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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1968
Page
2
Editorial urges local action as Dre Heinz Hink questions the responsibility of affluent Scottsdale for the poor. County plans a new view hospital on Route 24th Street would ease eastern access, but transport remains inadequate. Dr Hink suggests county reimburse local hospitals to treat indigents close to families.
The article weighs Gamel Abdel Nasser’s stance amid rising Arab violence and Israel’s call for recognition of its state, amid speculation on whether peace or another conflict will prevail. It notes fear of Soviet influence and economic pressures shaping Egypt’s position.
A UK French Concorde test delay and Boeing 1800 mph project set back US plans to 1976 77. The TU 114 and F 111 swing wing issues loom while Lockheed resists. James S. Locke envisions home voting networks linked to centralized computers for future democracy. Gould Lincoln reflects on LBJ Humphrey Nixon and party choices.
Letter writers argue eighteen year olds are capable voters and should be allowed to vote in presidential and state elections. The author cites Vietnam War service and the obligation to fight as a reason, concluding if a youth can die for country, they are old enough to vote. Addressed to David Elston of Scottsdale.
The passage opines that a coward would hide behind a woman's skirt and praises NATO in Europe shielding against Russian aggression. It notes Gov Spiro T Agnew's Greek-born father changing the family name. It laments Nixon and Anagnostopoulos on bumper stickers and recalls a blacksmith who focused on horses rather than many other tasks.
The narrator recalls school life under rigid rules, the punishing roving teachers, and autocratic principals. A standout moment is a midweek reading change prompted by a principal who made reading enjoyable, contrasting with other teachers who preferred punishment. The piece reflects on learning, punishment, and the longing for inspiring instruction.
In Columbia South Carolina Democratic stalwarts back quietly Wallace third party tilt to deny Nixon the eight electoral votes Thurmond lines up a major Nixon push with Gen. Mark Clark leading a new ad hoc committee Firepower includes a Wallace surge drawing support from diverse groups while Thurmond’s camp confronts hostility from traditional Wallace loyalists and a nascent Nixon operation grows under Harry Dent and Gen. Clark
A teacher argues school rules reveal a district’s philosophy of fairness and cooperation. Rules must be clear and adaptive to current students and community, with administrators and teachers collaborating to avoid outdated, unwise policies.
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