Editorial: Caveat Emptor and Growth Pressures in Arizona
A reconsideration of conflicts between new housing growth and existing land uses. The piece cites Sun City feedlots Turks Scottsdale turkeys Luke Air Force Base Williams Air Base Marine Corps Air Station and Yuma development near bases to argue for long range state land use planning and stronger controls on large land development to balance economy and neighbor concerns.
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Sun City
Scottsdale
Phoenix
Luke Air Force Base
Williams Air Base
Yuma
Marine Corps Air Station
Hiring Interviews Under EEOC Rules Warn of Legal Minefield
The EEOC crusade against discriminatory hiring has prompted guidelines from Business Week on interview dos and don’ts. Questions about discharge type or marital status are restricted, and sensitive data must be avoided. The piece notes the narrow path for employers to avoid lawsuits and jokingly suggests body temperature as a crude stand‑in, reflecting strict scrutiny of hiring practices.
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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Business Week Magazine
EEOC
Tulsa Tribune
Tulsa
Okla
Roseanne Stas
Fred
Mrs. Frisbee
Frisbee
Bog’s Beach
Bill Bog
Scottsdale Post Office Responds To Complaints Letter
The Scottsdale Post Office defends its 238 loyal employees handling 63.589 million pieces of mail yearly. It invites customers to use the Consumer Service Card and report issues to enable improvements and reduce errors. The postmaster rejects claims of illiteracy among staff and stresses high service quality.
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Roseanne Stas
Scottsdale Post Office
Scottsdale
United States Postal Service
Jaws Fears Hit Bog Beach Vacationers
In a tongue in cheek travel note Arthur Hoppe sketches a couple the Frisbees as they fear movie sharks after seeing Jaws. Cancellations rise at Bog Beach as Uncle Bill Bog sends out satirical shark brochures and Hollywood jokes about future gory films.
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Arthur Hoppe
Bog Beach
Fred
Felicia Frisbee
New York City
Central Park
Empire State Building
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Bog’s Beach
Hollywood
Frisbee
Zoo liquor license opposition urged for Phoenix Zoo
A letter to the Women's Auxiliary and statements at a June 19 State Liquor Board hearing oppose granting a liquor license to the Phoenix Zoo. The stance cites risks of alcohol abuse, urges financial reform without liquor sales, and argues the license would ignore public welfare and contradict zoo safety.
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Phoenix Zoo
State Liquor Board
National Institute On Alcohol Abuse
Time Magazine
U.S
Arizona Zoological Society
Phoenix Zoo Board of Directors
Phoenix City Council
Scottsdale merchants plan suit over sign amortization ordinance
The Scottsdale Merchants Association plans to sue the city over its sign amortization rule. Citizens support the ordinance to keep Scottsdale free of obnoxious signs. The Progress is urged to publish owners and businesses to allow a boycott and possible picketing to express opposition.
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City of
Scottsdale
Acknowledging Circulation Rates in Arizona Mail Service
The notice lists Bureau of Circulation By Mail figures for Ariz along with monthly and yearly rates. It cites member routes and motor route data for the week with amounts around 5.85 million and 2.34 thousand. The page is dated July 1, 1975, volume XV, number 115.
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Bureau of Circulation By Mail
Ariz
Conservative Black Caucus blocks white member Stark
Washington columnist John L Lofton Jr. recounts Rep. Fortney Stark being denied membership in the Congressional Black Caucus. Rep. Charlie Rangel defends a nonintegration stance while noting nonblack staff aid and potential parallel caucus ideas.
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John D. Lofton JR
Washington
Fortney H. Stark, Jr
Boston Globe
California
Augustus Hawkins
Hawkins
Congressional Black Caucus
Stark
Pete Stark
Golden State
Ninth
Common Cause
Walnut Creek
Calif
Black Caucus
United States
Tommy
Charles Rangel
New York
Rangel
George Wallace
Unsigned Letters to Editor Withhold from The Progress
The Progress has received many unsigned letters or those signed with pseudonyms. The staff will withhold writer names if needed, but letters sent here must include a signature and a verifiable telephone number.
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Henry
Hoppe
Scottsdale Merchants Association
Jonathan Marshall
Doc’ Wright
Jerry McElfresh
Scottsdale Daily Progress
Scottsdale Publishing Inc
E. Earls Dr
Arizona
Progress
Conservative
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