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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1977
Page
3
A year after the Bicentennial the piece argues the United States must reclaim founding ideals and renewed leadership abroad. It calls for genuine leadership from the heart, a national dream, and serious thinking during Independence Day beyond fireworks and parades.
Letter from A J Jerry Petrie argues five states Illinois North Carolina South Carolina Rhode Island and Connecticut rejected mandatory container deposits. He cites Arizona program success with over 55 percent aluminum return rate and claims deposits cost over 3 billion to convert and shift to returnable bottles while retailers resist redemption facilities. He criticizes Ann Burke's Yosemite claim and urges expanding local recycling efforts.
Mrs. Jane M. Roush of Alexandria Virginia commends Scottsdale for its welcoming residents civic plaza beauty and well planned library facilities describing the Southwest room as a browsing joy and applauding the city administration for accessible yet orderly design.
The Scottsdale planner earns praise for a far sighted zoning proposal to keep the McDowell Mountains in a natural state. A writer recalls hiking among palo verde and a great horned owl fleeing to a hillside, urging continued wildlife-friendly preserved areas amid rapid urban growth.
A Paradise Valley correspondent to the Daily Progress complains the paper carries X rated movie ads, says the hometown family newspaper should drop them to stay financially viable. The letter also asks for more tennis news and notes ad revenue has increased.
The House Energy and Power sub committee finds the FEA failed to push coal conversion, worsening next winter’s gas shortage. Officials blame nerve, bureaucracy, and industry pressure. trips to California and Las Vegas draw scrutiny while Chevron and Shell plants cannot convert.
In Salisbury Ian Smith signals a potential new bid for a broad based black government to test Western sincerity. He hints at elections and a limited voting base, while keeping police and army intact and weighing resignation. Talks with South Africa's Botha raise questions about Anglo American backing for a settlement.
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