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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1972
Page
2
The editorial warns that Congress faces a clash of Minimum Wage bills with political timing risk. It argues a 25 percent raise could trigger automation, rising unemployment to 7 percent, welfare load, and social upheaval, and warns Nixon faces a veto or compromise ballot box dilemma.
A Progress report notes 84 degree classrooms at Arcadia High during 10:30 a.m. classes, with heat worsened by weekend shutdowns to save money. It argues adequate cooling is costly but would aid teaching and learning, especially in four hour summer sessions and longer May and September days.
The piece argues floods are nature's ally, not a foe, and that engineering projects like dams and channelization often amplify damage. It cites Agnes era lessons, surveys by Barlow and Withington, and notes rising annual flood losses from 117 million in 1966 to about 1 billion recently, urging smarter land and water use.
A cryptic note from the Tucson Daily Citizen mentions Type Slips of the United Dairymen of Arizona approving a news item. In a bizarre turn a baker provides a bum to fit the meat and the hot dog is born, as reported by the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Washington report notes George McGovern courting major Democratic funders after souring traditional money givers amid nomination hurdles. Rowland Evans and Robert Novak detail lawmakers donors and finance relations shaping the campaign.
A Paradise Valley reader argues MCCCDs Scottsdale Community College should curb intercollegiate athletics. She cites about 1.5 million spent on athletics in 1972 with only 10 000 gate income and calls for funding more libraries drama and music facilities and scholarships for a mainly adult student body.
A letter from An drews explains issues in running a recycling center. Residents bring improper items despite signs and fail to separate aluminum from other cans. The trio relies on youths while requesting community cooperation to avoid overflowing bins and missed pickups.
A brief note references a letter to the editor from July noting a student involved in a shooting incident. The wording implies a critical view of the student’s actions and labels them a bandit in the local discussion.
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