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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1967
Page
4
A progress editorial questions whether civilization exists given ongoing wars hunger and bigotry. It critiques U S life for violence in media and culture and warns that constant exposure to brutality could erode the meaning of civilization despite technological progress.
A letter marked personal in capital letters arrived unopened and caused annoyance. The envelope lacked a name in the return address and turned out to be advertising. It was opened with the rest of the mail and discarded in the waste basket.
The dispatch notes Ambassador Bunker and Robert Komer pressing Saigon for major reforms. They seek higher province pay, decentralization, and merit based promotion to curb corruption and improve governance. The effort aims to shape Saigon policy while using U S influence to push reform across central and local levels.
BR Director Scottst SNOW WHITE reviews David Barthelme's Snow White a mixed parody not aligned with Disney’s tale. Some humor and experimental style draw comparisons to Burroughs or Kerouac but reader finds the work boring overall despite quotes from The Saturday Review New Yorker and other critics.
About 150 to 250 hair dressers attended the fifth annual Arizona Cosmetologists Association convention at the Valley Ho Hotel. Scottsdale unit president Lorna Peterson chaired the host committee. Scottsdale business woman of the year Hester Slocum was honored. Selby Austin became Scottsdale Toastmasters president. Thunder Bird Academy enrollment reached 180 with 13 states represented.
The piece argues the vice presidency should be upgraded to a true co leader role in the 1968 race against LBJ and Humphrey. It suggests possible Nixon Rockefeller Reagan pairings and insists the VP must be qualified for the presidency and ideologically aligned.
The piece blasts Defense Secretary Robert McNamara over the TFX program, calling it a multibillion dollar failure. It argues the aircraft remains flawed with escalating costs, design flaws, and doubts about its suitability for both the Air Force and Navy, urging accountability.
The Scottsdale Daily Progress lists Jonathan Marshall as editor and publisher with Jerry McElfrash and W. B. Dae Wright as managing editor and assistant publisher. It states publication Monday through Saturday evenings September to March holidays and Monday through Friday June to August, with address 205 Ball Park Plaza Scottsdale Artz 85252 and phone 947964. It notes second class postage paid at Scottsdale Aris and disclaims responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts and photography.
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