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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1968
Page
2
Editorial urges a national self examination after Robert F. Kennedy's assassination. It notes gun death rates, media violence, and frontier traditions as factors and calls for the president's commission to guide the country toward love and understanding to avoid self-destruction.
The recent telephone strike went largely unnoticed due to automation and skilled workers gains. Inflation rises as unions secure bigger settlements, widening the gap with unskilled workers and affecting retirees. Federal controls could be needed but pose risk. voluntary restraint by business and labor is preferred.
A statement by over 1,000 economists argues that a guaranteed income plan is feasible within the U S economic system and could be funded if Vietnam ends, while noting opposition from conservatives in Congress and welfare critics. They urge need based payments and earned income adjustments to avoid undermining work and thrift.
An evocative letter laments hate and violence that take two lives and threaten a third, urging readers to act. It calls on benevolent bystanders as the last hope to counter distrust and mold a kinder future.
A satirical column argues Congress cannot address poverty amid national issues like a costly supersonic plane and Vietnam. It mocks society’s response and highlights an Appalachia Farm Labor Office gala, noting povertyites and notable guests while urging daily papers to cover poverty with reporters and photographers.
The excerpt details a social scene where women envy a striking gold filigree piece and discuss revolutionary fashion for men and women. A dinner party reveals contrasts between feminine vanity and masculine elegance, including a Penn crewman in a Paisley shawl jacket with a ruby-set gold medallion and a $50 gold piece.
New York report details the Air Force long running program protecting Air Force One the Presidents aircraft. It explains MACs 89th Military Airlift Wing at Andrews and Scott bases controls the fleet the VC 137C 26000 designation the tight security by Chief Master Sergeant McCreedy and a 23 member maintenance crew and the careful fueling and hangar storage practices ensuring no accidents while aboard or during ground operations.
Arlington reviewer evaluates Steven Shadegg’s The Remnant as a long winded political tale with thin character work and a partisan tilt toward Barry Goldwater, noting backdated plots, verbiage, and delayed intrigue before a final tidy resolution. The piece compares fictional Sen Cal Fessenden to real Arizona politicians and cites various contemporary books for contrast.
In Scottsdale the assistant publisher W. B. Dec Wright outlined editorial shifts as Vol. VIII, No. 96 marks another issue. The paper emphasizes national scope with local coverage maintaining its distinctive voice.
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