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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1971
Page
2
Editorial urges updating planning and zoning to address rapid population growth. It cites obsolete 1921 rules, notes SB 176 would let governments create planning agencies, set land use goals, and coordinate transportation and capital projects. It argues strong planning prevents harm from nonconforming uses and improves public interest outcomes.
Senate testimony on Army civilian spying lists broad groups identified as potential troublemakers. Defense officials cite civilian agency gaps in providing data while critics deem the program a constitutional rights violation. Hearings press for policy change and demand answers on authorization and authority.
Inside Report notes President Nixon faced pressure over his 1968 textile quotas pledge as he weighed relief against a looming trade fight. The piece cites his reluctance to stray from the commitment, despite weak case for textile relief versus other sectors and warnings from White House aides.
Lt. William L. Calley Jr testifies he ordered the killings citing day’s orders from Capt. Medina as the basis for the massacre. The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes debate over chain of command and accountability up the line as trial continues.
In a press conference transcript, ARTHUR HOPPE reports President Nixon stresses prisoners of war as top priority and links ground actions in Laos to protecting troops in Vietnam. Kissinger and Rogers blamed for policy, with no clear North Vietnam invasion stance and conditional threats to bombing.
President Nixon resists calls to compel Henry Kissinger to testify on policy amid partisan critique. White House aides frame move as political posturing as Senate debates executive privilege and congressional subpoenas. May or may not be tied to broader Vietnam withdrawal debate and Muskie challenge.
Sen Paul Fannin joins Kansas and Oklahoma colleagues to back the Rural Jobs Development Act promoting new industries in rural areas. Despite strong state census growth, many counties and reservations remain economically stagnant, prompting economists to seek dispersal of growth from urban centers.
Senate co sponsor Sen Fannin backs a Rural Jobs bill originally from Sen Harris and Sen Pearson. The plan uses tax credits depreciation and wage deductions to spur private plant openings in rural counties or Indian reservations with local hiring. Sponsors hope to extend Appalachia and Four Corners programs nationwide and tie funding to state revenue sharing.
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