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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1969
Page
2
Editorial defends the King assassination case as due process and credit to detectives and courts. It questions the absence of a full trial and calls for uncovering any conspirators who funded and aided James Earl Ray, urging ongoing pursuit of the full story.
Rep Paul Rogers demands a detailed HEW report on enforcing the law that terminates loans grants and scholarships for students convicted in campus disturbances. He cites 549 San Francisco State arrests this year with 122 receiving federal aid and urges swift action to require colleges to ensure compliance.
The letter notes highway signs show 88 miles to Mesa and 51 to Tempe while Scottsdale is rarely mentioned. Authors argue the highway department neglects Scottsdale despite rising through-traffic and urge legislators to press for inclusion.
President Nixon plans to send a high level emissary from a Wall Street law firm to Lima to urge Peru's Velasco Alvarado to negotiate over the IPC expropriation. If Peru fails to compensate by April four, U S aid and sugar quotas threaten retaliatory steps with regional diplomatic consequences.
Sir Willard D Archies letter to The Scottsdale Daily explains the open preview policy for the Scottsdale National Indian Arts Exhibition. He notes progress requires reply and outlines how serious collectors and buyers can analyze the show separately from general viewers. The preview remains invitational yet open to all. entrants provide name and address to be added to the invitation list annually.
Fragmentary items include a banquet bouquet description by Wilmington Evening Journal and a baseball signing note for a Cleveland Indians first baseman from Fort Wayne News-Sentinel. Also partial verdict snippet in a collision case involving Mrs B and a person named John from Hudson City Dispatch.
A Mailbag letter argues against firearm restrictions citing New Jersey's 1966 gun law. The writer notes rising crime despite the law, urges Congress to rethink anti gun measures, and calls on lawmakers to heed the issue.
The 1970 census raises privacy concerns as officials prepare a 20 and a 60 question form covering name race sex age and household details. Opponents led by Rep Betts push for a limited form arguing mass data gathering exceeds constitutional bounds while officials insist confidentiality and a national count justify comprehensive questions.
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