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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1975
Page
3
The piece notes a prolonged air pollution alert across Central Arizona with smog hurting eyes and throats. It cites Apache reservation fires and automobile emissions as contributors while copper smelters run slowly, warning that harsher conditions threaten tourism and public health if not addressed.
The article notes President Ford’s rapid travel to China Indonesia and the Philippines with brief stops in Japan Hawaii and Alaska. It argues his trips aim to win reelection but warn that a drained goodwill and unresolved inflation unemployment crime urban crisis deficits and energy shortages risk backfiring.
Edward Flattau profiles Roger W. Sant 43, assistant administrator for energy conservation at the Federal Energy Administration. He argues for insulation standards, subsidies, labeling, and targeted industry programs. Critics call reforms modest while noting slow national progress since the Arab oil embargo. Sant favors persuasion over regulation, asserting long-term payoffs despite skepticism and time needed to shift policy and consumption.
ARTHUR HOPPE recalls a chaotic airport welcome as Democratic Presidential candidates greet a voter. He jokes about shaking hands, autographs, and the crowd, noting the uproar and the need for more Secret Service protection for voters.
Students protest the removal of noncredit Psychic Phenomena courses at Maricopa Community Colleges. They cite high demand, student petitions with 700 signatures, and studies like Kirlian photography and biofeedback, arguing the courses educate taxpayers and should be continued despite the state level cancellation decision.
Scottsdale columnist David Myer criticizes School Supt. Richard Harris for opposing voter decisions on school board seats while promoting a conservative agenda. He questions Harris’s influence, urges transparency from candidates Irma Winemiller and Doug Irish, and asks Harris to retire for calmer school leadership.
The Progress notes many recent unsigned or pseudonymous letters cannot be published. It will withhold writer names if needed, but letters sent must include a verifiable signature and a telephone number for staff confirmation.
An abduction case unfolds as three men seize 19 year old girl linked to a controversial fundamentalist sect. Investigators pursue motives amid sect tensions and community reactions.
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