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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1967
Page
4
The Progress editorial argues Scottsdale should obtain land across from the civic center to build a small courthouse housing a Superior Court branch, a magistrate, and a JP. With 40 local lawyers and frequent cases from nearby communities, a local court would save residents time and money.
A man mistook a stranger wearing a wig for his wife at a local restaurant and kissed her from behind. The woman at the table witnessed the incident and refused to speak to her husband for a while. The wife later defended her view that the wig made the other woman look similar to her, causing embarrassment.
U.S. observers describe rising Thai insurgency in the northeast and southern Kra Peninsula amid Bangkok’s push toward a new constitution. Special Forces trained units, police efforts, and a growing U.S. partnership aim to stabilize the countryside, though 1 300 armed cadres and militant daylight propaganda signal persistent threats.
Mrs Vern Holloway from Phoenix writes to oppose local turtle races she calls inhumane and uncivilized. She recalls banning such events in Seattle and urges Phoenix to stop the activity.
Orson P. Greer Jr of Tempe rebutts a parent called Mr Frey over Elizabeth Frey’s dress code. He defends strict school standards, praises disciplined teachers, and asserts parental duty to enforce dress guidelines.
Ralph McGill notes Memphis and Cleveland elections show Negro voters backing white candidates in some wards while others resist. He discusses bloc voting by labor farms and extremist groups, the rise of open housing debates, and the broader political shifts shaping urban America amid rapid change.
An evening scene with the Hawk and the Dove debating bombing and Vietnam strategy. The narrator recalls the fear of being bombed and contemplates why nations wage war, noting civilians and ground realities, as the 1967 fall conversation ends with a meditation on war being inconceivable.
A Scottsdale mother thanks the Girls Club for quality instruction and ideas. She notes three daughters benefited over two years, highlighting sewing projects, crafts, drama, and the club’s stage production, expressing pride and hopes for continued benefits.
The Scottsdale Daily Progress edited by Jarry McElfrash and W. B. Doc Wright published Monday through Saturday evenings excluding holidays. It operates June to August weekdays and prints from 302 Ball Park Plaza Scottsdale Arizona 85252 with telephone number 947-7544.
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