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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1970
Page
2
An unsigned letter to the editor criticizes mayor and council over downtown parking. The piece supports urban renewal as a remedy and urges merchants and landowners to promote existing lots, expand parking, widen streets, and add a canal crossing to ease congestion, calling for cooperation and leadership.
The article argues subsidies, meant to aid small farmers and conserve land, have favored large corporate farms by idle landholding. It notes a Senate reform to cap yearly payments at 20000 per farm, aiming to save taxpayers up to 400 million, while Arizona's two senators voted against the measure.
Dr Walter A McClenaghan of Scottsdale rebuts an Agnew critique in a letter to the editor. He urges readers to re read Agnew on media criticism and cautions against inflaming dissent, noting elections separate and discard opponents.
A letter from North Carolina Attorney General Robert Morgan urges the wholesale drug industry to act against narcotics thefts. He recounts burglaries at a Scottsdale pharmacy and argues that federal jurisdiction and FBI involvement would deter burglaries, hold ups, and robberies involving narcotics nationwide.
A July 6 fire near a home exposed the Rural Fire Department's aging equipment and lack of coordination. The first truck arrived with a sleepy operator and limited capacity, followed by similarly dilapidated gear and volunteer help, delaying containment of the fire. The author calls for a knowledgeable agency to require written improvement plans and minimum standards.
In a toyed but real sense, Japanese giants set aside fierce competition to cut exports to the United States amid textile tensions and tariff risk. Ambassador Chernoff notes only a third of visitors to the American exhibit at Expo Osaka have passed through, as imperial visits and a socialist Kyoto chief clash with Tokyo's Liberal Democrat dominance.
The piece cites intelligence on escalating student unrest in China with mass demonstrations and violent clashes. Reports describe executions in Kwangtung, forced rural exile, reeducation programs for high school and younger children, and widespread propaganda labeling protesters as criminals and imperialist agents.
The piece argues ageing grants freedom from self improvement pressure. It celebrates relaxing summers, skipping backstroke drills, avoiding perfection, and choosing mellow leisure over constant effort. It notes sky diving unlikely, politics done, and hints at self acceptance before life ends.
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