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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1968
Page
2
The editorial notes the lack of announced School Board candidates and warns that leadership is crucial for a large district. It discusses past crises, calls for intelligent broad minded leaders, and urges voters to have a choice if Marl Sumtall seeks re election. It forecasts major district decisions and a possible bond issue and urges forthcoming good candidates.
Postmaster General Marvin Watson cuts harm the postal service with reduced funds. Scottsdale closes Papago substation and Saturday hours end at the main post office. New routes won’t serve new developments, risking further delays and business costs. The piece urges government funding or private enterprise as an alternative.
Roscoe Drummond argues Hubert Humphrey will not soften his Vietnam convictions for political gain. He believes Humphrey will push a negotiated settlement in Paris, avoid revisiting the past, and focus on ending the war through diplomacy. The piece weighs antiwar liberals, national sentiment, and the Nixon-Humphrey contest.
Gov. Ronald Reagan wrestles with whether to veto or sign a 1966 era bill that would grant $2 million in tax relief to movie studios. His aides and Hollywood lobbies clashed over the measure as party leaders weigh the political costs of alienating fans in California versus state taxpayers.
In Mobile Alabama five hundred U.S. Corps of Engineers employees reject a proposed six million dollar federal office building, arguing the current facility suffices. They accuse local merchants backing the project of typical pork barrel politics and tax resentment, countering the common govt inefficiency stereotype.
A Scottsdale Garden Club member Mrs Hester Slocum was named gardener of the year in a national non professional contest based on a 100 question test. Scottsdale adopted a tentative budget increasing by 117773 with a new city manager line item and revenue of 20264422. Arcadia High and Coronado High were named for new Scottsdale School District high schools. Initiative petitions sought to rename Arizona State College Tempe to Arizona State University with 28689 signatures needed to place on ballot. Mr and Mrs Wilford Hayden celebrated 25th wedding anniversary with a surprise party. Fun and Family Night raised over 600 for Scottsdale High School Band trip to Chicago total funds 4177 11. Chamber formed Tourist Development Committee with Crabb Gribbon Merrill named. Talmage Merrill promoted to captain in the 161st Fighter Group.
Ralph McGill notes Soviet missiles in Outer Mongolia aimed at China amid Mongolia’s long history from Marco Polo to Genghis Khan. The piece traces five cultural horizons and highlights Mongolia’s evolving ties to Russia, Japan, and China while urging awareness of nuclear-age geopolitics.
The piece jabs at travel fashions and attitudes of American tourists, noting informal dress and public behavior. It satirizes vacation wardrobes from cutoff shorts to oversized shirts and old shoes, while praising cleanliness yet mocking the chaotic travel style and the nationwide SLO-B sweepstakes gimmick.
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