Three candidates vie for Scottsdale City Council seat
The editorial lauds Billie Gentry Leonard Johnson and Joe Strickler for active civic work. Johnson, an incumbent, has six years on the council guiding Scottsdale’s progress. Strickler and Gentry have led STEP committees and park and PTA efforts. The piece withholds endorsement urging readers to vote tomorrow.
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Billie, Gentry
Leonard Johnson
Joe Strickler
Stickler
Board of Adjustments
Billie Gentry
PTA
Carswell Nomination Sparks Senate Criticism and Debate
The public response questions G. Harrold Carswell as a fit Supreme Court nominee after Abe Fortas resignation. Critics say his record is undistinguished, prefer a more moderate Southern jurist, and urge withdrawal of the nomination. Judge Elbert P. Tuttle’s declined testimony is cited as evidence.
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United States Supreme Court
Abe Fortas
Nixon
Clement Haynesworth
Senate
G. Harrold Carswell
Carswell
Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Elbert P. Tuttle
Scottsdale voters urged to elect by a clear majority
In a letter to the editor James W. Hubbard urges Scottsdale residents to vote for a candidate with a broad majority in the general election. He notes the strong field from the primary with Hink and Drinwater, praises Billie Gentry, and calls for heightened voter participation to reflect a larger segment of the electorate.
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Scottsdale
Dr. Hink
Drinwater
Billie Gentry
Billie
Johnson
Strickler
Wallace trails Brewer in Alabama primary bid in new poll
A Birmingham study shows George Wallace failing to win white working class support needed to beat Albert Brewer in the Alabama Democratic primary. Voters favor Brewer on taxes and civility, yet Wallace remains Nixon’s rival for president, with disaffection growing over Wallace’s loud style and desegregation record.
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Birmingham
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Wallace
Oliver Quayle
Albert Brewer
Brewer
Central
Alabam
Dean Cree
Polly Graham
Tuscaloosa
Montgomery
Nixon
al Brewer
South
Hubert Humphrey
Edmund Muskie
Mediocre Voter Theme Roils Senate Over Carswell
Arthur Hoppe rails against the Carswell nomination as senators debate representation for a broad base of ordinary Americans. The piece lampoons the idea that mediocrity should shape the Supreme Court and warns of a politics aimed at the “stupid vote.”
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Judge Carswell
Supreme Court
Senate
Russell Long
Louisiana
Roman L. Hruska
Nebraska
Carswell
Hruska
Adlai Stevenson
William Buckley
Eugene McCarthy
Johnsons council experience cited for March 24 election
A Scottsdale letter praises Coun cilman Leonard Johnson highlighting his calm leadership and record on city improvements under a unitary state plan. The writer disputes legislature actions on pollution and urges public works and parks funding, crediting Johnson with open city government and stronger community involvement.
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Arizona
Parks and Recreation
Johnson
Frank Bowman JR
Scottsdale
Voter Backed by Business Experience Seeks City Council
A Scottsdale reader endorses Joe O Strickler a businessman with strong budget sense. They praise Mrs Gentry PTA volunteer track record and note education representation from Professor Hinik ASU and William Jenkins Scottsdale High. They urge business leadership for economic stability.
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PTA
Joe Strickler
Professor Hinik
ASU
William Jenkins
Scottsdale High
Scottsdale
Joe O Strickler
Age gaps widen as youth and elders join unlikely coalitions
The piece argues seniors feel out of place amid modern life as they age in retirement enclaves and face misfit laws shaped by the middle generation. It notes growing cross generational ties at protests and hearings as youths attend housing meetings and old age demonstrations, urging openness to collaboration.
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