Budget Grid Faces Scottsdale Schools as Law Binds Growth
The Scottsdale School District works to draft a new budget within Arizona’s six percent limit. Superintendent E G Burnkrant forms a committee of business leaders to study staff requests amid inflation. A preliminary package trims 1.2 million more plus 2 million already cut, aiming to avoid a public vote and raise teacher pay without a referendum. The piece argues for changing the law to fund adequate education and criticizes removing three special education teachers and three counselors.
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Arizona
Scottsdale
E. G. Burnkrant
Holton Seen As Possible 1972 Nixon Running Mate Option
Fairfax VA reporters note Virginia Governor-elect Linwood Holton could join a national Republican ticket with a Southern strategy. Holton’s victory over William Battle shifts GOP hopes, while Agnew’s position remains cautious amid speculation.
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Fairfax
Agnew
Virginia
Linwood Holton
Nixon
Holton
Big Stone Gap
Old Dominion
William Battle
GOP
Richmond
Noise Harms Tobacco Plants At 100 Decibels
North Carolina State University scientists studied tobacco plants to compare growth in quiet and noisy conditions. After two weeks in silence, plants grew normally, but exposure to loud sound at 100 decibels reduced average growth by about 40 percent.
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North Carolina State University
Greek diplomat's secret briefing portrays U.S. as unreliable ally
A confidential 16 page briefing by Panayiotis Pipinellis reveals the Greek dictatorship's blunt view of the United States and NATO. He calls the US a democracy in name only yet essential to Athens while warning diplomats to distrust Washington and NATO.
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U. S
Panayiotis Pipinellis
Bad
Pipinellis
U.S
Hitler
Germany
Brezhnev
Russia
Athens
State Department
Soviet Union
Leonid Brezhnev
Nazi Germany
Adolf Hitler
Greece
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NATO
Cyprus
King Constantine
Cyrus Vance
Johnson
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Vance
The Mailbag Letter on Revolution and Power
The writer corrects Sam Lowe’s article noting a nonviolent socialist shift is possible but predicts armed resistance if decay worsens. He asserts the working class will demand control and that the ruling class may meet this with force. The statement ends with an incomplete thought about the revolution.
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Sam Lowe
America
Atm
UUL
Stooges
City in Scottsdale urged to improve dead animal disposal
A letter writer laments in Scottsdale over delays in removing dead pets from streets. They report a dog lay in front of the Civic Center since Saturday and criticize police for not notifying owners or arranging prompt pickup. The writer compares to West Caldwell New Jersey and urges municipal policy changes.
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Indian School Road
Scottsdale
New Jersey
West Caldwell
Excerpted War Era Letters and Classified Snippet Notes
Excerpts show Rod Steiger image caption and a San Diego Union classified ad seeking one new and one used salesman. The Daily Progress editorial tone urges reader letters with a 400 word limit and discusses student workers amid socialist revolution themes.
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San Diego Union
The Alluring Promise of Effortless Self Improvement
A columnist critiques mass marketed devices that promise learning, fitness, and body shaping with no effort. From auto tutoring tapes to motorized fishing, instant joggers, and buckshot belts, the piece warns these gadgets pitch ease over real work and warn against aging and fatigue tricks. The tone is wary and satirical about consumer tech.
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Virginia
Scottsdale News Subscription Rates 1969
Progress editor Jerry McElfresh and assistant publisher W B Wright note subscription pricing. Carrier and motor route rate is 1.30 per month or 15.60 per year. Arizona mail rate 1.60 per month or 15.60 per year. Out of state 1.60 per month or 18.20 per year. November 19 1969.
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Ariz
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