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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1967
Page
4
The editorial argues for fencing along North Scottsdale Road to prevent collisions between speeding motorists and roaming cattle. It notes open grazing persists near cities, praising pastoral scenes while warning of serious accidents and fatalities from livestock wandering onto roads. It urges modernization to require fences despite nostalgia.
The piece portrays Everett M. Dirksen as morally stern yet politically expedient, noting his support for Johnson administration patronage. It highlights the Subversive Activities Control Board appointments and a $295,000 budget as examples, arguing Congress could cut the agency to save taxpayers.
Roscoe Drummond notes deepening division in 1968 United States over Vietnam and racial strife. He reports Washington alarms, a $30 billion deficit, and rising venom, yet finds the central U.S. still anxious but hopeful for steady leadership and a resilient political center.
A column argues Barry Goldwater that Robert McNamara bears major responsibility for Vietnam War decisions. It asserts Joint Chiefs favored heavy bombing of North Vietnam two years earlier, and that McNamara’s influence may delay victory and prolong conflict until Haiphong harbor is closed. It warns Johnson may replace him to end the war.
Mrs R W Peterson of 224 E Oak St warns that the newly installed traffic islands at Oak St and Hayden Rd will cause near misses and potential deaths as drivers divert via Hayden Rd. She recalls prior plans for a traffic signal and notes the City Council voted Monday to install a traffic split at the intersection.
Washington notes a coal field worker shortage as electric utilities drive a boom in coal use. 50 000 to 100 000 new jobs may arise for skilled machine operators, while traditional miners falter. Legacy miners fade as training replaces old skills in Appalachia and surrounding states.
Bob Considine offers a wide ranging view of the 1968 political landscape. He weighs Nixon's prospects Rockefeller Romney Eisenhower and Johnson's handling of Vietnam while critiquing partisanship and the 1968 convention season.
Scottsdale high school Beavers football game with Phoenix Indian School was cancelled due to Miness.last week Scottsdale beat Camelback HLS 20 to 8. Dolores Jimenez led Scotts dale in 4-H Club awards with seven Arizona members winning a trip to the 4-H Congress in Chicago and Wanda Mechting excelled in home economics.
The Scottsdale Daily Progress published by Scottsdale Publishing Company covers Monday through Saturday evenings September to May and Monday through Friday June to August. It lists editors and staff including W. B. Doc Wright and the managing editor, with the newspaper’s address in Scottsdale Arizona and a telephone number. It notes rejection of unsolicited manuscripts and photographs and is dated November 1, 1967.
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