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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1968
Page
5
Flag gifts include a 30 foot flagpole and U S and Arizona flags presented to the city for Eldorado Park at 76th Street and Oak. Mrs Leo Beneditt accepts for the club while Parks Director L B Spacewater and Mayor Bud Tims receive the items. The flagpole stands in front of the recreation building.
Realtors and mortgage officers say higher FHA and VA rates will affect local resale transactions, with the biggest impact on discount points. VA raises maximum VA loan to 12500 with no down payment, and buyers may pay above cash value. Experts expect discount quotes to shift from about 8 percent toward 4 to 5 percent, potentially easing seller burdens while appraised values remain unchanged.
An NEA evaluator invited to Scottsdale for a SEA survey described local teachers as highly frustrated. The Progress: The Area Education Association notes NEA affiliates have shown mixed militancy, with some educators open to strikes under certain conditions. Dr Merwin Deever of ASU says militancy can push societal gains in education. Educators warn conservative teachers may adopt strikes later to voice grievances.
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The Pentagon says it has alerted selected military units for possible duty during the March on Washington. Thousands are expected to camp in the capital under federal marshals supervision, with an emergency-ready posture.
Phoenix reports Everett Thomas, the patient who received a heart transplant, continues to improve eight days postoperation. He eats solid food, watches TV, reads, and walks in his room with no signs of heart rejection. Separately, the Joint Legislative Budget Committee will meet in Phoenix to review data processing for the state highway department and related appropriations, with reports on Capitol space, an agricultural inspection station at Yuma, and atomic energy radiation control costs.
In a dramatic rescue at Gauley No 8 shaft near Green Valley West Virginia fifteen coal miners emerged from a three foot high flooded shaft after nearly 113 hours trapped. They rode a conveyor out to the surface as families wept and officials praised the rescue effort.
President Johnson told a Business Council retreat in Hot Springs Virginia that rapid price increases cannot be tolerated but that the economy must not be harmed by unemployment and slow growth. He urged wage settlements and profit margins to stay below 1967 levels and blamed Congress for delaying tax action that worsens inflation.
The Friday issue of the Wildcat urged female students to keep skirts at least three inches above the knee to curb male students' imaginations in class. The editors warned that shorter attire would distract from their studies.
Phoenix sign law appeals head to the Board of Appeals which will hear 11 requests related to the new ordinance. Most target signs larger than allowed and several seek unfavored locations including two seeking signs over the public right of way.
A local survey led by Stanford’s Dr. William Odell found tax opposition and poor bond sales blamed for failed Scottsdale school bonds. Respondents praised teachers and programs but urged better communication, counseling, and facilities plus merit pay and extended classes.
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