Last Field Besieged By Growth In Valley
An editorial laments loss of agricultural fields in Scottsdale and Paradise Valley as Schrader and Zimmerman Farms vanish to development. It warns that tax policies spur growth, erasing landscapes where artists once painted and asking what a field will mean for future generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scottsdale
East Phoenix
Paradise Valley
Schrader
Indian Bend Wash
Zimmerman
Indian Reservation
Chandler
Peoria
Farm price debate sparks broad alarm and rebuke
The article mocks Secretary Butz for blaming the urban press as farm prices rise 2.5 percent in January. It notes warnings from the New York Fed, Treasury's Shultz, and President Nixon about inflation. The writer asks for a real solution amid rising living costs and volatile farm prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of Agriculture
Earl Butz
Butz
Federal Reserve Bank
New York
Treasury
George Shultz
Nixon
Shultz
Nixon faces heavy criticism over executive privilege claim
The article reports Republican and legal figures criticizing President Nixon for asserting executive privilege to bar aides from congressional inquiries. It notes dissent among ex-staffers, concerns about Watergate, and questions about confidentiality with ex-aide Dwight Chapin amid ITT and Espionage probes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Nixon
John W. Dean III
L. Patrick Gray
FBI
Dean
Wyrreeken
John N. Mitchell
Bryce Harlow
Oval Office
H.R
Bob) Haldeman
John Ehrlichman
Dwight Eisenhower
Sinclair Weeks
Congress
Peter Flanigan
Senate
Dwight Chapin
United Airlines
Donald H. Segretti
Chapin
Blondie Creator Chic Young Leaves Legacy to Bumstead
Column notes Chic Young doubled Blondie output and banked half for posthumous use with son Dean and Jim Raymond. It discusses Blondie and Dagwood as American icons, letters from readers, and a digressive aside on Elliott Roosevelt and birth control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chic Young
Blondie
King Features Syndicate
Dean
Dagweed
Jim Raymond
Chic
Young
Dagwood
Buddy
Shakespeare
Elliott Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Ladies’ Home Journal
John
Elliott
Elliott Zilch
PFC
Miami Beach
Howard Hughes
Portugal
Higgins firing sparks mockery of Scottsdale schools
A letter to the editor denounces the dismissal of social studies teacher Edward Higgins as a mockery of Scottsdale public schools. The writer criticizes Principal James Curlett and board members Osmond Burton and Robert Uldane for prioritizing rules and procedures over learning and student thinking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Higgins
Scottsdale Public Schools
Higgins
James Curlett
Osmond Burton
Robert Uldane
Public school budget election questioned in Scottsdale remarks
J L B Bentley criticizes a $2.7 million school budget referendum arguing against increased per student field trip and supply funds and questioning class size reductions and overall tax burden. He calls for clearer public presentation and debate before the March 27 vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Progress
J. L.B. Bentley
Scottsdale
Editorials praise Scottsdale coverage and party reform calls
A reader thanks the paper for strong local editorials on Democratic Party reorganization the McDowell Freeway opposition and the Tell it to City Hall piece urging citizen input on rapid city growth Scottsdale issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Party
McDowell
City Hall
Scottsdale
Harry J. Dunham
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W. B
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Scottsdale Daily Progress
Scottsdale Publishing Inc
Earls Dr
Arizona
Ariz
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Aviz
Nivte
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Asloga Newspapers Association
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