North Phoenix Hospitals Face Bed Shortages and Expansion Plans
John C. Lincoln Hospital runs at capacity with no beds most days and Scottsdale Memorial Hospital also sees high occupancy. Both seek new branches to serve the northeast Valley, proposing 80 and 200 bed facilities, while CAHSA has frozen new beds through 1983. Boards consider cooperation to influence CAHSA and meet growing medical needs.
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Rhodesian reform could avert bloodshed and shift power
Ian Smith faces a potential breakthrough as he proposes giving blacks the vote. If implemented quickly and followed by an election, a moderate black leader might be elected and an orderly transfer of power could occur, though militants remain a threat.
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Ian Smith
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Paradise Valley recall urged over council decisions
Mailbag critic says Paradise Valley risks becoming a second Los Angeles as Lincoln Drive widens and zoning loosens. He urges voters to recall the council on December 6 to stop what he calls progressive undermining of the town and to restore democracy.
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Los Angeles
Paradise Valley
Lincoln Drive
TV supplement mislabels TV movies as theater films
A reader challenges the weekly TV section for listing TV produced films as movies. He argues a true movie is a theater film, while many items labeled as movies were made for television and never shown theatrically, questioning misrepresentation and definition.
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Harry R. Hyder
Clean-up idea for litter drive through charity walk-a-thons
A reader suggests a nation wide effort to curb roadside litter. Merchants could sponsor a trash a thon where participants donate time to collect litter. This would raise funds for charities and clean streets. Don Dowd.
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Scottsdale
Dying of city sickness by Harriet van Horne
New York columnist Harriet van Horne argues the city’s ills reflect urban blight and pollution. She laments ruined architecture, crowded streets, and shrinking beauty while urging a rethink of how technology shapes urban life.
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New York City
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Maud
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New York
Kate Simon
Rene Dubos
Rockefeller University
Moon
Progress invites signed letters to editor under 300 words
The Progress requests readers send signed letters 300 words or fewer. Typed letters receive preference for publication. Submit with real name and address for verification.
Sadat seeks peace with Israel to face Libya threat
Washington reports intelligence suggests Sadat aimed to neutralize Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi to focus on Egypt’s western border. The piece notes Qaddafi’s animosity, border clashes in 1973, and Sadat’s economic pressures including a $10 billion Soviet loan default and Libya’s oil wealth. It also discusses U.S. cautious stance toward Libya.
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Egypt
Anwar Sadat
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Libya
Muammar Qaddafi
Qaddafi
Sadat
United States
Bruce Carlson Killed As Caterpillar Rolls Over
Bruce Carlson aged 49, a well known general repairman, was killed when a caterpillar rolled on top of him. The incident was reported by North Star News in Karlstad Minnesota.
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