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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1974
Page
3
The piece argues President Ford faces a tough sell for his anti inflation surtax plan. It notes Democratic opposition, middle income resistance, and conditions for public acceptance including budget cuts, closing loopholes, and shared sacrifice across all taxpayers. Patriotism and genuine need are cited as motivators.
Break from headlines and politics with a weekend trip to the mountains. Enjoy aspen brightness and ponderosa greens as oaks turn wine and some sports hype stirs the Sun Devils. Editor Jonathan Marshall runs for Senate. his campaign editorials will carry the initials J.M. as updates roll in.
In Boston the governor Francis Sargent bets his anti GOP maneuver will reshape a Democratic state. His purge of party leaders backfires as Dukakis leads and Green Globe polls show a wide margin. The secretary seeks unity while facing a tepid turnout and a GOP split that hollows liberal Republicans.
The Progress notes many unsigned or pseudonymous letters received recently and will withhold writers' names if needed. All letters mailed here must include a verifiable signature and a telephone number confirmable by staff.
The letter urges readers to pressure senators Barry Goldwater and Paul Fannin to boost cancer research funding. The writer cites Betty Ford's illness and Smithsonian grants as examples and calls for immediate public action.
A reader blasts the American judicial system for prioritizing criminal rights over victims. He warns of a looming upheaval, citing recent reports of a new trial for a convicted murderer and laments ongoing legal maneuvers that delay justice.
A perplexing text accuses Ford of omitting Foreign Aid and Federal Reserve from a surtax plan while condemning the wealthy. It invokes Jefferson and Lenin to claim impending collapse and calls for reorganizing Supreme Court seats and ousting money-paranoid lawmakers.
A long time collector unable to travel requests free donations of colored picture post cards. He seeks old Scottsdale views 50 to 90 years ago and newer views from 50 years ago to today of street scenes buildings parks and landmarks. He also desires Phoenix trolley railroads nearby towns mines parks and Arizona Indian subjects.
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