This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1966
Page
2
The Arizona Interscholastic Association expands class AA playoffs to 13 games for top teams, prompting critique that football dominates school life. The piece argues education should be primary, with less emphasis on varsity athletics and more investment in PE, labs, libraries, and staff.
Bob Considine reflects on the Korean War in Seoul recalling 1950 to 1953 battles. He contrasts allied support then with limited backing in Vietnam and notes the rapid North Korean advance, Inchon landing, and Chinese intervention shaping a long stalemate.
A Phoenix article notes Mayor Milt Graham was in a minor auto accident after an imprudent speed incident and reveals his operator's license had expired last March. The piece urges the mayor to acknowledge error, apologize, and model public responsibility for leaders.
Evans Novak reports Ky resists White House calls to embrace a broad reconciliation plan with the Viet Cong. Despite Manila pressure and a tentative Saigon speech, Ky questions high level defections, while U.S. officials admit the plan wavers and a Tet timing remains uncertain. The piece condemns overhyped claims and urges honesty about the war’s pace and outcomes.
Wilson Follett and editors challenge the view that language is a mere natural function and argue for form clarity and grace. The volume catalogs misused words and constructions that mislead, with Follett’s death in 1963 and Barzun completing the work with scholars Baker Dupee Fitts Hart McGinley Trilling Phyllis.
Washington reports Robert H. Finch, 41, lieutenant governor of Drummond California, trounced Ronald Reagan by a wide margin, marking him as a rising force in the GOP. Finch's background includes work with Nixon and Reagan-era campaigns, and he opposed sweeping censorship, signaling a potential key role in a future Reagan administration.
Political commentators misread loyalty splits in the GOP as mere support for the 1964 presidential ticket. The author argues principle, not personality, drives party alignment and asks readers to judge by party platforms and individual responsibility versus collectivist aims.
The Scottsdale Progress announces Jonathan Marshall as Editor and Publisher and Jerry McElphesh as Managing Editor with staff changes noted. The paper operates Monday through Friday by the Scottsdale Daily program, Vol VI No 239, dated November 26, 1966.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.