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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1968
Page
2
Editorial argues crime rises faster than population and arrests at nine to one. It urges preventing crime by early mental health treatment for children, parental acceptance of illness, and cooperation between schools and health authorities to develop programs.
The piece cites C Northcote Parkinson and notes that if trends persist, Britain could rely on government pay by 2195. It compares the United States where federal non defense employees rise from one per 5,000 at Washington to one per 66 today, implying taxpayers may blame themselves in time. Sacramento Union reports.
Washington reports on the controversial F-111 after grounding due to hydraulic pump failures. The craft, once recalled to combat in Vietnam for South Vietnam targets, faces obsolescence warnings as the Air Force seeks a faster, lighter next generation fighter bomber with 2000 mph capability and 42 000 pounds thrust ready by 1975.
A reader correspondence note from Mrs W A Webster at 2233 N Tip Street Scottsdale thanks the Scottsdale Daily Progress for its openness to letters while urging limits to 400 words and noting letters must include name and address though address may be withheld upon request.
Jim and Julie Attwood aged 12 and 10 express concern about ducks at El Dorado Lake losing eggs. They report a duck nesting about 16 eggs, with nine remaining, and describe people taking and cracking eggs. They urge city action such as incubating eggs or transferring them to a raft to save the ducks and preserve the lake’s honor.
A 19 year old boy from Lagos Nigeria requests a pen pal in the local area. He lists hobbies including making friends football swimming table tennis music and keeping pets. He promises to reply to letters from youths of his age and signs as SHO BOY 15 Branco St Lagos.
Ralph McGill recalls an all night death watch at a state prison in Tennessee. He details the two condemned men pre execution conditions, the electric chair, and the solemn, disturbing atmosphere before dawn. He argues against the death penalty and calls for reform of prison and jury systems. He also urges nationwide education on mental illness and public safety.
A New York political analysis notes Hubert Humphrey's vulnerability after Kennedy's death and rising McCarthy momentum. With McCarthy winning about 67 of 123 district delegates and calls for sizable at large delegates, New York's party machinery faces a shakeup as leaders assess future support and salience in the Chicago convention.
A sensational account claims an anarchist named Byington led an international conspiracy called They, exposing a broad network including police departments and federal agencies. The piece notes his televised confession and a public shift toward accepting personal responsibility for violence.
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