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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1975
Page
3
The piece warns that foreign control of American newspapers and networks could endanger national security and civil liberties. It notes inquiries from Arab investors and Iran interest, plus Lord Thompson's American newspaper expansion, urging safeguards and diverse ownership to keep a watchdog press.
Arizona last year saw medical debt as the leading cause of personal bankruptcy with about one third of cases due to illness. The proposal would spread costs across the population to reduce bankruptcies when major medical events strike families without sufficient insurance.
The National Honor Society led a five minute Pledge of Allegiance history discussion over the PA on Monday. A Wednesday gymnasium assembly honored spring sports with a prominent gymnastics display and a Star Spangled Banner performance, drawing full crowds and respectful reaction. The writer notes student unity and questions adult limits on youth leadership and expression.
Parents, students, and teachers thank editors for reporting the traffic problems on Indian School Road in front of Arcadia school. They note a fatal crash last December and urge principled, fact based solutions from the news media.
A. Boyer argues that Scottsdale should reverse cutbacks by extending library hours to 12 daily, expanding swim pool schedules, and relocating an animal shelter to better serve neutering and lost animals. He warns against mismanagement and outsized mall investments.
Dorothy Henson of Scottsdale pleads for lower daytime movie rates. She notes her family of four allocates $5 monthly for a good film and asks local theaters in Christown and MetroCenter to offer reduced daytime prices to sustain local attendance.
A reader named JUNENAGEL argues against per household charges for garbage pickup. The letter suggests weighing trash by the pound to charge fairly and notes practical issues like buying scales and measurement time.
The piece traces Nelson Rockefeller's denials of presidential plans while noting advisers and press aides suggest he could still pursue the White House. After an Air Force Two exchange, Rockefeller rejects 1980 talk, deriding politics, then advisers and even Rockefeller himself hint at possible future candidacy.
The International Olympic Committee approved an amendment to Rule 26 allowing athletes to be paid for financial loss during training without losing amateur status. It aligns with 23 federations but leaves out professional status, a distinction still enforced for Olympic eligibility.
The Scottsdale Daily Progress details its staff, publication schedule, and contact information. It lists editor Jonathan Marshall and publisher W. B. Doc Wright with Jerry McElfresh as managing editor, address, and advertising rates, noting second class postage and ARIZONA circulation.
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