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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1969
Page
2
The editorial calls for stronger air safety after an Allegheny Airlines jet crash near Indianapolis in which 83 people died. It urges Congress to fund modern safeguards, restricts student pilots near airports, tightens private flight access to major hubs, and requires warning devices and ground controls on small planes.
Washington reports the Nixon administration struggles with slow desegregation in Mississippi. HEW Secretary Finch seeks a December deadline while Justice Department officials push for court-ordered timelines. Internal disputes, notably with HEW’s Panetta, reveal a politically split approach to school desegregation.
Ho Chi Minh dies in fall 1969 triggering chaos and morale collapse in North Vietnam. Three months later the United States surrenders as leaders misname rivals and mispronounce figures in a mock narrative of high level jokes and chaos.
Rep. William Bray bluntly presses State Dept to secure Okinawa's early return, warning that a crippled U S military position in the Western Pacific would endanger national survival. He criticizes Japan's stance on Okinawa and the Kurile-Sakhalin issue as inconsistent and dangerous.
The piece highlights student activism and administration responses amid antiwar riots. It notes SDS members and college leaders debating action, with calls to strengthen student governments, revised curricula, and potential legal measures to curb disruptions.
A letter criticizes Justice Harold Holcomb of Scottsdale’s Justice Court for prolonged delays and frequent advisement in routine cases. The writer urges prompt rulings after hearings, noting other courts’ faster actions and questioning the need to reread records for every decision.
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