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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1971
Page
2
The piece condemns riots near a University of Arizona drug store, noting street groups and non students caused looting, panhandling, and clashes with police. It defends free speech but rejects violence, calls for city prosecution, and upholds constitutional dissent without lawbreaking.
Five years after a federal push to remove billboards along highways, Arizona lawmakers push stronger state controls and urge federal aid. With 800 000 signs on 200 000 miles of road, elimination requires large funds, though initial steps and a call to Congress seek use of the Highway Trust Fund as proposed by Volpe.
The article notes Edmund Muskie's rising national popularity as a Democratic presidential hopeful, with private Quayle surveys showing him closing on Nixon in trial heats. Left-wing critics warn he may compromise by appeasing their calls, while Muskie must resist to preserve his moderate image.
Mrs. Gus Grissom, widow of the Apollo 1 astronaut, sues North American Rockwell and subcontractors for $10 million. She cites the Space Agency report faulting design, workmanship, and quality control. If she wins, families of White and Chaffee may pursue similar actions.
Washington UPI notes the aging seniority method for committee chairs is challenged by younger lawmakers. Some propose elected chairs or civil service exams, while others joke about aging or a rotating system, with experts split on replacing the entrenched practice.
Desert News notes the Peace Corps plans to expand abroad into water pollution, forest management, and park development. The piece argues for renewed vigor in recruitment, ecological focus, and stronger U.S. leadership to address environmental crises at home and overseas.
A letter to the editor discusses a meeting where participants were to propose solutions for flood control. It critiques the lack of new ideas, questions SRP responsibilities, notes observations from ASU architecture students, and advocates grass land and phased municipal bonds for Scottsdale’s flood management.
Reader proposes expanding Saguaro High on 40 acres to absorb rising enrollment. Suggests adding classrooms, football fields, lunch facilities, auditorium and open areas via prefab units to avoid the high cost and delays of constructing a new campus. Urges budget balance and reduced taxpayer strain.
The Progress invites letters to the editors but caps length at 400 words. Writers are asked to include their full name and address for verification if needed.
Jackie Bregman reviews Hodding Carter’s River, a Rand McNally 1970 edition. The volume combines nostalgia and poetry with color photography to celebrate the Mississippi while urging ecological care for future generations.
A library display highlights several titles including The French Lieutenant's Woman Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex The Calico Palace Great Lion of God Mary Queen of Scots Zelda Lovestory Inside The Third Reich and God 18 An Englishman among others.
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