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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1974
Page
3
The Justice Department leads a nationwide review with police chiefs to explain rising crime up 15 percent in early 1974 and underreporting in large cities. Attorney General Saxbe vows swift action against chronic offenders while Scottsdale adopts a three zone patrol plan to boost information flow and focus on serious crimes.
Panama joins several Latin American nations in resuming ties with Fidel Castro's government breaching the OAS boycott. Colombia and Venezuela announce plans to restore relations as Costa Rica Ecuador and Guatemala move toward engagement. Public sentiment favors Cuba's return to the inter American family.
The piece notes Cuban sanctions and shifts as seven governments act independently to negate the C A S boycott while Pat Holt and other U S visitors report Castro open to better relations with Washington. It discusses President Ford facing conservative opposition but potential credibility gains for U S policy in the Americas. It also mentions Jonathan Marshall running for the U S Senate and that his editorials will bear the initials J M.
The writer prepares for a two week State Department study tour to the USSR with trepidation fueled by KGB books and a 1970s Fodor travel guide. He outlines harsh host practices, strict laws, and cautious tips on conduct, shopping, eating, and nightlife, noting the tour centers on the Communist Party, USSR government, and media.
Reporter Arthur Hoppe details Awfel Effluvial's 37th attempt to cross the Pasadena Freeway on a nuclear jet powered tricycle named Miss America XXXVII. The stunt, tied to NASA design and presidential involvement, ends with the hero airborne beyond major cities and presumed lost.
In Greenwich Village, aCamorra like chieftain nicknamed The Philosopher discusses U.S. Cuba recognition and the Caribbean gamble. He warns of Mafia stakes in casinos and tourism, naming costs, allies, and a demand for a Raft expulsion apology before any policy shift.
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