This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1969
Page
2
The editorial argues County Assessor Kenneth Kunes aims to tax untaxed property and bring parsonages and rectories onto the tax rolls. It contends church tax exemption should remain when property is used for worship and that taxing clergy housing could impose hardship while supporting church–state separation.
In Scottsdale a historic portrait of founder Chaplain Winfield Scott remains missing since the school district office was moved. A resident offered a pastel based on an old photo, but the Fine Arts Commission rejected it for quality. The writer urges the city to recover or commission a proper image for the new city hall.
A leaked White House briefing shows Nixon weighing a slim two-site ABM deployment around cities, while LBJ peevishly warned it would leave defending cities. Senate critics say the plan may still grow before the 1970s, altering GOP optics and national security signals.
A Scottsdale reader criticizes a March 14 editorial and defends Senator Conlan against accusations of anti American sentiment in opposition to ASU Dean Landini leading a new campus at Litchfield Park. The letter urges legislators to probe Landini’s selection and to base funding on educational aims rather than costs.
Recurring reports of resurgent hard line policies in Moscow cast a cloud over President Nixon’s hopes for talks on disarmament. Observers note a tone shift toward externally aggressive and internally repressive policies under Brezhnev Kosygin Podgorny, with renewed Stalinist pressure evident in media and prosecutions.
Virginia Payette protests against Dixie and the Confederate flag stir sorrow as student actions in Georgia South Carolina and Atlanta highlight how the symbols provoke debate. The piece reflects on history noting Dixie’s Northern origins and its Civil War usage while warning against fringe groups weaponizing symbols.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.