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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1971
Page
2
The editorial notes Arizona observing John Birch Day and offers a satirical guide to observance. It mocks ultra-right ideas and urges readers to fly flags at half staff and parade, while lampooning secret-society rhetoric and political figures.
A folk singer notes Arlo Guthrie's motorcycle themed lyrics may be popular yet repetitive. The piece argues motorcycles are rising in use and noise harms hearing, urging Valley cities to set decibel limits to curb two wheeled noise and protect residents.
Dr. Dang Tan a former North Vietnamese official who defected in 1969 spoke at a Saigon news briefing. He alleged barbaric treatment of U S prisoners in Hanoi and claimed hundreds of French Indochina veterans and others may still be held, while skeptics pressed for verification amid ongoing withdrawal talk.
A Philadelphia Bulletin note critiques the Vietnam War term airborne coordinators as a new label for American officers in a combat support role in Cambodia. The spokesman admits unfamiliar wording after 19 years in Air Force service.
A 8-year-old Billie Bergdorf from Hamtrack South Dakota inspired White House action by asking President Nixon why the war wasn’t ending. Public opinion shifted to support ending the war, inflation fell, unemployment dropped, and a prosperous nation helped reelect Nixon.
A reminiscence profile of Rene MacColl, longtime London Daily Express foreign correspondent, as the writer recalls his fearless reporting style and sharp clashes with American culture. The piece recounts Macau's travels from Eisenhower era Hawaii to Okinawa, inclining to critique Americans while defending British sensibilities.
The Progress invites letters to the editor but caps length at 400 words and asks writers to include their home address for verification if needed. This policy aims to manage space and ensure accountability for submissions.
A Scottsdale drowning death of a young father of four on May 9 1971 was omitted from the paper drawing protests from the board chair Quinze Martinez who notes the editorials show Democratic stance and regrets the accidental omission. The Progress carried the death report later that week.
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