Klahr’s Phoenix City Council Victory Stuns Charter Leaders
Editorial notes Klahr named fastest voice in the West clobbering complacency in the Charter Government Committee. He wins a council seat without a runoff, drawing votes against incumbents Goode and Hance while Zapien enters a runoff. Voter turnout languishes at 22 percent amid calls for vitality and a party with issues.
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Gary Peter Klahr
Klahr
Charter Government Committee
Phoenix
Charter Selection Committee
Daniel Zapien
Charter
Calvin Goode
Margaret Hance
Oil Deals Expand As U S Firms Tap Arab Markets
The Bechtel Corp won a 400 million contract to build a Suez Mediterranean oil pipeline. Brown & Root will construct a large offshore oil terminal for Iraq in the Persian Gulf. Occidental Petroleum aids Soviet Siberian oil projects amid Arab oil blackmail. The piece argues for ending political blackmail while noting the profits for giant corporations.
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Bechtel Corp
Houston, Tex
Brown & Root
Persian Gulf
Iraq
Occidental Petroleum
Soviet Union
Siberian
United States
Rosemary Taylor aids Vietnamese orphans amid postwar hardship
Rosemary Taylor runs four Saigon orphanages with little official support and cares for Vietnamese-born children fathered by American servicemen. She cites rising costs, scarce aid, and a shift in U S adoption laws allowing bachelors and spinsters to adopt.
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Rosemary Taylor
Saigon
U.S
To-Am
Allambie
Newhaven
Hibong
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Rosemary
Bank of America
States
To-Am Nursery
FPO
San Francisco
New York
Denver
The Lottery reveals a grim town option for grown ups
In a tense family scene a mother and father explain a national lottery that assigns a terrible job to grown ups. The town gathers as the loudspeaker names a winner and the family finds uneasy relief that they are not chosen, at least for now.
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Little Peterkins
Mommy
Mailbag proponents elections dates in Arizona
A letter argues against consolidating local school board elections with the November general vote. The writer cites Scottsdale results showing far higher turnout when elections are separate and urges annual dates with spring primaries and fall general elections for all bonds, referendums, and local government votes. The piece criticizes frequent polling as a nuisance and urges reform by the Legislature.
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Arizona School Board Association
Scottsdale
Bright side to every crisis in 1970s flu warning
The National Center for Disease Control warns of a new Type B flu following the 1968 69 outbreak. It will be less contagious but cause aches fever and fatigue. Vaccine will be scarce urging vaccination for the elderly and those with heart or lung disease, with others advised to build immunity naturally.
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National Center For Disease Control of
Atlanta
Hong Kong
Middle East
Type Slips Wine Guzzlers Face New Jug Rules
The Chicago Daily News notes readers must adapt as liquor measures shift from half gallons and gallons to liters and a half, reflecting a move to 50.72 ounce equivalents. The Progress invites letters to the editor with a 350 word limit and verification via name and home address, preferring typewritten, double spaced submissions.
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Chicago Daily News
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Lou Jolly
Arizona
By Bob Considine
Nanook
Hoppe
Arthur Hoppe
Tribune
Tulsa, Okla
Jonatha
Jerry McElfresh
Arshallublisher
W.B
Doc’ Wright
Scottsdale Daily Progress
Scottsdale Publishing Inc
E. Earls Dr
Ariz
Progress
Audit Bureau of Circulation
National Newspaper Association
Abizora
Spapers Association
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