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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1970
Page
2
The editorial condemns rising vandalism affecting churches, the Boys Club, Scottsdale Jaycees, fountains, and school windows. It argues many offenders are youths and urges courts to hold parents accountable while schools, civic groups, and authorities seek constructive youth activities and enforce responsibility.
The piece argues that U S military personnel in Cambodia and Laos lack combat tax exemptions granted to Vietnam War service members. It cites roughly 300 deaths in Cambodia and about 400 airmen lost over Laos and urges President Nixon to extend the Vietnam era tax benefits to these families to ensure equal treatment.
Senate and White House weigh a Brooke plan to cap US troop withdrawals in Indochina. The proposal would require reducing the 150,000 annual deployment rate and ties further aid to a withdrawal pledge, risking shifting power from the President to Congress.
A reporter recalls Tokyo Summer Sumo Tournament and Kazuko Tatsumura striving to bring sumo to the United States. Taiho defeats Kitanofuji in a dramatic final as 10,000 yen envelopes are waved to the winner.
A narrator contends today’s unrest stems from parents who preached honesty and patriotism but failed to live by them. They fault college professors and say children learned only actions over words, noting a gap between claimed beliefs and behavior across generations.
In Walla Walla Washington the Bre Broon family's grandparents were guests at a welding event. The Union Bulletin reports the occasion noting community ties and local attendance.
A letter from the Phoenix Area Families of POWs and MIAs appeals to U S readers to pressure North Vietnam for the release of American servicemen held as POWs or missing in action. It urges handwritten letters, sharing names and addresses, and suggests using air mail or aerograms to express concern and prompt decency.
A resident recalls finding a red sticker on a garbage can promising cleanup in 30 days. He notes the alley was littered and blames trash collectors for the mess, urging better work by the crew.
A driver reports following a truck in Scottsdale displaying a bumper sticker “AMERICA. LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT.” The driver observed a large brown paper sack pepedi and an empty milk carton protruding from the window.
Our son Scott spent two weeks in the adventure camp sponsored by the city Parks and Recreation department. Under Len Barcelona the group built strong relationships and the program proved satisfying for the whole family. I highly recommend it to other parents.
A Scottsdale reader urges removing Professor Starsky and his followers from the university, claiming his views are nonconstructive and un-American. The letter accuses Starsky of pushing a pro-communist stance and ends with a call to publish the message to align with "America's side."
Wilbur Richey president of the Service Workers Association Union lauds Phoenix for unity and challenges divisions within the group. He says the union seeks to dictate and divide, while praising those who stand strong and refuse pressure.
W.B. Doc Wright serves as Assistant Publisher under Jonathan Marshall at the paper.
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