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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1969
Page
2
Editorial lauds the opening of Broadway and Sears at Los Arcos Mall in Scottsdale. The two stores are described as the area's largest and most progressive, boosting payroll and tax base while encouraging executive involvement in local affairs. The center aims to host more tenants next month.
A heated policy debate in Washington centers on repeal of McCarran Act Title II detention authority. Justice Department officials avoid taking a position while Congress considers bills to revoke detention powers amid ongoing rumors and political pressure from Mikva and Inouye.
A letter questions local administrators and educators about parking needs in the valley and ASU. The author argues that continued expansion must include ample parking, leveraging local architects and engineers to plan future structures.
A reader from Vista, California shares memories of meeting Richard and Larry during a summer camping trip at Oak Creek Canyon in Arizona. She describes Richard’s move toward Los Angeles, his hairdresser career in Scottsdale, and hopes the message reaches him or his friends.
Arizona lawmakers John Rhodes and Sam Steiger helped delay congressional approval of a non-silver Eisenhower dollar as part of a Western mining state coalition. Democrat Morris Udall said they aided western colleagues who oppose silver loss. The bill, under normal procedures, is expected to pass. Also noted is the Kennedy Center funding rise and Goldwater’s call for a GAO probe before more money.
The 200th birth anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven anchors a global musical year with major performances. Phoenix Symphony, under new resident conductor Phillip Spurgeon, opens tonight at Grady Gammage Auditorium while facing funding pressures and urging donations to close a deficit.
Virginia Payette profiles Harvey Matusow who claims to combat computers with novel methods. He promotes a club in London to wipe out “beasts of business” and suggests drastic actions against machines, including erasing magnetic coding and cashing large checks.
The Scottsdale Daily Progress publishes Monday through Saturday evenings September May with holidays and June to August reduced schedule. This issue lists editors Carter Wright publisher and Scottsdale Publishing Company address at 302 Ball Park Plaza Scottsdale Arizona with subscription rates and mailing info for Arizona and out of state. This is Volume IX number 197 dated October 20 1969.
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