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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1966
Page
2
Editorial warns Paradise Valley may lose its incorporation status and tax base if a court sides against it. Debate over joining Scottsdale or Phoenix or remaining county territory raises concerns about taxes, services, and boundary disputes. The piece urges careful planning and patience for a complex local problem.
Residents recall the worst flood in decades with widespread damage yet notable teamwork. Neighbors and public workers aided sandbagging and rescues while Progress photographer Hal Moore aided a woman and child, earning praise for his life saving actions.
In Saigon South Viet Nam, voters faced threats from the Viet Cong as they cast ballots for a Constitutional Assembly. Despite war, tyranny, and evacuations, about 532 of 735 candidates remained in the race for 117 seats, proving the Vietnamese will to participate and seek a stable government.
United Nations observers foresee a mainly verbal Viet Nam debate at the September general assembly with little chance of UN action. The United States will defend its Southeast Asia policy while the Soviet bloc demands U.S. withdrawal. North Viet Nam insists on no talks until U.S. forces depart, stalling peace efforts.
Reader letters praise Joan Winters von ran for a three part Vista del Camino series and urge Scottsdale leadership to address the slum area. The writer endorses Head Start and federal funding discussions while calling for feasible local alternatives and continued journalism.
In a broadcast with Roscoe Drummond the Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos argues U S aid in Viet Nam deterred a Indonesian Communist coup and frames the U S presence as vital for Asia's future. He calls Red China unreconciled with neighbors and urges peaceful action.
A group of 42 American physicians from Nebraska toured Soviet hospitals and found equipment outdated and practices behind Western standards. They reported doctors pressed by poor conditions, with maternity care and gynecology departments using antiquated methods, arguing socialism fails to provide adequate medical care while capitalism delivers superior outcomes.
The Scottsdale Daily Progress is published Monday to Friday evenings and Saturday mornings by the Scottsdale Publishing Company with offices at 302 Ball Park Plaza Scottsdale 85252. Telephone 947-7544. Second class postage paid at Scottsdale. Page 4 September 14 1986.
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