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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1969
Page
2
Editorial urges observing flag days to honor the nation A call to fly the flag on designated days notes Memorial Day lapses The Progress offers a home flag for three dollars While a Sertoma Club program provides a permanent bracket and flag raising for businesses at a nominal charge to keep flags flying around flag days
Todd Noble, 16, sprang over a table at a crowded party when a torch toppled and flames spread. He tackled Mrs. Rea Solaes to smother the fire and suffered burns himself. Though several people were burned, Mrs. Solaes is expected to recover, and Noble is praised for quick, brave action. The incident highlights torch dangers at gatherings.
Reported unrest in Bucharest markets shows housewives grumbling over scarce food and poor quality goods while peasants refuse private plot sales. Cluj textile strike, student protests, and artist tastemaking reflect embryonic discontent under Romania's centralized economy as Ceausescu pursues an independent foreign policy.
A reader challenges the claim that the public is uninterested in board meetings and questions whether meetings are the best venue for citizens to express concern about district governance. The letter notes information sessions on Saturdays might inform more residents.
Scottsdale officer Edwardson badge 100 opened a locked station wagon to save a family in a rapid five minute rescue. The Modesto Bee notes his courteous and efficient actions reflect key modern police virtues. Separate notes question district spending and budget, urging audience to attend a June 24 budget hearing at Saguaro High School.
In a dated look at Congress, the piece notes lawmakers planned a fixed summer recess from August 13 to September 3 as part of reform. It describes gradual "conditioning" through Lincoln Day, Easter, Memorial and other long weekends to keep the chamber efficient before August.
The piece cites Greek Premier George Papadopoulos and Look magazine’s Greece article on government by torture. It mentions a proposed truth visit to Greece, safety for a writer, and possible prosecutions if claims prove true. It also touches boxing champion Frazier, priests, and a scientist from Boeing studying bacillus subtilis for Mars missions.
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