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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1977
Page
3
The piece argues that finding truly unbiased jurors is impossible and suggests using a representative sample instead of reviewing thousands of clippings. It cites attempts to relocate trials in Arizona and cites the Ned Warren fraud case as an example of excessive media demands increasing costs and delaying justice.
The Progress urges readers to keep letters under 300 words for space. Long letters are often edited or not printed. Signatories are encouraged to convey clear points concisely for publication.
Harriet Van Horne surveys the split in the women's movement as ERA foes and new dissident groups like the Martha Movement attract followers. She notes humor, fear, and evolving aims, with historians and professors warning of counterrevolutions and legal pitfalls.
The article warns of a potential era of social upheaval from the energy crisis unless oil dependence ends within two decades. Treasury studies cited predict 1977 strains on the international financial system and possible economic collapse. It criticizes Carter for prioritizing loan repayment to banks over aiding developing nations.
A satirical piece by Arthur Hoppe portrays Portney Smugg who claims capital punishment deters crime after a hypothetical encounter with a would be killer. The gunman is deterred only briefly, by an irresistible impulse and a loophole laden legal debate, ending with Smugg’s death and the joke that deterrence lasted three minutes.
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