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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1969
Page
2
The school district should study building mini schools for kindergarten to third grade to address rapid growth and vacant land scarcity. Smaller schools would reduce crowding, personalize learning, ease transitions, and could prompt developers to donate land, potentially delaying further bond issues.
The piece accuses Everett Dirksen of ethical lapses by referring clients to his old law firm and accepting fees, while opposing financial disclosure rules. It notes calls from Senators Fannin and Griffith for censure and questions if Senators differ from judges in ethics.
An unnamed State Department officer notes Henry Kissinger's rising influence as Nixon moves policy work to his office. The article describes a sweeping change sending policy proposals to Kissinger, reducing Rogers's role and expanding Kissinger’s reach over foreign policy and the NSC.
The National Society of Political Satirists holds an emergency meeting amid doom and satire. Grrommet, six times president, urges swift action while Russell Baker of the New York Times and Art Buchwald spar over the administration and the need for a mock president to mock. The group contemplates an employment bureau as a path to honest work as the vote lands 27 for honest work and 13 for hara-kiri.
A proposal to devote 258000 dollars of government funds to a Robert Kennedy memorial at Arlington National Cemetery faces opposition from Rep. William Scherle and other lawmakers. They argue public money should not finance a private family tribute and cite precedents like the Taft memorial funded privately. The plan, part of the Interior budget, awaits a vote in the Appropriations Committee amid broader budget-cutting pressures.
The article notes cabinet and diplomatic postings shifting during late Johnson and Nixon years as Republican figures accept or decline ambassador roles. It mentions Walter Annenberg, John Eisenhower, Ridgway Knight, Paul Nitze, Kenneth Rush, and others as part of a diplomatic reshuffle amid labor shortages and Okinawa talks.
The fragment lists names and figures with monetary amounts indicating an editorial note or payroll snippet. It mentions managing editor Jerry McElfresh and amounts such as 1560 and 18.25, suggesting a financial or staffing record in a Scottsdale publication.
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