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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1970
Page
1
An editorial condemns junk yards along Tempe to Scottsdale as eyesores on a busy county road. It urges screening and stronger building codes in Maricopa County where unincorporated land lacks controls, warning that neglect could create rural slums and expose homeowners to risk.
Thomas Paine, retiring NASA head, envisions a future with space colonies and international space stations. He predicts shuttle travel in space and ordinary people joining flights, sparking both excitement and concern over costs and traffic.
Intelligence experts warn of intensified Viet Cong and North Vietnamese terrorist activities in Saigon and southern Vietnam as resources dwindle. Analysts note a North Vietnamese offensive risk and a leadership shift among Hanoi elites ten months after Ho Chi Minh’s death.
The letter thank you notes a July editorial aligning with the conclusion that rail policy should modernize to attract customers or be nationalized as a last resort. The writer rejects socialism but argues public interests may require drastic action to serve the greater good.
The piece humorously compares mothers to Marines always ready to rescue and manage crises. It notes how mothers of girls guard and teach during adolescence while mothers of boys seek to rescue sons, often at the expense of their own needs, risking burnout and neglecting self care.
The text recalls Elijah P. Lovejoy of Alton Illinois who was killed defending his religious newspaper from a mob in 1837. It argues his murder stemmed from remonstrating against Sabbath profanation flag burning mob lawlessness and opposition to slavery as a moral evil.
Book review discusses Hans Holzer's Gothic Ghosts with notes on ESP, haunted houses in the United States and Canada, case details, and Holzer's invitation to investigate reported sites. It highlights entertaining, well documented chapters and lists related titles and authors.
A 25 year old account recalls the target board decision in Washington to drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Kokura. It explains the selection logic, potential secondary targets Nagasaki and Tokyo, and the unexpected delay at Kokura due to weather and fuel issues. The report notes the Hiroshima blast on August 6 1945 and the Nagasaki decision that followed.
Eyewitness reports and police raid reveal 44 people charged after a chicken house raid in the Kings Mountain area. Officials, including Emilio Arenales and Thant listed among those connected to the event. City and newspaper debris indicate multiple reports across Idaho Falls Corpus Christi and Chicago outlets.
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