog
Idaho
Lucas
Plelku
Scottsdale Progress Publication Details January 1967
The Scottsdale Daily Progress is a weekday and Saturday newspaper published by the Scottsdale Publishing Company. It lists offices at 802 Ball Park Plaza Scottsdale AZ 85252 with telephone 947 7644 and notes it does not accept unsolicited manuscripts or photographs.
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Scottsdale Daily Progress
Scottsdale Publishing Company
Ball Park Plaza
Scottsdale
Scottadale
Ariz
the Progress
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Joe
Board of Aldermen
Robert L. Lockard
Bob Considine
Scottsdale Progress
Jonathan Marshall
Jerry McElfrash
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