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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1975
Page
3
An editorial decries a new Phoenix leadership group the Phoenix 40 formed to attack crime. It questions lack of Mexican American Black labor academic and women members and warns elite power could surpass citizen oversight. It urges reliance on established government and broad civic wisdom.
The South Korean government and KCIA have pressured Dong-A Ilbo advertisers to cancel contracts, with alleged beatings used to intimidate. Despite government pressure, readers bolster the paper by buying more copies and placing ads to show support for press independence amid Park Chung Hee era repression.
The Supreme Court holds school officials may be sued for unconstitutional discipline of students in a 5-4 decision. The ruling is not retroactive. The column then meanders through political and cultural references, recalling figures from Nixon era and noting various historical anecdotes and quips.
Scottsdale reader JACK W. KENNADAY voices frustration with district bureaucracy, recounting a 1971 strike over administrator car expenses and cuts to classroom resources. He argues budgets should fund education over admin perks, urging support for teacher salaries and program funding.
Edith Kay urges Scottsdale officials to sacrifice city land set aside for future expansion and park use to meet budget pressures. She argues commercial land near Indian School Road could be developed now and warns against keeping excess capital in reserves amid a recession.
At the March 4 Scottsdale City Council meeting officials say they misrepresented the Women's Political Caucus as supporting a city advisory committee. A member volunteered to serve but that did not equal formal caucus backing. The group regrets any embarrassment and offers clarification.
Harriet Van Horne argues that modern America shows signs of mass superstition and irrational beliefs fueled by astrology ESP UFOs and cults. She cites a MIT scientist and Simon and Schuster book to warn that gut reactions trump reason and threaten democracy.
McElfresh is listed as managing editor with a salary of 23.40 dollars per year and 25.00 dollars per year according to the payroll sheet.
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