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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1971
Page
2
Editorial urges the School Board and administrators to become less remote and more present in classrooms. It calls for a new superintendent who visits schools and for principals to gain clearer authority, plus moving district offices closer to the center to boost morale.
A Times-Dispatch survey notes a Morgan Guaranty extrapolation predicting all Americans on the public payroll by 2049. It contrasts 1960–70 civilian federal growth with slower private hiring and cites Parkinson’s Law on bureaucratic expansion, arguing the forecast is very far off base.
Lt. Gen. W H Krulak cautions U S businessmen about rushing to engage with Maoist China noting China’s 750 million potential customers remain economically burdened and arguing dialogue must serve U S national interests without appeasing Beijing The piece links his stance to anti China pressure from The Committee of One Million and recent China opening signals.
Walter H. Coker Jr of Scottsdale denounces Edward Caffray’s letter as biased toward conservatives and Birch Society, criticizes Phoenix papers for political influence, and argues Arizona voices were misrepresented in 1971. He mocks endorsements and cites Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, and FDR politics.
A secret White House led revival of the SST faced ecology pressure and party maneuvering. Gerald Ford, George Meany, and Rep. Dan Kuykendall helped rally enough votes, with Connally praised by Nixon and seen as a potential running mate. the scheme aimed to blunt ecologist opposition and win Senate prospects.
The piece mocks tax politics by proposing extravagant ideas like Nevada as a federal tax shelter and dry oil wells to fund tax exemptions for every American family. It lampoons loopholes, argues for broadening them for the poor, and celebrates a fictional national April 15 leap in tax culture.
The article notes the original dining room was on the building’s second floor, destroyed by a November 1961 fire, with access by elevator or via a cranberry jelly and lettuce tomato salad.
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