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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1968
Page
2
Congress should fund a comprehensive study of the automobile insurance system. President Johnson notes rising rates and costly litigation, urging a shift to loss-based claims and a thorough investigation funded at $2 million to inform future reform.
Community leaders urge strict guidelines for new motels as Scottsdale plans several additions including a Fashion Square site. They contrast attractive Rodeway Inn with the plain Motel 6 and warn that lax rules could turn the town into a second-rate tourist center. Time is short to act before a rush of development.
Ralph McGill assesses Richard Nixon and Nelson Rockefeller as showing nervous over eagerness that unsettles supporters. He notes Nixon’s quick offhand comments and Rockefeller’s aggressive tactics, including a proposed official poll. McGill argues polls would be no more credible and calls Rockefeller’s ticket talk a sham. He cites Nixon’s responses to the Kurile incident, Fortas and Thornberry nominations, and Columbia protests as minor flubs amid an otherwise steady campaign. Eisenhower’s support for Nixon adds to his momentum.
A Phoenix reader demands full disclosure of a lecture by Julia Brown sponsored by TACT at a public school. She notes Brown's reported salary from the John Birch Society and urges transparency about the sponsoring organization and speaker, especially for mail solicitation and public funding.
Evans Novak notes that in Meridian and Hattiesburg Mississippi, Klan terrorism continues amid slow court action. Indictments against Hawkins and the Damer case face delays, while judges reportedly sympathetic to segregationism hinder timely prosecutions. The Meridian shooting is cited as evidence police fearfully rely on gun violence, though Carl Sessions’ Hattiesburg murder conviction shows limited progress in neutralizing KKK influence.
Humorous tale follows Sir Ronald and Sancho Nofziger as they chase a magic Grass Root oracle. The knight proclaims he is not a candidate while plotting an unannounced bid, claiming the office should seek the man. Sancho wonders about the Nixon reference and their distant journey continues.
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