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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1969
Page
2
Former property owners win added 22000 after city condemned land for a civic center. They claim city appraisal was about 50000 too low, urging reform to require government appraisals and impartial arbitration to resolve value promptly, condemning the current "either or" approach as cruel to less-resourced owners.
Remembrance marks the June 6 1944 invasion along the Normandy coast as a pivotal Allied operation that halted German advances. The piece reflects on wartime sacrifices, lasting lessons, and the ongoing dangers of power driven conflict and weaponry.
Washington reports an escalating Republican push for Sandoval to resign from the Small Business Administration as Senate and House committees privately urge the White House. The Black Advisory Council demanded his firing after meetings about his cooperation and the Nixon Safeguard missile debate heightens White House sensitivity with Sen. Anderson shaping recent talks.
A review of Laurence J. Peter and Raymond Hull's The Peter Principle Why Things Always Go Wrong 1969 notes its satirical critique of promotions in hierarchies. It highlights phrases like Hierarchology and Creative Incompetence, and cites real life case histories from cities like Phoenix and Los Angeles. The reviewer acknowledges the book’s sharp language and its unsettling claim that incompetence spreads as one climbs the promotion ladder.
A spoof history claims Nixon privatized the Post Office, Defense, IRS and more, turning agencies into profit machines. It features the Defense Department sold to the Military-Industrial Complex, IRS to the Mafia, NASA and Congress merged into themed parks, and welfare bankrupt to pay ten cents on the dollar. The piece ends with a government that does nothing but make money.
A chaotic critique era targets the Pentagon over waste and missteps. Congress pursues tighter oversight as figures like Mendel Rivers and William Proxmire clash on defense spending and procurement flaws.
Allen Goldsmith reports that Maoist cultural revolution delays Peking’s nuclear program and weakens China’s technical industrial base. U.S. experts note a three year school shutdown creates a tech talent gap, raising doubts about rapid ICBM deployment while economy falters and production remains below U.S. and USSR levels.
Scottsdale Daily Progress lists publication schedule for September to May on weekdays and June to August with holidays, offered by Scottsdale Publishing Company. It notes stationery address at Ball Park Plaza and a subscriber rate schedule with monthly and yearly prices.
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