Mafia rumors and the Arizona Strike Force
Editorial warns that Mafia rumors rise in Arizona as Don Bolles documented activity in 1970. It criticizes the 1971 Strike Force on Organized Crime as underfunded and ineffective, urging stronger gubernatorial and attorney general leadership to curb possible growth.
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Arizona Republic
Arizona
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Jesser
Tucson
Scottsdale
Phoenix
Bolles
Scottsdale leaders deserve a pay raise, business group says
Local businessmen urge doubling Scottsdale council and mayor salaries citing hours worked and the need to attract capable leaders. The proposal, to be voted next week, would apply to future replacements and not mid term incumbents.
Choosing Our King and the American presidency
Harriet Van Horne reviews Michael Novak's Choosing Our King, arguing Americans turned the President into a king priest and prophet. The piece critiques symbolic power, television's role, and the need to see the President as fallible rather than sacred. It discusses Nixon symbolism and democratic health.
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Harriet van Horne
Michael Novak
Novak
Mrceney
Macmillan
Richard Nixon
Mr. Nixon
Nixon
George Wallace
Mailbag Special urges expansion of high school course offerings
Readers urge Scottsdale School Board to restore sixth and seventh course options for next year warning five course loads shortchange students. They emphasize broad education including arts music languages and vocational subjects and call on parents to lobby counselors while officials debate funding and priorities.
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Sir Scottsdalians
McGuffey
Scottsdale
Journalist Graham urged Nader lawyer to breach ethics
In a Columbia Journalism Review piece the author details CBS News legal correspondent Fred Graham trying to obtain a subpoenaed Nixon tape by offering to trade a broadcast copy for access to the tape. The account cites ABA Canon Seven and critic Walter Lippmann on press ethics and scoops.
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Columbia Journalism Review
CBS ‘News
Fred Graham
Graham
Ralph Nader
William Dobrovic
Washington Post
Nader
Dobrovic
White House
CBS
American Bar Association
Tennessee
Law Beat
Walter Lippmann
Lippmann
Scottsdale Active 20 30 Club Casino Night Criticized
A reader recounts attending a Casino Night at a church hall in Scottsdale run by the Active 20 30 Club where about 250 attendees paid $5 each. He won prizes and $181 000 in chips but alleges club members mocked him, confiscated tickets and damaged prizes before an outside confrontation with the club president who apologized. He questions the club’s conduct and calls for accountability.
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Scottsdale
Readers urged to send brief typed letters with verification
The Progress invites letters to the editor limited to 350 words due to space constraints. Writers should include name and home address for verification if needed. Typewritten letters are preferred and should be double spaced.
Doc Wright Named Assistant Publisher at Marshall
W. B. Wright known as Doc Wright appointed assistant publisher at the Marshall branch. He brings decades in editorial leadership and will oversee daily operations and staff coordination.
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