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 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1968
Page
2
The editorial argues welfare problems in Arizona stem from gender roles and suggests training low income men as breadwinners, supported by daycare centers to enable mothers to work. It condemns foster care for earnings and urges viewing the poor as potentially productive, not a societal burden.
The piece argues Senate filibusters threaten progress by blocking Abe Fortas’s candidacy and criticizes the Electoral College as obsolete. It urges Congress to set ground rules, consider a national popular vote winner, and address outcomes if no candidate gains a majority.
Evans Novak reports in Warren Michigan that Wallace gains intense backing among UAW workers in a lily white factory town. Of 50 voters, 20 favor Wallace, 14 Humphrey, 10 Nixon, with many blue collar workers citing race and law and order as top concerns, signaling a political revolution that threatens Humphrey’s prospects in the state.
Sen. Muskie deftly handles student hecklers in Washington pa, sharing the platform for 10 minutes and proving the new Left’s dialogue limits. Youth spokesman Richard Brody, 21, derides all but offers no constructive ideas, urging voters to sit out the election amid Wallace worries.
The Mailbag discusses traffic safety near Scottsdale High School on Indian School Road. A crosswalk or traffic light is urged to protect children crossing the street, noting pedestrians and courteous drivers as occasional mitigations. The letter also comments on a newspaper editorial about crime and social inequality.
Bob Considine recalls the 1934 World Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and Detroit Tigers. He praises Dizzy and Daffy Dean and highlights star players like Frankie Frisch Leo Durocher Pepper Martin Ducky Medwick Hank Greenberg Mickey Cochrane and Babe Ruth. The article chronicles the series intensity and sportswriters coverage including Grantland Rice and Henry McLemore with Goodyear blimp moment.
Ralph McGill discusses a French correspondent's Moscow observations from December 1949 noting food vans concealing deported workers bound for Siberian mines and camps. He praises Solzhenitsyn’s The First Circle as a masterful, stark depiction of prison life and the futility of repression.
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.