Editorial endorses Floyd McCracken in District 21 primary
The editorial urges voters to back Floyd McCracken over six year incumbent Sen. John Conlan. It praises McCracken for door knocking and straight talk and criticizes Conlan for lack of district leadership on pollution bills prison reform billboard rules and kindergarten aid. It argues McCracken is independent and represents district interests.
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District 21
Floyd McCracken
John Conlan
McCracken
Conlan
Simple transportation plan to boost church attendance
Local religious groups should survey members to identify those who cannot drive and form a transportation committee. Volunteers would drive members to church, addressing religious deprivation and boosting attendance with a practical, community driven program.
Mailbag asks readers to choose between Kline and Burgess for state legislator
The editorial notes Cecelia Kline and Richard Burgess are both highly qualified for the Arizona House seat. It outlines Kline’s long Republican service, volunteer work, and community roles, and Burgess’s overseas work, economic background, zoo service, and ties to Arizona. Readers are invited to decide which candidate best fits local needs.
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Cecelia Kline
Richard Burgess
House of Representatives
Howard Pyle
United States Congress
Arizona
Girl Scouts
Florence Crittenden Home
Scottsdale
Art Collection Commission
Burgess
Dunn and Bradstreet
Australia
Sweden
Phoenix Zoo
A.S.U
Phoenix Young Republican Club
Save CODAC Help Urges Public Support in Arizona
Mary Jane Talmadge of Scottsdale pleads to protect CODAC and Creative Living Foundation if federal grant lapses. She notes Phoenix metro could pool more than a million residents and suggests a dollar-per-person fund drive to match funding. She stresses parental responsibility for youth and laments apathy endangering local drug abuse programs.
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Community Organization For Drug Abuse Control
CODAC
Phoenix
Arizona
Creative Living Foundation
Mary
Jane ’ Talmadge
Scottsdale
Our Man Hoppe Mr. Agnew delivers Asia messages
Arthur Hoppe humorously recalls Vice President Agnew's Asia trip delivering messages to leaders by hand. The piece jokes about misread notes, jet speeds, and staff logistics while defending Agnew against claims his messages were mixed up.
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Hoppe
Mr. Agnew
Agnew
Asia
Nixon
U.S
Tenure law stance defended as quality education safeguard
An editorial defense argues that tenure protects high quality instruction, not teachers, citing procedures for removing incompetence and safeguards against politicized dismissals. It warns against misreading the law and urges maintaining tenure to prevent graft and ensure stable school quality.
Game for 'libs' could catch on
UPI reports a satirical board game concept titled Women's Lib aimed at adults. Two groups MCs and BBs compete on a board with moves tied to social issues and pop culture, including Miss America pages and Boy Scout references.
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Washington
UPI
Atlantic City
Return trip traces Civil War sites from Appomattox to Tennessee
The journey went from Virginia through Appomattox where Grant and Lee met, back across the state and into Tennessee, as reported by Paris Texas News.
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Virginia
Appromattox
Grant
Lee
Tennessee
Paris
Tex
The One Simple Reason Some People Don’t Like Folk
The piece argues that dislike of folk music and festivals stems from a crusted interior and fear of strangers. It claims conservatives avoid events with unfamiliar lifestyles while falsely labeling love for familiar people as safe. The text notes a paradox where some adore ancestral folk rites but shun contemporary folk gatherings.
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Hoo
General Hoo
Why add more nuclear submarines asks Cleveland Press
The Cleveland Press questions the push to expand nuclear forces arguing that current retaliatory capacity already deters nuclear war. It notes both Soviet and American views on naval power but asks why pursue overkill with more submarines and missiles when existing arsenals could devastate both sides many times over.
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Sergei Gorshkov
Hyman Rickover
Gorshkov
Russia
United States
Soviet Union
Cleveland Press
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