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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1969
Page
2
The Scottsdale School District may seek a budget hike above six percent, prompting likely voter rejection due to poor public relations. An executive session Sept 25 on a teachers union election raises questions about secrecy, as salaries impact taxes and district quality. Public openness, not private talks, sustains democracy.
A family of eight with little money and a broken car sought help in Scottsdale. An officer found the father lacked a valid license and registration. While the father faced court guilt, locals donated food and gas and collected funds for the family.
Evans Novak Nixon retreat on tax reform under White House pressure threatens passage this year and sows political backlash. Treasury and Mills clash over sweeping changes as Wall Street lobbies press for capital gains relief, while the White House shifts relief toward corporations.
A chaotic post pageant press conference reveals Miss Sharon Anne Wasp of Muncie Michigan misidentified as Miss Michigan and a disruptive interview by Mario Rubin of Underground Press Service. Rubin coerces dangerous questions while Miss America offers evasive answers amid secrecy plea.
CIA informs Congress that it neither ordered nor condoned the murder of a Vietnamese double agent linked to the Green Berets. Richard Helms told a Senate subcommittee that the victim, a low level military intelligence agent, worked for the Green Berets and was not CIA, and that South Vietnamese authorities should handle the case.
A commentary notes mayors and officials encouraging residents to withhold payments for phone water and power amid poor service. It cites New York Commissioner Bess Myerson Grant and others, from Harrington Park NJ to Chicago, as part of a broader trend of public defiance and hearings.
Scottsdale Daily Progress notes publisher Jerry McElfresh and assistant Dee Wright. Paper schedule, offices at 302 Ball Park Plaza Scottsdale AZ 85252. Subscriptions listed with carrier and mail rates, issues published Monday through Saturday evenings September to May and Monday through Friday June to August. Page 4 September 16 1969.
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