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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1967
Page
4
An editorial laments annual child drownings in the Valley and urges stronger prevention. It notes inconsistent pool fencing laws and enforcement, plus unfenced canals. The piece asks how many accidental drownings are needed before proper safeguards are taken.
Arizona boxer Zora Folley, 34, braces for a March 22 bout with Cassius Clay for the heavyweight title. Once ducked by Patterson Liston and Clay, Folley is praised as a clean living contender and could restore dignity to the ring if he wins or fights bravely.
The author urges Congress to overhaul ethics rules after Bobby Baker and Adam Clayton Powell misconduct. He argues punishment alone fails without system reforms and cites public and Negro opinion demanding thorough investigation, standards, and policing of all members. Nepotism and loose oversight are cited as chronic issues.
Voters in the Scottsdale High School District and Grammar School District rejected a proposal to build a new high school on the Springer property at 44th Street and Stanford Drive in a special election. The tally was 602 for and 1,044 against, part of a 1,726 total that set a district record for school elections.
A reader objects to a New York Times editorial on murder rates and federal gun control, challenging the statistics and accusing the Times of credibility gaps. The letter argues gun bans would not reduce deaths and questions sportsman and gun manufacturers links, urging continued opposition in Arizona.
The Scottsdale Daily Progress invites reader letters but caps submissions at 400 words. All sellers must provide name and address, though the address may be withheld upon request.
The piece discusses JFK and Khrushchev on a nuclear disparity, the 1963 atmospheric test ban, and steps toward disarmament. It weighs ABM costs and risks, noting Soviet defenses around Moscow and U.S. debate on a thin system, with Einstein and McGill urging cautious progress toward peace.
New York editor James Gordon Bennett proclaims marriage to Henrietta Agnes Crean in a front page note dated June 1 1840. He frames the wedding as a moral and civic milestone and hints at future changes in the Herald’s columns. The June 8 notice confirms the ceremony at St Peter's in Barclay Street.
Type slips during World War II note Wes Gallagher’s tenure as AP general manager since 1962 and wartime coverage leadership. Jayne Mansfield arrives in South Vietnam wearing a silver miniskirt and brown seaters. Other items mention a female script writer overstepping, J B Biggley’s onstage moment, and debates on judges serving multiple public roles.
Scottsdale Daily Progress serves Scottsdale, Arizona with offices at 602 Ball Park Plaza. The paper notes editors and staff roles, publication schedule, and mailing details dated March 7, 1967.
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