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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1974
Page
3
A House subcommittee reveals postal rates rose 170 percent since 1970, sparking critique that delivery has worsened. The writer notes small gains in awareness but poor reach to decision makers and urges ambulance and highway safety improvements in Arizona.
Ronnie Thompson, mayor of Macon Georgia, urged cutting his yearly pay from about thirty thousand to twenty thousand citing tax burden. The city council approved the reduction. The note adds editor Jonathan Marshall, Progress editor, is running for US Senate and will sign editorials with JM.
Secretary Howard Callaway reports the U S Army surpassed its 781600 target in the first fiscal year with over 199000 volunteers and nearly 58000 reenlistees. The force now includes 21 percent Black and Hispanic origin, higher female enlistment, and better pay and housing. A notable buddy enlistment saw Raymond Park and his son join together at Harrisburg on June 27, with Park entering under the Stripes for Skills option and facing assignment to Fort Sill next month.
Writer describes a National Endowment for the Arts Expansion Arts Panel session at the Puerto Rico Sheraton in San Juan. He questions costs and public access, notes about 15 panelists and seven staff attending, with a rough total of $16,000, and observes language barriers and outreach efforts to Spanish speaking communities.
Sen. Henry M. Jackson urges reversing recognition to Peking with an embassy in Beijing and a liaison office in Taipei while preserving the Taiwan defense treaty. He says closer U S China ties serve world peace and trade, but experts warn of a clash with Shanghai Communique. Readers invited to comment.
Elise Little of Adult Action in Mesa writes that Arizona’s aging population enriches the state yet faces persistent rights violations in adult communities. She urges readers to contact state legislators to pass protective legislation in the next session and improve Arizona’s image as a buyer beware state.
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