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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1966
Page
2
The editorial discusses rising student numbers and crowded classrooms while teachers salaries rise. It notes expanded tax base but questions if higher revenue will cover basic needs and weighs keeping budgets low versus raising taxes.
The speaker argues that a new elementary school is needed next year while a new building won’t be ready for two years. They urge a plan to relieve funding pressure and improve the district to keep students competitive in college, calling it an investment in the future and questioning the current budget limits.
The piece celebrates spring in Arizona through vivid descriptions of red winged black birds, cardinals among mulberry leaves, and blooming cacti. It highlights jacaranda trees with lavender flowers as the season’s sheen, likening blossoms to dancing young ladies and evoking a purifying, springtime mood.
Roscoe Drummond notes three separate protests by over 65 Soviet scientists and artists directed at Brezhnev and Kosygin. The signs show rising pressure from writers, artists, students, and scientists for greater freedom of expression, challenging party governance and predicting difficulty for the Kremlin to balance reform with control.
Letter writer commends editorial on the Fennel zoning issue noting points raised. Discussion at a council meeting included Eisner Scottsdale planning consultant and mayor Bud Tims questioning whether commercial zoning should change area character. The correspondent warns such change could threaten the central core.
The text quotes Webster’s Third and New International Dictionary noting conservative meaning preserving the established order and distrust of change. It traces historical links to 18th century Tory associations and a close relation with the Commonwealth Empire, describing the party as preeminent from the reign to present.
President Johnson quietly moved to reorganize the State Department's Bureau of Security and Consular Affairs sparking a resignation by head James Schwartz. The plan, drawn up last September to save 250000 a year, faced liberal opposition in Congress and remains stalled amid internal White House turmoil and conservative resistance.
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