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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1968
Page
2
The guest editorial considers organ transplantation as a remarkable yet troubling scientific advance. It questions death determination before organ removal, potential organ market growth, and the recipient's changing identity while noting societal habits and cultural symbols such as love and Valentine themes.
A commentator argues that redefining the body’s focal organs challenges identity through brain transplants. He muses on liver and brain roles, asks who is the same person after bodily changes, and ends with a note of faith in humanity despite the unsettled questions.
Washington reports a highly mined Suez Canal, described as an extreme plastic mine that dredging cannot remove. Israel is accused of planting the mines along the full length to deter Soviet reopening attempts as Moscow builds a flotilla near Port Said.
The piece reviews Inez Robb on the Neiman Marcus annual His and Her Christmas catalog, noting extravagant items from 20-carat diamond chess sets and aquaria with cultured pearls to a Telequote II stock gadget and a month-to-month Jewel of the Month Club. It cites Lawrence Armour of Barron's on profligate spending trends.
A gun owner responds to an editorial, challenging claims that federal laws center only on mail order sales. He cites license fee increases, doctor certifications, fingerprinting, and other checks as threats to local dealers and gun owners, while agreeing controls should not punish rights.
A Scottsdale mother praises Officer J. Dawson of the Scottsdale Police Department for his patient understanding after a teenage girls minor automobile accident. She writes that his kindness helped the girls regain confidence and respect for police officers.
A plea from Florence Price cites 5100 Desert Fairways in Scottsdale urging protection of the Stable Art Gallery and its premises in full. No further details available.
A lost cat case from Mary and Ellen Wright at 6223 E Calle Rete Scottsdale requests help locating the pet. The note gives names and an address but lacks further description.
Ralph McGill argues the United States lacks a national police force and relies on local police and sheriffs. He critiques crime causes, calls for career police, proper due process, and contrasts political rhetoric with real law enforcement needs and court authority. He stresses education, social failure, and the role of courts.
After the election a crowd attends Losers Anonymous where director Manuel Sisyphus delivers a sobering talk The Evils of Politics urging total abstinence from political life While the crowd agrees inwardly each member secretly believes others should quit first.
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