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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1969
Page
2
An editorial urges taxpayers to approve a four part bond package totaling 12.9 million for Scottdale schools. The plan funds elementary additions and one new school, high school expansions, vocational facilities, and a future high school by 1972. It warns that defeat would worsen conditions and double sessions.
Sixty local high school coaches threaten to quit unless their demands are met. They claim equipment delays and bus inefficiencies justify action, but a spokesman running for Teachers Union president may fuel the protest. The piece criticizes the tactics as childish and says coaches should model good behavior.
The piece reports that by the mid-1970s Russia could field enough high performance submarines to shadow U S Polaris subs and threaten the Polaris deterrent. It notes Melvin Laird’s warning that Polaris may be vulnerable after 1972 and references Admiral Rickover’s cautions, ABM debates, and ULMS development plans.
The North Scottsdale Homeowners Association lauds Scottsdale Daily Progress for coverage of the school bond issue and urges voters in Cocopah School District to vote yes on May 13. Commentator Ruth Beinbrech and others fault riots, drugs, and taxes, urging a civic meeting to address problems.
A dated letter laments widespread discrimination harming Black workers, noting suffering under bondage of prejudice, triggering unrest and scarce employment opportunities.
In a satirical tale a 500-year-old Skarewe University abolishes Diplomas provoking protests and a campus strike. Without diplomas students quit to pursue wealth, leaving lectures sparse and the institution reverting to medieval study habits as time stands still.
Discussion highlights the impact of heated effluent from power plants on fish health and reproduction. Examples include trout, salmon, menhaden, and striped bass dying or starving as water temperatures rise. Articles cite studies and potential fixes by the National Water Institute and urge sportsmen to support clean-water efforts.
The Scottsdale Daily Progress lists staff roles including Jerry McElfresh as Managing Editor Jonathan Marshall as Editor and Publisher W I Wright as Assistant Publisher and notes publication schedules from September to May and June August. It provides the Scottsdale address and telephone contact and states it does not accept responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts or photographs.
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