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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1971
Page
2
Editorial notes a calm public image in the Scottsdale School District while internal friction grows. Top administrators express dissatisfaction with direction from the superintendent's office and missed reports. Critics say major problems go unsolved, with focus on trivia, raising warning flags for the board to head off trouble.
Wisconsin senator William Proxmire signals a bid for labor support by backing retroactive wage increases linked to pre freeze agreements. Critics say such action would undermine the wage-price freeze and unfairly penalize workers not yet granted raises, risking an inflationary spiral.
Reports say Mme Chiang Kai-shek and her 84 year old husband may travel to the United States to oppose President Nixon s rapprochement with Red China. Health concerns weigh on the plan though the idea remains under advisement.
A critical review of Kalb and Abel’s The U S in Asia 1784 1971. the book situates US policy from early trade with China to Vietnam and Korea, noting how administrations inherit and adjust strategies amid changing times and intelligence. It praises balanced analysis over panacea seeking and calls for re evaluation of US roles in the Far East into the 70s.
The Progress lists top titles including Stone Passions of the Mind and The Exorcist by Blatty along with The Drifters by Michener and The Other by Tryon. It notes fiction and non fiction works, invites reader opinions, and asks letter writers to include home addresses for verification with a 400 word limit and preference for typewritten submissions.
The letter contends school board members past and present cannot be fully objective because of their jobs. It cites conflicting interests in carpeting, preschool programs, utilities, construction, law, and food service, urging that teachers offer better insight into district issues.
Four school board hopefuls spoke at a church rally answering questions on creation and evolution. Child says his family attends church but he does not. Schipper favors the creation theory and Baker supports both views. Gloria Welch declares God created heaven and earth and questions how. The speaker cites California legislation mandating equal time for creation when Darwin is discussed.
The piece warns against labeling children with terms like retarded or brain damaged, arguing labels freeze identity and mask abilities. It urges individualized instruction, notes overlapping conditions, and stresses careful use of terms to avoid lifelong restrictions.
A Milwaukee Sentinel editorial argues that the Voice of America paused a roundup of American editorial opinion intended for Iron Curtain listeners after House votes against aid to Greece and Pakistan. VOA officials feared Greek anger would jeopardize transmitter access, blocking truth from Greece itself.
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