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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1972
Page
2
A year after phase two of Nixon wage price controls, inflation slows but persists. Production rises while food prices stay high, unemployment remains stubbornly high, and the trade deficit worsens. Wages hover around 4.9 percent amid looming union contract renewals.
Arizona faces high auto accidents and unqualified drivers. The state DMV proposes making learner permit tests inconvenient to discourage applicants. In Scottsdale the office closes at 4 pm, forcing two trips for parents and teens, with long lines and delays, signaling understaffing and burdensome procedures.
Inside Report details how Virginia’s Democrats are splintered and weak after the McGovern campaign. It notes a transitional South with a fragile no party system, Liberal independents like Howell, and Republican gains yet failing to dominate. It highlights missteps by McGovern operatives, Nixon strategy in Virginia, and intra-party rifts affecting Godwin Bemiss Holton Scott.
The newspaper asks readers to keep letters under 350 words and to include full name and home address for verification. Typewritten submissions are preferred to aid readability and accuracy.
The piece ponders would Kissinger negotiate in Paris if Hanoi bombed Washington. It notes repeated interruptions to talks, ironies of diplomacy amid bombardment, and a belief that civilian casualties are downplayed while the war drags on. It predicts the conflict will end in a whimper.
The letter contends Sir Paul Marston provided more than the law allows by adding birth year and occupation to voter lists given to two major parties. The author cites Sec. 16-154 and 16-1540 of Arizona law, accusing Marston of illegal data sharing and questioning potential commercial use.
A letter asks if John Conlan used Billy Graham’s name without consent in a campaign brochure. The writer urges a clear reply denying or confirming Graham’s endorsement, cites Ethics and Exodus 20, and requests a definitive Letters to the Editor statement from Glenn Atkinson.
The article argues the United States set a dangerous precedent with nine years of Vietnam defoliation and defends cautious limits under the Geneva Protocol. It notes Mozambique now uses chemical spraying to target guerrillas and crops, risking civilian harm and crop destruction.
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