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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1973
Page
2
A California case shows a family man with six children losing take home pay when he works as a cab driver. Welfare totaled 444 dollars monthly while work adds 342 dollars, leaving only 102 dollars. the state effectively subsidizes welfare over work, discouraging employment and risking family breakup.
The piece argues for a Scottsdale to Tempe tram or bus link to serve ASU students. It cites heavy morning congestion and crowded parking, urges MARICOPA and an outside group to push the project, and warns against dropping the idea due to energy and pollution concerns.
House Speaker Carl Albert skips informing Rep. Gerald Ford about rejecting Agnew’s bid for a full House inquiry. Ford urges a select committee while O'Neill resists entangling Democrats in partisan fights. Democrats plan tougher oversight of Nixon and possible moves on future VP selection as 1974 campaigns begin.
Reporter notes Howard Hughes avoided the Watergate inquiry as Howard Hunt connected a Las Vegas rumor to Hughes and a plan to topple Muskie. The Ervin committee showed little appetite to pursue Hughes, who is in London, while references to past Brewster hearings and Hughes Kaiser project surface. Martha Mitchell offers a sharp NBC moment about her ex-husband John.
The Catholic Church shifts to support a constitutional amendment allowing prayer and religious instruction in public schools as Senate hearings proceed. The move widens a rift with other faiths over church state entanglements, amid long-standing opposition to school prayer and federal aid to parochial schools.
Richard E. Pierson of Scottsdale writes to praise contractor Robert Blodgett amid criticism of the Vista del Camino urban renewal effort. Pierson cites six projects in seven years, timely completion, high quality, smooth coordination, and courteous subcontractors, calling Blodgett one of Arizona’s finest contractors.
The Progress invites letters to the editor but caps submissions at 350 words to save space. Writers should include name and home address for verification, and typewritten letters are preferred and should be double spaced.
The Scottsdale Daily Progress is published Monday through Saturday evenings by Scottsdale Publishing Inc. at 7302 Earil Dr Scottsdale Arizona 85251. Unsolicited articles and pictures are not the publication's responsibility.
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