Spending patterns shift as 1950s budgets evolve
The piece notes that 1950s households spent 30.4 percent on food and beverages, while today the share is 22.8 percent, with clothing, shoes, and appliances like dishwashers and clothes dryers rising in access. Car ownership climbs from 59 to 82 percent, fueling demand for gadgets and credit. The editorial questions whether Americans have grown overly soft and greedy amid inflation and debt.
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China's growing airline to cross borders in distant future
A column notes China's nascent airline industry lags behind Western rivals with old DC-3s and Russian jets. It cites interest from TWA Pan Am Northwest American and United in routes, plus Beijing Shanghai plans and potential Airbus Concorde orders. A Nixon trip anecdote and a Taiwan perspective are included.
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Cement Truck Safety on Camelback Road Triggers Calls
An accident on Camelback Road killed a motorcycle rider after a cement truck. A survey of trucks on Camelback Indian School Scottsdale Roads Tatum Boulevard and 44th Street suggests many trucks speed and run lights. Call for safety training and stricter enforcement by companies and Valley police.
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Scottsdale
Tatum Boulevard
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Muskie missteps spark Democratic panic over Wallace surge
An inside view attributes Muskie's Florida attack on George Wallace to a failed strategy that undermined the Democratic bandwagon and boosted Wallace. Critics say misreading Wallace's anti establishment appeal helped Wallace win Florida and threaten party unity ahead of primaries and the November election.
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Edmund S. Muskie
Florida
George Wallace
Wallace
Muskie
Archie Bunker
Nixon
Archie Bunkers
Wallace Wallace and Muskie feud sparks Florida shock
Muskie advisers faced a grim Miami postmortem after Wallace claims reached 56 percent in the Wisconsin primary. Wallace edges into Florida momentum with gains among black and Spanish speaking voters, threatening Muskie’s path to the nomination.
Reader challenges 15 year claim in Becky Madden case
A Mailbag reader criticizes attorney Ron Wood for saying a term behind bars in Madden case equals 15 years for a criminal nature. The letter argues time served should be equal to the actual sentence and questions legal distinctions and fairness.
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Ron Wood
Jack Karne
Mr. Wood
Saguaro High Band Seeks Public Support for Six Flags Trip
A letter urges Scottsdale readers to publish more Saguaro High School news beyond sports. The band plans to compete against out of state groups at Six Flags Texas and seeks community fundraising and attention to showcase Arizona's entrants.
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Mohave
Six Flags
Texas
Arizona
Scottsdale
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The Progress invites letters limited to 350 words and requests writers include name and home address for verification. Typewritten letters are preferred to aid readability and accuracy in publication.
Thor Power Tool Co. unveils silent jackhammer jacket
The Thor Power Tool Co. of Aurora, NL, introduces a bonded rubber jacket for the chisel and a polyurethane wrap muffler to quiet pavement-busting jackhammers enough for conversations with the operator. The Tribune notes potential diversification beyond rivet guns and pneumatic drills.
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Aurora
Thor
Tribune, South Bend, Inc
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