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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1966
Page
2
Editorial urges reconsideration of a bond issue defeated last fall linking it to a planned civic center library and maintenance yard. With Eastside settled and city government stabilized a renewed plan using owned land could eliminate a separate maintenance yard bond and make the package more acceptable.
President Johnson rails against a House defeat on his low income rent subsidy, now trimmed but still essential to the Great Society. A supplemental $12 million bill for the current fiscal year may be voted this week as he privately campaigns, seeking to avert a major setback.
GOP strategists see labor party split led by AFL CIO president Meany and rising inflation as political assets. Republicans expect gains in Congress while Democrats fracture over Viet Nam and rent supplements debate tests Johnson’s backing as measures face House cuts and local integration fears.
Margaret Warner praises Scottsdale American Association of University Women for March 5 program featuring ASU experts Dr Guilford Dudley and Bruce Mason and Time-Life editor Henry Luce. She urges broader local coverage of global issues and compliments the paper’s mix of local and wider news.
The spring display by the All-America Rose Selection committee showcases three winning varieties Apricot Nectar American Heritage and Matterhorn with a descriptive release and a photo. George Rose signs the public relations material for the group.
Ralph McGill notes seven military takeovers in Africa over the last nine months, including Algeria, the Congo, Dahomey, Central African Republic, and Nigeria. He cites corruption, lavish officials' wealth, and Nkrumah's alleged misdeeds in Ghana as triggers, with observers describing new leadership as briefly reformist but potentially unstable.
The Mailbag received a reply to Morris J. Starsky's guest editorial and signed by Dorothy Fischer. The Progress cannot locate a Dorothy Fischer in any directory or at the 8320 E Garfield address and asks Miss Fischer to confirm her identity and provide a valid address before publication.
The Joint Chiefs press for broader bombing in Vietnam while White House policy restrains them. President Johnson seeks a middle course amid rising war costs and shifting public opinion. Observers note a brewing clash between military push and political limits shaping US strategy.
A fragmentary record notes an event labeled IRE PARES with unclear details amid ongoing local turmoil. If readable, the piece references participants and a formal proceedings moment, but the exact names and outcomes are obscured by OCR damage.
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