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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1969
Page
2
Editorial critiques Scottsdale City Council for delaying clear long term planning decisions. It urges a moratorium on high rise density compromises north of the canal, warns against rapid growth, and calls for stricter, current standards to guide development.
The Phoenix mayor proclaims Valley of the Sun World Series Day to honor Jim Palmer and Gary Gentry, Scottsdale and Phoenix athletes. the piece argues for broader regional recognition and joint leadership in planning and culture.
Observers warn that thousands of non-students and radicalized street people on Telegraph Avenue create a volatile mix with Berkeley students. Authorities report clashes with police and a fragile administration, while faculty allies press for or against Angela Davis teaching next semester.
Scottsdale resident Robert R. Anderson urges the city traffic engineers to install a traffic light at the McDonald Drive and 86th Street intersection. He notes high morning danger due to schoolchildren and bicycles and argues a light is needed before accidents or a fatal incident occur.
Baptist Hospital of Scottsdale thanks the news media for coverage of Dr. Denton A. Cooley's Scottsdale visit, calling the public relations effort a grand success and praising reporters for helping tell the story.
A reader complains that Peter Kastner is shown under Dick Van Dyke’s picture in the October 13 edition. The letter notes a type gremlin in the composing room mixed photos. The writer, Donald Eccles, 4, Phoenix, insists readers are not to blame.
A humorous roundup reports diverse good news from U S and Russia treaty talks to unemployment dips and peaceful nuclear tests. Notable items include a Cuban pilot in Florida, Vietnam moratorium debates, Angela Davis lecture at UCLA, and Reagan avoiding dirty movies.
Bob Considine Gleason will portray Diamond Jim Brady for producer Joe Levine. The piece notes Brady as a symbol of opulent spending, his salesmanship at Pressed Steel Car, and the modern corporation USI. It blends entertainment gossip with a diabetes statistics note and Eisenhower tribute events.
An unclear clipping shows advertisement rates for Scottsdale Progress with multiple lines listing prices and terms for various routes and states. The text is garbled, but mentions Doc Wright as assistant publisher and indicates monthly and yearly rates.
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