Editorial: Olympic hypocrisy and double standards
The editorial argues the IOC pursues a flawed purity rule while allowing state subsidized athletes, notably the Soviets, to qualify as amateurs. It singles out American pros barred from amateur play and Wilt Chamberlain as inconsistent. It calls for IOC self reform and equal chance for all athletes amid state subsidies.
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International Olympic Committee
IOC
Lord Killanin
Wilt Chamberlain
Freeway debate returns as I-10 plan resurfaces in Phoenix
Arizona highway boosters press S.B.1259 to boost bonding from 10 to 50 million while MAG proposes linking I-10 to Papago routes via McDowell Road. Voters rejected inner loop but interest groups push a partial west Phoenix freeway as transit calls go unanswered.
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Phoenix
67Th Avenue
Metropolitan Association of Governments
MAG
Papago
McDowell Road
Arizona
Split in Arab world threatens Kissinger settlement hopes
Five months after the Yom Kippur War a split among Arab states risks derailing Kissinger’s diplomacy. Libyan leader Qaddafi finances anti Western protests and arms shipments while Algeria weighs U.S. aims. Saudi Arabia and Egypt seek oil boycott relief but internal and regional rifts complicate a regional peace path.
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Washington
Henry Kissinger
Anwar Sadat
Egypt
Faisal
Saudi Arabia
Kissinger
U.S
Libya
Muammar Qaddafi
Middle East
Riyadh
U.S. Middle East
Qaddafi
Oman
Arabian Peninsula
Lebanon
Israel
Sadat
Suez Canal
Syria
Golan Heights
Algeria
Golda Meir
Meir
National
West Bank
Jordan
Judea
Samaria
Streaking shifts politics as impeachment tale unfolds
A satirical tale portrays streaking as a political weapon influencing impeachment debates. It follows student leaders, Congress, and a Nixon presidency through a flurry of unlikely public acts, culminating in a Senate trial and abrupt disclosure.
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Kenneth E
Dubuque
Peter Pettigrew
Candice Kupcake
Pippin
Senate
Booster club funding ties to athletics in Arcadia letter
Pauli Halchishick of Scottsdale responds to an Arcadia article about the athletic slump. He argues booster groups mainly fund sports due to broad reach and dues, urges broader parent support, notes his Coronado booster experiences and calls for constructive critique rather than public blasting.
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Arcadia
Willard Bandes
Booster Club
Arcadia Booster Club
Coronado Booster Club
Connecticut
California
Pauli Halchishick
Scottsdale
Criticism of Arizona Nutritional Week in School Lunches
A reader questions the school lunch program emphasizing nutrition during Arizona Nutritional Week. They mock menu items like creamy potatoes and beef stew and note waste from meals students won’t eat. The letter argues students care more about edible lunches than butter subsidies.
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Arizona
Scottsdale Voters Oppose City Council Pay Raise Push
A letter from Scottsdale voters urges The Scottsdale Daily Progress to oppose an upcoming council pay raise. They warn three incumbents may vote to double salaries on March 19 1974 and start April 1 1974, costing the city treasury $43300 extra and later $115200 for all council members over four years.
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Scottsdale
City of
Mascot Proposal for Scottsdale Community College Artijock
Letter writer praises Vance Hansen for suggesting the Scottsdale Community College mascot the Artijock and urges both sides to accept the proposal as a simple crisis solution. The piece frames the mascot choice as imaginative and worthy of ratification.
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Vance Hansen
Vance
Scottsdale Community College
Artijock
Mr. Hansen
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