Closed hearing questioned in Arizona dog racing case
Editorial questions Attorney General Gary Nelson for holding a secret meeting with Emprise and the Funk family amid pending Racing Commission hearings. The piece argues the public has a right to know the truth about whether national gambling ties influence Arizona racing operations and calls Nelson’s stance morally shaky.
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Gary Nelson
Arizona
Emprise Corp
Funk
Nelson
Phoenix
Emprise
Prescott
Las Vegas
Sam Steiger
Funks
Racing Commission
No-fault auto insurance debate in Arizona Legislature
A historical notice discusses the Arizona Legislature’s failure to pass no-fault auto insurance, highlighting trial lawyers’ gains and car owners’ costs. It cites US Senate studies showing low claim payout fractions and high attorney and admin costs, and argues no-fault could reduce delays and court clogging while noting valid criticisms.
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Arizona
US Senate
Poland Eyes Détente as Orthodoxy Shifts in Warsaw
Inside Report notes Edward Gierek leads a pragmatic shift in Poland amid Nixon’s Viet Nam blockade. A new orthodoxy favors domestic economic growth over global Third World outreach, with Moscow pursuing a Washington‑Moscow partnership and a wary, hopeful stance toward détente.
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Warsaw
Nixon
North Vietnam
Poland
Communist Party
Moscow
Hanoi
Edward Gierek
Soviet Union
U.S
Haiphong Harbor
Gierek
Vietnam
Mrr
Kremlin
Leonid Brezhnev
Mr. Nixon
White House
Soviet Bloc
A Pousa Cominiunist
Fortuy
Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Europe
Crawfish Festival Features French Music and Parades
The Crawfish Festival Association President Robert L.D. Sr. recalls daily fare including French music dancing baby contests crawfish racing the crowing of the Crawfish Queen and homemade floats during the festival in Shreveport Louisiana.
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Crawfish Festival Association
Shreveport
Letter to the Editor Policy Promotes Brief Submissions
The Progress invites readers to submit letters to the editor with a 350 word limit and asks writers to include their name and home address for verification. Preference is given to typewritten letters to save space and ensure legibility.
Changes For Italy's centuries-old beauty
A Chicago writer reflects on Italy's environmental crisis touching air and water pollution, sinking Venice from groundwater mining, and the damage to historic cityscapes. The piece notes preservation battles across cities and recalls Richard Nickel's death amid Chicago's landmark preservation fights.
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Chicago
Italy
Rome
Venice
Savannah
New Orleans
Richard Nickel
Old Stock Exchange
Uphill From Kindergarten to College Costs
A parent reflects on four sons and rising education costs. The speaker notes the Brick Church kindergarten expense matched his own college price, predicting higher costs as children grow. He jokes about future fashion trends and supporting four “Beau Brummels” on a pension.
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New York
All My Friends Are Going to Be Strangers review
Reference Librarian McMurtry novel follows Danny Deck who gains fame after publication and struggles to live with success. He abandons education, loses his wife and child, drifts between Texas and California, and ultimately fails to recapture his life, with McMurtry delivering entertaining yet adult themes about success and identity.
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McMurtry
Danny Deck
San Francisco
Danny
California
Texas
Library’s Most Popular Books List Reveals Top Ten
A library display ranks ten best sellers led by Blatty’s The Exorcist and Michener’s The Drifters. Other titles include Brown’s Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee and Forsyth’s Day of the Jackal with authors Kanin MacInnes and Talese among the top picks.
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Brown
Diley
Eleanor and Franklin
Wouk
Kanin
Tracy
Hepburn
Michener
Drifters
Forsyth
MacInnes
Malaga
Talese
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Rcemen
Justing
Common Cause
Citizens’ Lobby
Inside Report
Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
Clifton
Daniel
Book Review
Scottsdale Public Library
Jill
Dick Diver
Scottsdale
Progress
Jonathan Marshall
Jerry McElfresh
Doc” Wright
Scottsdale Daily Progress
Scottsdale Publishing Inc
Scottedate
Ariione
Scottenate, Ariz
Gunean
Eire
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