Editorial calls for more beds at Scottsdale hospital
The Scottsdale editorial argues against shifting patient load to Mesa or downtown Phoenix due to bed surpluses. It notes Scottsdale’s patient volume rising, low daily room costs, and high occupancy. it urges the Comprehensive Health Planning Council to reevaluate and approve adding 100 beds locally to meet future needs.
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Scottsdale
Comprehensive Health Planning Council
Maricopa
Mesa
Phoenix
Scottsdale Hospital
Motorola
Scottsdale’s
Chandler
Tempe
CIA Influence in Laos Guerrilla Training Revealed
A secret Senate hearing disclosed that for nine years the CIA has secretly trained about 30 000 guerrillas in Laos. Ambassador G Murtre Godley said the irregular forces are under CIA direction, challenging views of formal control by the President Congress and public.
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Senate Armed Forces Committee
CIA
Laos
U.S
G. Murtre Godley
Congress
Speaking frankly Perhaps dressing to please self best
Mary McGrath argues that some men fail to notice or value women's changing fashion, rooted in past views. She urges women to dress for themselves, not to please a man who may not notice or approve. The piece critiques rigid male standards and promotes self-empowerment through personal style.
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Mary McGrath
Valley readers defend KOOL as renewal sees public benefit
A reader defends KOOL Radio Television against a business group seeking control, urging FCC renewal of KOOL's license. The letter praises KOOL for local programming on drugs, poverty, the generation gap, juvenile delinquency, and community impact, arguing ownership should not limit public benefit.
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Kool Radio- Television
Federal Communication’s Commission
Yesteryears
Kool Radio and TV
All Valley
Kool
Arizona
FCC
CBS
Secret board meetings must cease
Reader letter complains of closed school board meetings in Scottsdale Arizona, urging legal action to enforce public access and accountability. It argues private luncheons violate Arizona law and undermine democratic education by hiding board performance from citizens and parents.
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Sitcret
Scottsdale
Arizona
Smyrna’s history and the 1922 tragedy reexamined
Irene Maly reviews Marjorie Housepian’s Smyrna Affair, a 1971 Harcourt study of Smyrna’s ancient roots, Roman rebuilding, Armenian-Greek tensions, and the 1922 Turkish assault that led to the city’s destruction and map removal, with eyewitness accounts and a broad bibliography.
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Smyrna Affair
Marjorie Houseplan
Harcourt
Special child exceptionalities touch every family
A broad look at disability and giftedness in society argues that one in three families contains a child who is different. It notes historic shifts toward recognition, early detection, inclusive classrooms, and expanded funding, while highlighting sobering stats on unserved handicapped children and per capita education spending.
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Pearl Buck
Dale
Roy Rogers
John Kennedy
Hubert Humphrey
John Frank
Karen
Marie Killilea
Charly
Johnny Belinda
National Association For Retarded Children
NARC
Council For Exceptional Children
CEC
United Cerebral Palsy
UCP
Top Library Picks Show Off Classic and Modern Reads
Library patrons favor works spanning mind and spirit as well as historic and contemporary titles. Notable favorites include Stone Passions of the Mind, Michener The Drifters, Blatty The Exorcist, Plath The Bell Jar, Brown Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, Drury The Throne of Saturn, Howard Penmarrie, Wambaugh The New Centurions, Reich The Greening of America, and M4 The Sensuous.
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Michener
Blatty
Plath
Brown
Wounded Knee
Drury
Howard
Penmarrie
Wambaugh
New Centurions
Reich
America
WINS SPIT DECISION AND THEN RETIRES
A brief note reports a man winning a spit decision and then retiring after serving six months already spent in the county pail, as carried by Bay City Times and linked to the Houghton Daily Mining Gazette.
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Bay City
Mich
Houghton (Mich
Daily Mining Gazette
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