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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1967
Page
4
Progress editorial warns against picking up hitchhikers after Flagstaff police found suspects and warns that many dangerous criminals disguise as ordinary travelers. It cites surveys showing high criminal rates among hitchhikers and recounts a couple linked to four murders, urging caution as spring travel increases.
A column laments recurring park litter and tipped trash cans in a city park across from Progress. The writer notes most people clean up, but a few inconsiderate individuals ruin the area's appeal and hinder a pleasant public space.
Roscoe Drummond notes rising disillusionment with more federal money and agencies. Romney Ribicoff and others urge a new approach favoring state and local control, private sector roles, and phased cuts to public housing, with voices across parties calling for restraint and jobs over handouts.
A UK student Ross Monro of Osterley Middlesex writes to thank Considine for supplying Omaha pamphlets for his geography project The note praises the generosity of Americans and mentions top marks and a trip to London with flowers at Roosevelt statue in Grosvenor Square A Cuban greeting note dated Christmas Eve arrives March 2.
A humorous quip ponders what defines a gentleman as a man notes he married his first wife’s sister to avoid a new mother in law. He jokes about telling a man when he is pleased to sell his boss. The piece plays on social norms with a casual, witty tone.
The Scottsdale Daily Progress prints a reader letter urging Arizona to amend workers compensation to exclude the motion picture industry. The piece argues states compete for business, cites double insurance harming filming, and asks citizens to contact legislators. Signatories include Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Scott and Peggy Hall with addresses in Scottsdale.
Ralph McGill compares India and the United States, noting caste and race tensions, vast rural poverty, and political strife. He cites India's elections showing weaknesses of the Congress party and contrasts with the U S struggle for equal rights, warning both nations face threats to democratic stability.
A columnist labels Senator Kennedy's Vietnam stance as nonsensical and dangerous. The critique argues his call to halt bombing and ship supplies to North Vietnam would aid the enemy and undermine U.S. efforts, warning it would bolster Communist hopes and risk surrender.
Book reviews cover There Was a President from NBC News about Kennedy’s assassination and funeral with early life flashbacks and White House scenes. Also Inside Internal Revenue by William Surface examines IRS corruption allegations and useful agency insights with tips to avoid trouble.
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