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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1971
Page
2
The editorial argues we lost industrial efficiency since 1965 with 1.9 percent per worker-hour growth, lagging nations like Japan and Sweden. It blames complacency, unions, and rising costs, warns tariffs won’t solve trade problems, and cautions about a tariff war as politicians dodge reality.
In Oregon a movement urges potential settlers to refrain from moving in by highlighting negative features like rain and mud. The state legislature previously earmarked one percent of highway funds for bicycle trails and footpaths, with the highway commission proposing a seven mile combined bicycle footpath near Portland and Gov. McCall seeking federal matching funds for trails. California and Hawaii have similar bike trail laws, prompting questions about Arizona.
Letter writer Leroy Jones in Scottsdale challenges local and national athletic program flaws. He cites inadequate opportunities for players, concerns about uniforms and training credit, and criticizes Little League coaching and selection dynamics. He urges fairness and accountability in youth and high school sports.
Charles Rice asks writer Sir Suzanne Prosnier to substantiate claims in her letter about health education. He requests sources on humanism’s religion status, brainwashing allegations, and definitions linking ignorance to orthodox religion, plus specifics on Christian ethics and course content. He singles out Presbyterianism in questions.
The Virginia Electric and Power Co says delivering 450,000 bills in urban areas costs under 5 cents per bill versus an 8 cent postal rate, saving about 162000 dollars yearly. Other cutbacks include the USPS generating own electricity and ITT creating a diplomatic service to handle foreign relations.
A critical look at the film Bless the Beasts and Children by Glendon Swarthout in a Arizona camp setting. The piece discusses themes of kinship, liberation, and the burdens carried by misfit youths amid family strain and social critique.
Elaine Cholewa profiles Mighty Hard Road The Story of Cesar Chavez by James P Terzian and Kathryn Cramer. The biographers trace Chavez from migrant worker youth to nonviolent labor organizer. They note his vow to improve conditions, his 1968 fast, and 1969 three year farm contract wins, urging readers to understand migrant workers and support education.
A one year old widower said he sought to prove love has no age limit by marrying a 78 year old woman yesterday. The note appears in the Wilmington Journal.
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