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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1969
Page
2
Editorial urges voters in Scottsdale to back an $8.8 million base bond with $4.1 million options to relieve overcrowding and upgrade facilities. A citizens committee proposed $12.4 million. board opted for a consensus plan including a new high school by 1978 and a future vocational center.
The piece argues farm subsidies paid for leaving land idle benefit large, rich farms more than struggling smallholders. It cites 1967 data with 388 farmers receiving 100000 to 500000 dollars and five over a million, noting a proposed per farmer cap was killed by farm lobbies. Nixon could cut subsidies to help balance the next budget.
Washington power plays unfold as Rep John Rooney uses budget leverage to reinstate Charles Kriger as head of the SBA New York office. The move follows long clashes with SBA officials and shifts in personnel under Foley and Samuels. The episode highlights POLITICAL influence on minority lending programs and Nixon administration reactions.
The piece playfully explores the idea of Golda Meir as Israel's next premier, imagining a country led by a Jewish mother and the humorous, cautious optimism it might bring. It contrasts lighthearted domestic charm with Roth's Portnoy critique and wryly notes regional tensions and stereotypes.
Samuels pushes to advance the SBA antipoverty campaign while blaming Kriger for incompetence and inaction. Late in September he took a bold step Foley had not dared, signaling a new push.
Lt Gen Lewis B Hershey, director of Selective Service, says NSC may seek deferments for some graduate students in 1969. He notes indications of a review and urges selectivity, warns against broad student exemptions, and calls for lawful enforcement and citizen responsibility.
A playful survey links fur coats to male virility with quotes from furriers and pop culture icons like Richard Burton Joe Namath Bing Crosby and Henry Fonda. Prices top 25 000 for Jaguar and chinchilla coats while even fun furs reach 400. The piece notes fad trends from mink to sealskin and Paris suede looks with school color dyeing.
A fragment cites Mrs. W. Rape as chaperone chair in Butler Pennsylvania with varied sound impressions. It mentions Julie's new husband playing a pipe organ, a Norfolk Virginian-Pilot snippet and a grandson of a former president Eisenhower. Oregon Journal notes a principal's pay rise and guild demand for a modified union ship. Arizona Republic timeline unclear.
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