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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1971
Page
2
An editorial lambasts the U.S. Corps of Engineers for wasteful spending on a flood control plan for Indian Bend Wash. It contrasts a citizen backed park and greenbelt with a proposed year long study costing about 250 000 dollars, arguing residents prefer non intrusive flood control and oppose a concrete ditch.
The latest Gallup poll shows Edward M. Kennedy ahead in the Democratic race as a crowded field awaits the nomination. Critics note his recent low activity and a controversial Pakistan India trip, questioning his readiness versus other capable Democrats.
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak report a backstairs White House struggle over Deputy Attorney General Richard Kleindienst. With Mitchell's January departure looming, anti Kleindienst lobbies gain traction as Nixon weighing a potential Senate fight for Kleindienst's attorney general nomination while NAACP allies pressure Congress and White House defenses form around judicial appointments.
Massachusetts voters gain a new measure of protection against faulty merchandise as individuals may sue manufacturers sellers or suppliers directly. The change ends a long barrier and aims to ensure direct action for consumer redress. In other items a Scranton Times note mentions David R. Scott stepping on the lunar surface at Hadley Base as the seventh human to walk on the moon.
A reader frames conflict over Scottsdale Schools health curriculum with objections to sex education. The letter alleges administrators ignore committee input, questions curriculums for courses A to D, and cites state guidance against sex education for credit, labeling the debate as a clash of Judeo Christian and humanist guidelines.
The Progress asks letter writers to limit submissions to 400 words and include a verifiable home address. Typewritten letters receive preference to ease verification.
The piece rebuts common myths about gifted youths and argues that giftedness endures into adulthood. It stresses the need for guidance, challenging the idea that they only need to meet grade level and urging enrichment that matches intellectual and emotional development, not neglect or reduced funding.
Elaine Cholewa reviews Henry S Bloomgarden's American History Through Commemorative Stamps. The book spans from Columbus 1492 to the Space Age, using photographic enlargements and brief period writings to show founders, scientists, leaders, and movements. It appeals to parents, children, students, stamp collectors, and art lovers.
A reader list ranks Michener The Drifters Stone Passions of The Mind Blatty The Exorcist Tryon The Other Plath The Bell Jar Brown Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee Drury The Throne of Saturn Howard Penmarket Wambaugh The New Centurions Reich The Greening of America.
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