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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1974
Page
3
Jonathan Marshall argues for higher salaries for legislators and partial public financing of campaigns to reduce corruption risk. He condemns voter cynicism while noting the need to attract honest public servants. He cites that salaries as low as six thousand dollars a year contribute to fundraising pressures and diminished trust.
A study by the American Council on Education shows 52.8 percent of 1961–66 entrants finished in four years while 76.8 percent of 1961 entrants earned bachelor’s degrees within ten years. The piece argues education can be noncontinuous and urges experiential learning before college, noting college is precious for those ready to appreciate it.
A study links New Orleans carcinogens in drinking water to sewage contamination and chlorine reactions. Authors urge land treatment and EPA action, noting foreign interest in recycling sludge and criticizing Ford administration and Congress for slow safe drinking water legislation.
UPI report notes growing link between U S eating habits and foreign policy. Lester Brown and Erik Eckholm warn world food stocks around 26 days, with scarcity hitting the poor hardest and shaping U S relations with the Soviet Union Western Europe Japan and developing nations. They urge global food policy including reducing waste expanding fertilizer access and population programs with emphasis on cereal protein over meat.
The article reports sober Pentagon concern that large U.S. military shipments to Israel after the 1973 Arab Israeli war are depleting U.S. stockpiles. It cites 600 M60 and M48 tanks sent to Israel, half of TOW missiles, and 2,000 warheads, with production lag and shortages of turret parts and ECM capable F4s.
A parent laments reckless motorists soaking a schoolgirl at Mohave Elementary crossing during heavy rain. The letter condemns driver speed and calls for respect for children and safer school crossings.
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