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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1975
Page
3
With a new performing arts center in Scottsdale, the city could host a major Shakespeare repertory company. West Coast groups from San Diego and Ashland, Oregon, could perform month-long runs, boosting tourism, education, and local culture while financials hinge on seating limits and scheduling.
A suggestion to ease Christmas shopping by reserving a Sunday morning at large department stores for senior citizens and the handicapped. Civic clubs could arrange rides and youth groups assist with carrying packages, creating a community focused on a calmer, friendlier holiday experience.
Congress weighs curbing Postal Service independence while taxpayers fund the agency at 1.7 billion yearly and expect 1.6 billion losses this year. A House amendment would require annual subsidy requests and revenue deposits, amid charges of accountability and public dissatisfaction. The Postal Service boasts a Consumer Protection Program that resolved 27 of 35 thousand complaints in its first year, totaling 869 thousand dollars in merchandise value or refunds.
AFL-CIO Central Arizona Labor Council will open a co op store at 2027 W Bethany Home Rd Phoenix to offer fresh meat produce and other goods at low prices. The writer opposes union competition fearing job loss for nonmembers and likens it to local liquor licensing politics in Scottsdale.
The Scottsdale Daily Progress editors and contact info are listed, including publisher W. B. Doc Wright, address, phone, mailing details, and circulation rates. It notes publication schedule Monday through Saturday evenings, plus standard subscription rates for in state and out of state readers dated October 21, 1975.
Arthur Hoppe relays a comic tale of neighbor couple the Crannichs enduring a space tour gone wrong. They complain of crowded, dull itineraries to Betelgeuse II and Alpha Centauri VII with an am I educational pitch. The trip includes ammonia rain and a lack of souvenirs, amid quarrels with a pushy tour leader and a Las Vegas stopover that never arrives.
The SCC football team and Coach John Aviantanos along with his staff receive public thanks for their Oct. 11 performance. Spectators say the scoreboard undercuts the true effort and dedication shown by the team and community.
Mr and Mrs ARNOLD VANDER MOLEN plus family reside in Scottsdale per a social notice listing their names and city indicating a local family posting.
Rita Noffi writes from Paradise Valley proclaiming pride in being financially secure and that wealth enables her son to become a Cub Scout, a reflection on social class and opportunity.
The EPA reports 1976 car models raise gasoline mileage by about 12.8 percent over last year while the Federal Highway Administration plans experimental auto free zones in six cities next year. Critics warn urban bans may backfire without rapid transit and commuters may resist smaller cars despite fuel efficiency gains.
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