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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1969
Page
2
The editorial honors Plymouth’s 350th anniversary since the Mayflower landing and contrasts the crew’s hardships with modern abundance. It notes Americans’ comforts, urges gratitude, and calls for addressing hunger and poverty while celebrating freedom, education, medicine, and democratic rights.
The quotation attributed to General Omar Bradley warns that nuclear power outpaces moral restraint. It contrasts scientific achievement with ethical infancy and notes a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants.
Washington reports intensified opposition to Clement Haynsworth's Supreme Court bid. President Nixon and Attorney General Mitchell pressed to keep the nomination alive despite a likely Senate rejection, hoping to rally Southern conservatives for 1972. The tactic drew party strain and harmed Republican standing in the South and Illinois.
The writer notes that openness did not doom the meetings but required patience and endurance. They applaud the public discussions, the press coverage, and the board’s precedent setting attitude, describing the sessions as candid and constructive rather than hostile.
The text discusses Morris Starsky's correction and notes that rising worker salaries will lift youth into skilled roles earning 10 to 15 thousand in coming years with fringe benefits. It claims labor now shares profits and that radical socialism or communism is out of date regarding American mood and politics.
Readers urged to support the campaign to improve road safety, reduce apathy, and encourage drivers to protect lives without harsh pressure. Officials emphasize continued public pressure and personal responsibility.
Reader asks why information on American prisoners held by North Vietnam has not been released despite promises from defense attorneys and the Chicago Seven case. The inquiry questions Dr Starsky's claimed all knowing role and notes curiosity about recent newspaper awards possibly from Pravda or the Daily Worker.
A Washington study replicates Nixon's lottery based draft system using District of Columbia Draft Board No. 4. The test drew birthdates and names to arrange a random sequence for 2,907 registrants and found the plan workable locally with smooth year-to-year transition despite needed changes in files and procedures.
General John C Meyers outlines shifts in strategic forces. In 1966 the United States had about 1000 land based ICBMs versus Russia's 250 while current Soviet ICBMs and submarines exceed half the payload of the U S arsenal. Meyers notes strengths in strategic bombers SAC and debates future replacements and aircraft programs including F 18 and FB 11.
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