Editorial: Cox case shows justice in action in Arizona
The editorial praises Judge Ed Hughes for ordering a new trial after post verdict tests suggested Cox’s innocence. It lauds county attorneys Woodford and Stewart for admitting the case lacked decisive evidence and urges continued focus on fair trials and protecting the innocent despite pressures to convict.
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Cox
Ed Hughes
Jack Karie
Brad Woodford
Woodford
Jerry Stewart
Abby Jean Bizzett
Hughes
Nation hesitates over constitutional crisis after election night
The nation faced a potential electoral deadlock if George Wallace carried enough votes. Leaders from both parties urged reforms and Congress debated a popular vote plan amid broad public support, warning that delay risks a weaker national leadership.
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United States
George Wallaceould
Congress
Nixon administration reels with staff chaos in Washington
The Nixon White House faces a widening crisis as key posts remain vacant and insiders like Peter Flanigan shift from Wall Street to stabilize policy. Harry Flemming bears the blame as transition planning falters while agency leadership and regulatory oversight lag.
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Washington
Nixon
Peter Flanigan
New York
White House
Flanigan
Wall Street
Harry Flemming
Flemming
Latin America
Charles Meyer
Sear’s
State Department
Treasury
International Affairs
Flanigan- Flemming
Letter to the editor blasts Senate over campus debate
A. M. Horwitch of Phoenix condemns the state Senate Appropriations Committee and Sen. John Conlan for hostile questioning of Dr. Richard Landini, ASU Litchfield campus dean-designate, arguing the episode misrepresents academic freedom. He urges cooler heads, warns against an educational witch hunt, and defends the campus project as vital to expanding higher education.
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State Senate Appropriations Committee
John Conlan
Richard Landini
ASU Litchfield
Landini
Sen. Conlan
Dr. Landini
Litchfield
The
Committee
Board of Regents
Williams
Ambitious Scottsdale Youth Delivers Daily Progress
A letter from a Scottsdale resident praises Charles Olson of 2507 North 66th Street for delivering The Scottsdale Daily Progress with care. The writer notes he uses rubber bands and plastic bags bought from his profits, showing responsibility to customers. Call 945-8134 to support his growing business in the Hi-View area.
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Charles Olson
66Th St
Scottsdale
Charles
Scottsdale Daily Progress
Hi-View
Negro leaders’ silence on crime alarms Congress aid programs
Washington reports Rep. William Scherle warns that leaders of the Negro community provoke possible harm to multibillion dollar anti poverty and education programs by failing to publicly denounce crime and extremism. He cites polls showing both races favor tougher crime action and questions where Negro leaders stand.
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Washington
Congress
William Scherle
Rtown
House Education and Labor Committee
Scherle
Trumpeter swan saves the species through conservation efforts
An energy-charged column lauds trumpeter swan recovery from near extinction thanks to legal protection and conservation work. It contrasts hopeful wildlife gains with a paranoid, inflammatory attack on Black communities and leaders, urging drastic actions and condemning perceived crime.
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Oklahoma
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Robert Novak
le Nouveau Nixon
Ad Tribune
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Goldsmith
Vicious Circle
Robert Allen
John Goldsmith
Hoppe
Trumpeter Swan
Arthur Hoppe
Scientific American
Grommet
Human Species
Conservation League
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League
Rep. Scherle
Iowa
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Dela‘ware
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Jonathan Marshall
Doc" Wright
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Scottsdale Publishing Company
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