Editorial: opposition to the 2.7 million school referendum
The editorial argues residents will vote on March 27 about a 2.7 million school budget referendum. It supports the district’s right to go to voters but cannot endorse the full amount, citing higher taxes for homeowners and the need to prioritize essential items like teaching supplies and services for the deaf and learning-disabled while noting some purchases are not urgent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Downey
Yale
U.S
Stars fall in Arizona coroner inquest clouds Burt Reynolds film
In Gila Bend a coroner's inquest investigates a film shoot as Burt Reynolds and Sarah Miles face testifying while Miles' business manager is found dead at the motel. The actors seek costly counsel amid a tawdry, controversial spotlight and questions about celebrity privilege.
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Burt Reynolds
Sarah Miles
Gila Bend
Miles
Inside Report Replays 1969 Economy Fears In Nixon Era
Washington observers warn that Nixon and aides skirt food price spikes and cling to monetarist policy led by George Shultz. Critics long for Connally to blunt inflation and prevent a Democratic comeback as 1974 elections loom.
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Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
Washington
Nixon
White House
Treasury
George Shultz
Shultz
University of Chicago
Milton Friedman
Connally
Schultz
Sen
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Senate
Rep
John Anderson
Illinois
House Republican Conference
Alaska
Frisch and Downey Echo in Today’s Baseball Reflections
Frank Frisch’s career and value in today’s market are weighed against past stars, noting his .316 lifetime average and seven World Series, while John T. Downey’s release from a Chinese prison and Nixon’s pardon offer political contrast. The piece also cites Virginia’s habitual offender data and critiques car restraint policies.
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Frisch
Brooks Robinson
Gas House
Detroit Tigers
Fordham
Frank
Merriwell
Dodge
John T. Downey
CIA
New Britain
Conn
Nixon
Chou En-lai
Manchuria
Editorial on Higgins dismissal at Chaparral High
Letter criticizes a Chaparral High School editorial as dangerous and arrogant. The writer decries permissive teaching and cites high dropout figures for Scottsdale and a national 25 percent claim by Arizona Education Association head Joe Stocker.
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Higgins
Chaparral High School
Scottsdale
Joe Stocker
Arizona Education Association
Gas tax opposition from Scottsdale resident Joe Jackson
A Scottsdale reader questions a state gas tax increase citing personal costs and road wear from trucks. He argues against statewide revenue sharing, proposes a Scotts dale use tax for heavy vehicles and questions snowbird out-of-state license holders paying for local streets. He invites others to voice opinions.
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Paul Messinger
Paul
North Scottsdale
Shea
North
Scottsdale
Pima
Joe Jackson
Thankful call to police operator saves survivor
A survivor thanks a telephone operator who relayed an incomplete message after attackers cut the dial tone. The survivor fled to neighbors after 15 years of residence but was dragged back and assaulted before the operator's intervention helped reach the police.
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Namie
Virginia plan to curb junk calls sparks satire from Lighter Side
In Washington this column notes the Virginia Citizens Consumer Council seeks the phone company to compile a list of subscribers who object to solicitations. The piece mocks telemarketing tactics and timing while highlighting consumer vulnerability and the persistent push to regulate unwanted calls.
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Dick West Washington
UPI
Virginia Citizens Consumer Council
Alexandria
Virginia Citizen
FBI
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Bob Considine
Bill Klein
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National Association of Insurance Agents, Inc
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Jerry McElresh
W. B. Doc" Wright
Audit Bureau of Circulation
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