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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1977
Page
3
An editorial denounces the Ku Klux Klan plans to patrol the U S Mexican border claiming the move creates a private army. It warns that federal and state officials must denounce such vigilante actions and hold the group to account for violence and law violations.
Environmental talk clashes with business claims that controls hurt growth. 3M eliminated 73 000 tons of air pollutants and 500 million gallons of wastewater saving 11 million annually. Dow Chemical gained 100 000 dollars in recyclable chemicals yearly. More firms adopt cleaner practices to boost profits.
Washington insiders say the Justice Department may indict ex-Representative Otto Passman in the Korean payoff scandal though prosecutors hesitate due to his age and illness. The piece reviews his early life, alleged jewelry dealings with Park, and a hospital return, while also recounting Watergate surrender talks and a lighthearted note on Exxons Xmas controversy.
A letter from Terry C Drenten urges Arizona residents to cut water waste amid growth. The writer cites overwatering at Miller and Indian School Roads and car wash practices, offering tips from a textbook to turn off taps, fix leaks, and place bricks in toilets to save millions of gallons daily.
Paradise Valley resident Muriel Beroza protests the use of Town Hall resources including the phone number and address by the mayor and three councilmen in their bid to retain office. She cites Town Code sections on political contributions and personnel rules from 1976 as proof of improper interference. The letter questions the change in attitude toward propriety and calls for adherence to the rules governing elections.
President Carter and President Torrijos averted a U S Panama clash over a canal treaty after a heated ratification debate sparked by a Kansas mayor and with both leaders secretly negotiating. They scrapped the old pact and drafted a new treaty while vowing to begin dismantling the canal and returning it to Panama next week.
A Progress note reports Bishop James Rausch has not yet decided if Arizona's right-to-work law comes up short. The same issue references an October U S Catholic piece lamenting bishops' ill informed views on evolving religious attitudes and public concerns.
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