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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1971
Page
2
The editorial warns that youth apathy is a real and dangerous threat on par with militarism or communism. It links apathy to drug use school dropouts and withdrawal, arguing fear and uncertainty drive young people inward and that positive leadership since the 1960s has been missing.
Monday through Friday protesters attempt to halt federal work in Washington. Abbie Hayden leads car pools and antiwar action, but 98.4 percent of 132,979 employees stay on the job. Reston notes efficiency rises with absenteeism and government keeps running despite disruption.
A quirky miscellany notes a children’s magazine poll on Vietnam views among Indians in New York, odd postal delays between Scottsdale and Phoenix, IRS disputes over late checks, a 100 year old Tombstone Territory letter, a Florida Sentinel photo of a fuel free grass cutter, and a mention of Shawn with a hand push mower.
Washington commentary notes President Nixon's push to normalize relations with Red China has silenced Democratic hopefuls Hubert Humphrey and Edmund Muskie, who offer little public reaction while watching each other. Russia faces costly delays at the Fiat plant project near Togliattigrad, rising from $320 million to about $880 million with production lag.
Arizonans in Congress, Morris Udall and John Rhodes, supported final passage of funding for the House Internal Security Committee at 570 000 dollars for the year amid debate over its purpose. Udall’s overall attendance and voting record were noted as favorable compared with Rhodes and Steiger, who had lower attendance.
A citizen urges legislators at the Capitol to balance tax concerns with funding for kindergartens and state employees. The letter criticizes delaying three bills Senate Bills 25 30 and 31 that purportedly could generate revenue with no taxpayer cost.
SAMES R. WATERSTRADT and DON BROOKS urge state and county treasuries to invest idle funds wisely and to resist annual tax increases. They defend administration officials and demand legislative action to relieve taxpayers burden.
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