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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1968
Page
2
An editorial ponders Memorial Day irony as Americans seek a long weekend of camping and recreation while war continues abroad. It notes casualties in Vietnam and past wars, laments lost futures, and urges that the day remind us to strive to end war through peace talks and reconciliation.
A father describes his son McMeekin's severe injuries after a passing car threw a bottle at him. He compares a similar incident where a girl was harmed by a water filled bag. The letter urges caution and warns that objects from moving cars can kill or maim.
The piece surveys Ho Chi Minh’s life from prison experiences under Japanese rule to his guerilla activity in Hanoi. It notes his Prison Diary poems, Roosevelt’s support via OSS aid, and shifts toward broader themes of political power. Also mentioned is Lou Nova’s controversial plan for a Black American state and the evolving role of player unions in professional sports.
The column denounces a committee urging funding for sex education as a commodity. It critiques modern advertising and media saturation, contrasts past sensitivities with today’s permissive society, and notes how youths encounter sex in film, print, and TV. The piece mocks the committee and suggests Ralph Nader as a better recipient.
A reader describes a brutal bottle-throwing incident near Scottsdale High School on Indian School Rd near Hayden Rd. A white Chevrolet pickup sped by as three young men yelled catch and hurled a bottle at two students, striking the speaker’s son on the arm shoulder and mouth, causing a painful bruise and a hospital visit. The writer warns such acts are immature and dangerous, potentially lethal when sped objects become weapons.
Ten years ago in Scottsdale seven All-Western party candidates won council seats led by Raymond Guy with 302 votes. Others included Mort Kims ey Mildrid Bratzel George Cavalliere Bill Schrader E G Scott and George Stroup with votes ranging from 260 to 293.
Ralph McGill notes University of Colorado students rename the Roaring Fork Grill Alfred Packer Grill drawing on the outlaw tale. The story recalls Packer who killed and ate five companions in 1873 74 near Slumgullion Pass. Court records and a judge's dignified charge contrast brutal acts with mountain beauty. Hinsdale County voters remain wary of Democrats amid history.
Evans Norwak reports that in California Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey keeps a low profile before the June primary, while Kennedy supporters aim to blunt his strength. Subtly funded efforts and intra-party tensions hint at California influence on the Democratic nomination.
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