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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1974
Page
3
The recent heavy rain flood near the McDowell Road bridge over Indian Bend Wash exposed design flaws. Officials say rainfall of over an inch in 30 minutes equaled a 100 year flood, prompting calls to reexamine storm drainage standards and raise doubts about the 100 year storm concept.
The House Judiciary Committee reports a second impeachment article against President Nixon alongside a prior one accusing him of obstructing justice in Watergate. Additional probes target Cambodia bombing order, tax return discrepancies, and subpoena defiance amid partisan tensions.
In Washington on July 23 the conservative GOP faction known as The Good Guys derailed a planned Rhodes Burch panel with sharp questions and anger. They criticized Nixon’s veto strategy on the legal services bill and questioned leadership, signaling growing impeachment possibility even among staunch Nixon loyalists.
In an analysis by John D. Lofton Jr., Melvin Laird doubts detente progress and military restraint by the USSR. Foy Kohler notes Soviet coexistence rhetoric masks anti American stance, citing Krasnaya Zvezda. Both point to no tangible changes from Moscow summits and urge watching actions over words.
On the Line by Bob Considine reflects Bermuda's strict traffic limits dating to postwar times. Cars face 18 mph caps, size limits, one car per household, and unique remedies like converting old cars to taxis or halving vehicles. The piece notes Bermuda’s cautious stance toward modern transport and contrasts ships with air travel.
A humorous column by Dick West notes the confusion over settlement costs in real estate and jokes about mysterious charges before finalizing mortgage papers. It mentions researchers probing a $2000 attorney fee and cites a congressional move to regulate settlement costs in government insured mortgages.
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