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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1965
Page
2
Progress editorial urges caution after two men die in a flaming crash on Indian School Rd. It notes Labor Day marks the start of Scottsdale schools and calls motorists to extreme care to protect children returning to streets and reduce accident deaths.
President Johnson discusses the U S pledge in Southeast Asia and the meaning of honor. He cites Eisenhower and Kennedy on Berlin and Cuba to stress that the American commitment to South Viet Nam is essential to world peace and national safety. He argues that honor requires resolve and that wavering would endanger all nations including America.
A House committee spent two years studying government paperwork and concluded the public is fed up. The committee released a 220 page report detailing its findings to provide access to all facts about bureaucratic paperwork.
An American Bar Association feature by Will Bernard critiques illegal shortcuts in juries. It notes that coin tosses or drawing lots cannot determine guilt or damages. Courts frown on quotient verdicts where jurors preagree on a mathematical outcome.
An Open letter mocks Walter Mitty while detailing Air Force astronaut entry standards. It recalls Gemini era hero Gus Grissom behind the wheel at high speed, plus Moe Levy filming a speedboat run and Trudy Cooper enjoying 75 mph on the lake.
Senate leadership tension rises as Mike Mansfield moves to install Emery Frazier as secretary of the Senate with a plan to have Valeo as deputy and a Mansfield ally replace Valeo in Baker’s former post. The proposal seeks a two stage succession ending with Frazier’s 70th birthday in 1966.
Former President Eisenhower, a friend of organized labor, opposes repealing Section 14b of the Taft Hartley Act. He states he would maintain protections for individual rights and personal liberty, urging Republicans and citizens to stand against coercive labor reforms.
The Scottsdale Daily Progress is published each afternoon except Sunday by Scotts Publishing Company with offices at 302 B Plaza Scottsdale 85252. Telephone line and postal details mark the 1968 edition dated September 3 1968 with page designation V. Editor and publisher names appear in the masthead.
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