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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1971
Page
2
The piece argues 18 year olds have matured through the Kennedy era, civil rights struggles, Vietnam, and environmental worries. It supports allowing 18-year-olds to vote while noting the constitutional path and addressing concerns about youth activism versus responsibility.
The city and Chamber of Commerce welcome a new street sweeper, Scotty, in Scottsdale. Officials urge merchants tourists and residents to avoid littering so the community becomes cleaner and more attractive. Small steps add up to big progress toward a tidier locality.
Readers debate whether the March for Victory signals support for war or a call for peaceful world laws. They question Vietnam strategy, advocate nonviolence, and urge shifting energy to solving global problems like pollution racism and poverty.
Washington faces a widening rift as Sen. Vance Hartke and Fed chair Arthur Burns ally on a 10 percent investment tax credit to spur recovery. Burns signals openness to credits while White House adviser George Shultz pushes Fed money expansion, risking blame for slow economy.
NASA launches a bold Mars mission using two unmanned Mariner-class vehicles built by Jet Propulsion Laboratory Cal Tech. Atlas Centaur rockets carry payloads across a 260 million mile voyage to orbit Mars for three months and map 70 percent of the surface with TV cameras.
A Scottsdale reader letter accuses The Scottsdale Progress of bias against the SST project and airline economics. The writer notes Kennedy started the program in 1961, cites contractor cost sharing to 1981, and chides editors for ecological focus while ignoring water issues and local development impacts.
Book review of Leaving Home by Arthur Cavanaugh from Simon and Schuster. It portrays a large Brooklyn family in the 1930s facing poverty and mass unemployment. Robbie the youngest grapples with leaving home while his mother is ill, and many children assume household duties to keep the family intact.
A list of top borrowed titles includes The Crystal Cave by Stewart, Great Tom of God by Caldwell, Everything You Always Wanted About Sex by Reuben, The French Lieutenant's Woman by Fowles, Calico Palace by Bristow, Mary Queen of Scots by Fraser, The Greening of America by Reich, God An Englishman by Delderfield, Future Shock by Toffler.
Ten years back Scottsdale faced annexation disputes while plans for Paradise Valley annexation and a five story hotel near Indian School Road drew Planning Commission rejection. Arcadia saw streets start after petitions were ruled invalid and a City Hospital cornerstone laid amid protests over wages as local candidates stressed better streets. Arcadia’s Gary Deak faced Winslow in a 59 to 21 game victory.
The Progress states letters to the editor must not exceed 400 words and letters should include the writer's home address for verification if needed. This policy appears to manage space constraints and ensure accountability for submitted correspondence.
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