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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1968
Page
8
Washington reports show network executives and university researchers clashing over television violence effects. Scientists cite lab studies linking violence to aggression in children and adults, while CBS officials challenge the findings and defend programming choices.
Saigon sources say after a relative lull, South Vietnamese armor struck west of border bunkers and buildings below the DMZ killing at least 75 North Vietnamese. U.S. spokesmen reported low weekly casualties for both sides and noted 109 air missions against supply lines.
Arizona voters face Proposition 30 on November 5 to expand the boards of supervisors in Maricopa and Pima counties from three to five members with smaller counties given optional expansion. The issue sparked partisan dispute. no candidate names appear on the ballot for the extra seats. If approved, the two large counties gain five board members. if rejected, they stay at three.
NIH announces a vaccine breakthrough 90 percent effective in preventing rubella. Field tests occurred in Nationalist China with children, with further trials planned in Nashville Los Angeles Cleveland New Orleans Buffalo Camp LeJeune Syracuse New Haven and Cincinnati. The goal is to reduce birth defects and miscarriages linked to rubella outbreaks.
A panel discussion on the United Nations titled United Nation's New Directions will be held tonight at 7:30 at the First Unitarian Church 4027 E Lincoln Dr. The program features a review of UN goals and future directions.
Revision proposed by the 18th Arizona Town Hall would increase the highway commission from five to seven members appointed by the governor. The plan calls for seven-year staggered terms, limits on county representation, and a statewide program for highway funding. Other recommendations include higher vehicle registration fees, a gas tax increase, more local control, a motor vehicle inspection program, an implied consent law, and driver education for all high school students seeking licenses.
Scottsdale Municipal Court last week levied more than 1700 in fines by Magistrate Ed Boyle. A large list of offenders includes three drivers fined 140 each for driving while intoxicated and many drivers fined 20 to 55 for speeding or related offenses. Names span Phoenix Tempe Mesa and Scottsdale addresses with ages and residences noted.
STOCKHOLM UPI Kawabata, a 69 year old Japanese novelist hailed as Japan's human treasure, won the 1968 Nobel Prize in Literature worth 70 000 dollars. He is the first Asian laureate, chosen for narrative mastery and sensitivity in expressing the Japanese mind.
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