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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1968
Page
2
Maricopa County voters favor Richard Nixon in a Progress poll last week but show little enthusiasm for any candidate. Voters fret over leadership, vice presidential choices, and insist on clear plans on Vietnam peace and civil rights.
A columnist mocks proposed sex tests for women athletes in the Olympics, suggesting saliva and hormone analyses and joking about doctors in the shower to separate men from women, reflecting gender tensions in sport.
Report on Reagan supporters in the Deep South staging closed door meetings to woo delegates. A South Carolina contingent defied unit rule, signaling a shift as Reagan expands in Alabama Mississippi Louisiana and Texas with covert coordination under Clifton White. Plans for North Carolina raids continue as Nixon loses ground.
Capt Buck Ace compares soldiers to the Alamo defenders urging courage as they bunker in a valley with enemy forces surrounding. Private Drab questions glory and ponders Dien Bien Phu while the crew weighs history and survival in a perilous siege.
In a tropical palace scene, King and Prime Minister discuss seizing American goods and a carrier to force air conditioning and modern amenities. They compare tactics to Sihanouk’s grabs and dream of kidnapping a U S aircraft carrier to gain leverage.
The Mailbag questions why the Miller and Thomas fire station used painted colored slump block intended for lasting beauty and no maintenance. The letter notes painting costs, white bowls of glass lighting at drives and walkways, and accuses Mayor Tims and councilmen of an alibi.
Experts say tire failure causes many accidents and a national tire grading system is needed. The government plans to label new car tires after Aug. 31, 1969 with sidewall quality grades covering traction tread wear durability and endurance, though manufacturers may push to weaken the standard.
The article notes few Americans or Russians recall John Reed, American writer buried beneath the Kremlin wall. Born October 20 1887 in Portland Oregon, Reed studied at Harvard and joined socialist circles in Greenwich Village before covering revolutions and writing Ten Days That Shook the World.
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