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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1970
Page
2
Editorial argues state plans for a Papago Freeway threaten Scottsdale's unity. It questions necessity and route, warns against old highway engineers dominating decisions, and calls for consultant study of alternatives and community input before spending millions on a possibly unnecessary or damaging project.
The deposed Cambodian prince seeks asylum with Mao Zedong in China. The piece notes Sihanouk’s feudal past and playboy image while suggesting Mao uses him for strategic ends, with some Marxists uneasy at the alliance.
The Postmaster General orders a nationwide crackdown on chain letters amid a surge from 97 in August 1969 to 559 by January 1970. The Postal Inspection Service warns such letters are nonmailable and fraudulent, urging residents to report them to stop the scheme and avoid postal fraud charges.
In a March 24 pursuit through a residential area, three Scottsdale patrol cars chased a speeding suspect with a narcotics warrant. The chase ended when the vehicle crashed into a fence, causing property damage and raising safety concerns about high speed pursuits in neighborhoods.
A Scottsdale High School article reports Dettmar Cramier, famed as a world soccer authority, led a soccer clinic. The writer defends the sport and its players against negative front-page depictions and urges readers to reflect on their own communities before judging players.
The writer urges higher pay for postal workers and air traffic controllers to avert strikes, arguing taxes currently fuel arms and war. They call for shifting funds to high-wage constructive public jobs, poverty programs, pollution control, inter-racial harmony, and peaceful conflict resolution through world law.
A letter from Scottsdale High School expresses gratitude to The Progress for publicity that filled all three performances and enabled scholarships for SHS graduates. The note credits local businesses and professionals for donations of money and window space, praising the newspaper’s community service.
A reader extends congratulations to Phillip Strittmatter for his March 20 1970 Scottsdale Progress column A Teacher Writes praising its quality and inviting more teachers with similar beliefs to share views. The letter also commends Scottsdale Baptist Hospital for emergency eye surgery care of a preschooler and the warm support from staff Auxiliary volunteers and Candy Stripers.
A satirical recount traces Nixon sending troops to run U S post offices, escalating chaos as 75 000 soldiers crowded Grand Central Station and half the posts stayed loyal. Westmoreland asks for more troops, proposes a bombed trail, and 62 3 percent of hamlet posts are pacified. Public protests grow. a peace is negotiated withdrawing troops.
Washington reports that Ambassador Sargent Shriver weighing a Maryland governor bid could fracture the state's Democratic field. Republican Rogers Morton eyes a Senate run, while Dale Anderson and George Mahoney loom as potential surging contenders, reshaping a once placid election.
A critical letter argues that revelations of atrocities in Vietnam erode the myth of American soldiers and expose a shared humanity. It condemns avoidance of accountability and warns that blaming a few will hollow out national conscience and identity.
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