Gun control push after Kennedy and King Sr deaths
The essay traces a decade of gun legislation advocacy since Kennedy’s assassination and cites recent deaths including Mrs. King Sr. It criticizes Congress and President Nixon for weak support and argues for targeted controls on handguns and “Saturday Night Specials” to prevent demented or felonious misuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kennedy
Martin Luther King Sr
Nixon
Medgar Fayette
Charles Evers
Congress
Phoenix Symphony backers push season and funding drive
The Phoenix Symphony, with ongoing season ticket sales and volunteer support from local groups, lays groundwork for the coming program year. Progress editor Jonathan Marshall runs for the U S Senate and will identify editorials with the initials J M during the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Progress
Jonathan Marshall
United States Senate
J.M
Returnable Bottle Campaign Faces Shifts After Leaders’ Death
Rich Chambers who sparked the nationwide returnable bottle movement dies at 52. Ellis Yockelson of Bowie MD, the early force behind the first one way bottle ban, withdraws from activism to work abroad. Environmental groups push Capitol Hill for a national ban as Oregon Vermont and South Dakota move ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeff Stansbury
Edward Flattau
Rich Chambers
Oregonian
Ellis Yockelson
Bowie
Interior Department
Norway
Yockelson
Chambers and Yockelson
Environmental Action
League of Women ,Voters and Friends of the Earth
Capitol Hill
Mark Hatfield
R-Ore
Nixon
Washington
Oregon
Vermont
South Dakota
New York
Michigan
Minnesota
Pennsylvania
Environmental Protection Agency
The
Sierra Club
Wilderness Society
Keep
America
Chambers
Marylander
Mailbag: Buy It Now Or Pay More For Dream Home
A reader rebuts a June 29 Progress article on home buying costs. Jack Clark, a $26,000 earner, plans to wait three years, save $20,000, and pay $232 monthly rent. He argues inflation will erode future affordability and that delaying purchase costs more than buying now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Clark
Mail delivery concerns in Scottsdale voiced by resident
Margaret A. Flanigan of Scottsdale criticizes changed street addresses causing mail to be returned. She notes elderly and blind residents suffer as mail is sent to old addresses even when the name and apartment details are correct. She urges remedy so mail can be received at old or new addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta Symphony
Phoenix Symphony
Scottsdale
Margaret A. Flanigan
Scottsdale Boys' Club staff praised for friendly water fight
Margaret Ann Shugart commends Scottsdale Boys' Club staff after about 200 boys with water guns soaked Captain Marvel at Osborn and 75th Street, 3:30 p.m. The sight of boys lined up behind a makeshift fort brought joy to the town, illustrating community care and pride in Scottsdale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Captain Marvel
Osborn
75Th Street
Scottsdale
Margaret Ann Shugart
Chilean Marxists plot from Fidel's Havana
The report notes Chilean Marxists led by Edgardo Enriquez Espinosa visited Havana to plan a forthcoming popular war in Chile. Edgardo claims regrouping is underway but says leaders remain in Chile or jailed or in exile. Cuban radio broadcasts echo support for the call to arms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlos Viejo Copley
Mexico City
Hortensia Buzzi de Allende
Chilea
Mexico
Chile
Cuba
Havana
Fidel Castro
Edgardo Enriquez Espinosa
Miguel
Movement of the Revolutionary Left
MIR
Edgardo
Voice of Cuba
Br Miguel
Salvador Allende
Portant
Also Mentioned on This Page
Valley
American Symphony Orchestra League
Peter Hager Prugh
Progressive
Campaign Alive
FORD
Copley News Service
Marxist Resistance
Scottsdale Progress
W. B
Doc’ Wright
Willis Brown
Jerry McElfresh
Scottsdale Daily Progress
Scottsdale Publishing Inc
E. Earls Dr
Arizona
Ariz
Audit Bureau of Circulation
National
Mewspaper Association
Anloka Newspapers Association
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!