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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1971
Page
2
The Progress notes 4,700 new apartment and townhouse units threatening a 10,000 person population rise in Scottsdale Paradise Valley and nearby. It urges Scottsdale and Phoenix to restudy zoning to slow growth or risk Los Angeles style sprawl and strained services including streets sewer water lines schools and hospitals.
The undated handwritten note from Hollis's parents describes their joy and resolve after learning their daughter is blind. They express love, plan to relocate for better schooling, and emphasize focusing on Hollis's assets while inviting ongoing contact. The letter closes with anticipation of reuniting with Hollis's mother’s latest update next week.
Crowded streets in Logansport Indiana show 40 percent of parked cars in business districts belong to merchants and employers. The piece urges business people to walk more to ease scarce downtown parking and benefit shoppers and tourists alike.
Reference Librarian Howard Robnett notes The RA Expeditions by Thor Heyerdahl presents diffusionist ideas linking Egypt Mesopotamia to Mesoamerica and Peru. The book recounts building the papyrus boat RA and two voyages with multinational crews, one failing near Barbados and a second succeeding in 57 days.
A reader with 35 years as a psychiatric hospital director argues that sexuality is highly personal and questions the school system and state imposing a single lifestyle. The author urges families to choose and teach their own life styles and cautions against regimentation resembling Orwellian society.
A letter from MARTIN LADERMAN, O.D., explains a Dodge prize photo was printed in reverse due to a printing error. Readers note the mirror image could mislead readers, while the page shows the winners receiving a new car.
The Phoenix Committee for UNICEF expresses appreciation for supportive editorial coverage that boosted local fundraising and volunteer morale in an area where UNICEF support is not always welcomed. Mrs. Robert Lindberg, Scottsdale.
The piece argues United States backing in Southeast Asia rests on sham democracy. Thieu’s rigged South Vietnamese election and Lon Nol’s decree rule in Cambodia reveal how far these regimes depart from genuine freedom. The Tribune notes the rhetoric about independence and political choice is insincere.
Mary McGrath argues that women's lib has broadened choices and will force women to shape their lives. She says rules are changing, definitions loosened, and women can freely decide to be wives mothers or pursue any career. Men and relationships will adapt as women pursue self defined paths.
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