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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1969
Page
2
An editorial condemns a summer program in Scarsdale where students studied guerrilla warfare and air rifle training. It argues the course normalizes violence, questions the board president, notes public pressure led to its elimination, and warns about erosion of community values in a wealthy suburb.
Senate debates whether to authorize 23 additional C 5A military transports costing $533 million amid a disputed projected overrun. Senator Proxmire seeks to delete the extra buy, while Air Force backing argues for the procurement as part of a $20 billion program. outcome undecided as senators reconvene.
Editorial blasts Mrs. Madalyn Murray O Hair for suing to bar Bible readings by astronauts. It argues space missions inspire awe and gratitude to God, and sees the suit as nit picking that would threaten church state separation.
Washington report details a concerted drive by liberal Democrats to topple 77 year old John McCormack as Speaker. Plan No 1 centers on replacing McCormack with Albert or Udall or O’Hara, with Mills or Boggs as potential second moves.
Dr. Max Rafferty orders firing of teachers who assign works with dirty words. The piece claims a 1937 incident where the four letter word xptl appeared in a reader, causing widespread outrage, book burnings, and removal of words from walls to safeguard children’s morals.
Dr Grambweller Grommét cites three case histories showing extreme outcomes after exposure to a single word. Little Sarah Jane develops a virulent measles and social exile then joins the Communist Party and flees to Russia with alleged secret bayonet plans. Tommy reacts with theft and becomes the Hubcap King of the Midwest before being shot by the FBI near Bismark Iowa in 1951.
Readings on campus protests link to tighter college loan access. The piece notes distrust of bankers after demonstrations, Nixon support for student borrowing, and concerns over minority student participation amid funding strains for college costs.
A fragmented ad shows price figures for publishing costs with values like 16.60 18.60 18.20 and references to yearly terms. The readable gist hints at a weight constant or rate card causing confusion over annual amounts and unit pricing.
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