Saigon restricts travel amid rumors and panic
Saigon mayor Gen Nguyen Van Minh bans evacuations and entry of refugees while warning residents not to spread rumors. Panic grows as bank lines form and flights fill, amid U.S. fears of anti American backlash after Thieu's radio speech blaming Congress for aid delays.
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Minh
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Congress
Rostow hints at invasion option for Vietnam policy
Former White House adviser Walt Rostow told CBS Morning News that the United States could consider invading North Vietnam with two Marine divisions to force compliance with the 1973 peace agreement. He stressed the plan was not politically feasible but part of evaluating all options to reestablish credibility abroad.
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UPI
White House
Walt Rostow
Lyndon Johnson
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Ford
Congress
University of Texas
CBS Morning News
Southeast Asia
Johnson
John Kennedy
Obituary for Pat Sumpter World War I veteran and longtime Phoenix area worker
Pat Sumpter 84 died Friday in Scottsdale Memorial Hospital. He worked as a heating engineer for the Scottsdale school system before World War II and later at Thunderbird Field and VA facilities. Survived by wife Martha, sons Ted Joe Dan Hearne daughters Dorothy Herring Nancy Palmer three sisters 16 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren. Services Sunday at 2 p.m. at Messinger Mortuary Chapel with burial in Camelback Cemetery.
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Pat Sumpter
Scottsdale
Thunderbird Field
Scottsdale Memorial Hospital
Mr. Sumpter
Ist Ave
Veterans’ Administration Hospital
Papago Park
Phoenix
Martha
Ted
Joe
Dan Hearne
Dorothy Herring
Nancy Palmer
Messinger Mortuary Chapel
Indian School Rd
Camelback
Iowan Attorney Dies in Mesa at 50
George J. Nielson Jr., a native Iowan and former attorney, died Thursday in Mesa Lutheran Hospital at age 50. He lived on Highland Avenue and moved to Arizona 12 years ago from Nebraska after graduating from the University of Iowa. He had managed Saguaro Lake Development Co. Survivors include wife Janet, son James, daughters Melanie Christie and Angie of Scottsdale, Sylvia Ramirez of Colorado, Dr. Nancy Soloman of Missouri, and three grandchildren. Services Monday at 2 p.m. at Messinger Mortuary Chapel with interment in Paradise Memorial Gardens. Visitation this evening 6 to 9 and all day Sunday.
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George J. Nielson Jr
Mesa Lutheran Hospital
Mr. Nielson
EK. Highland Ave
Davenport
Arizona
Nebraska
University of Iowa
Saguaro Lake Development Co
Janet
James
Melanie
Christie
Angie
Scottsdale
Sylvia Ramirez
Colorado
Nancy Soloman
Missouri
Service for Helen Marston at LDS Church in Paradise Valley
Funeral services for Helen Marston 67 will be Monday at 10 a.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints 5th Ward 2202 N 74th St with interment at Resthaven Cemetery Visitation Sunday from noon at Messinger Mortuary Chapel 7601 E Indian School Rd Marston once served as charter-president of the League of Business and Professional Women from 1932 to 1933.
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Messinger Mortuary Chapel
Indian School Rd
Paradise Memorial Gardens
Helen Marston
Paradise Valley
Church of Latter Day Saints
League of Business and Professional Women
E. Indian School Rd
China Lil's renaissance under way in downtown complex
Construction is underway on China Lil's one of three new downtown restaurants in the Redevelopment Area. Chez Louis and The Old Corral will sit beside China Lil's, built by Thomas Development Co. The project moves rapidly, with the Doubletree Inn visible in the background.
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China Lil’s
Chez Louis
Corral
China Lil
Waitress dies in Scottsdale Road crash near Royal Palm Road
Norene Ann Fisher 32, a waitress from Phoenix, was killed when a car driven by John David Coyle 35 left Scottsdale Road north of Royal Palm Road at about 80 mph. The vehicle struck two trees, rolled 130 feet, and ended in the road. Coyle, who was intoxicated and uncooperative with a sobriety test, was hospitalized with head injuries. Vehicular manslaughter charges were being considered.
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Rawhide Arizona
Scottsdale Road
Royal Palm Road
Norene Ann Fisher
70Th St
Scottsdale
Dave van Dine
John David Coyle
Phoenix
West
Fisher
Scottsdale Memorial Hospital
van Dine
Coyle
John Lohse
Buzzer Entrants at Scottsdale Police Door Lockout
Weekend visitors face two main entrances to the Scottsdale Police Department court complex. The second Saturday of city court closure forces entry through a locked door with a side button cue. Visitors must pull the door while the buzzer sounds to gain access, or risk being locked out.
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Scottsdale
Court-Police Department
N. Civic Center Plaza
Seniors urged to act politically to defend rights
Jonathan Marshall editor of the Scottsdale Daily Progress urged arizona seniors to engage politically at a meeting of the Arizona Council for Senior Citizens at Central Arizona College in Coolidge. He warned against retirements, Medicare shortfalls, and loneliness while calling for free educational facilities for seniors and Medicare reform.
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Arizona Council For Senior Citizens
Jonathan Marshall
America
Marshall
Central Arizona College
Coolidge
Scottsdale Daily Progress
Scottsdale
United States Senate
Wheelchair ramp study prompts caution by city council
The city council asked staff to continue studying curb ramp feasibility to aid wheelchair users while weighing potential downsides. Members worry ramps may invite bicyclists onto streets and create issues for the blind and elderly, with plans to identify areas of greatest need.
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Richard V. Campana
George Iannella
Billie Gentry
Scottsdale Man Arrested After Alleged Wife Beating
Leonard Hill, 48, of 8204 E Monterosa, jailed on suspicion of aggravated battery after his wife, Jean Hill, 49, allegedly hit him with a marble statue while he slept. She required stitches at Scottsdale Memorial Hospital and could file charges later.
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Scottsdale
Leonard Hill
E. Monterosa
John Huish
Jean
Scottsdale Memorial Hospital
Arthritis volunteers campaign door to door in Valley
A door to door march with over 5300 people, organized with the Central Arizona Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation, aims to climax the 1975 arthritis fund drive seeking a record 25000 dollars. Funds support local programs in research, patient services, and education while 65 percent stays local and the rest funds national research and training initiatives.
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Central
Arizona
The
Arthritis Foundation
APS files new rate schedule with state commission
APS President Keith L. Turley says the proposed rate increases are outdated and figures will be known in about a month after the filing with the State Corporation Commission. A separate incident reports a man entering a Phoenix bank branch, claiming a bomb in a briefcase and fleeing with about $200.
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Phoenix
Arizona Public Service Co
State Corporation Commission
Keith L. Turley
APS
First National Bank of Arizona
Denny Sentenced to Five to Ten Years for Husband Slaying
Cynthia Marie Denny was sentenced Friday to 5 to 10 years in prison for the slaying of her husband Gary last November. Visiting Judge D L Greer of Apache County presided over the trial in Flagstaff.
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Prescott
Cynthia Marie Denny
Gary
D. L. Greer
Apache County
Flagstaff
Summit Properties to Drop Forest Supervisor in Lands Swap Suit
Summit Properties and its parent Post Co. announced that Coconino National Forest Supervisor Don Seamon would be dropped as a defendant in a 34 million dollar lawsuit. The move clears the way for Hart Prairie land exchanges between Summit and Forest Service lands in a separate area.
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Flagstaff
M.K. Leddbetter
Summit Properties
Coconino National Forest
Don Seamon
the Post Co
Hart Prarie
San Francisco Peaks
Forest Service
Student pilot hurt in crash at Gila Bend Airport
A student pilot escaped serious injury when his T31 trainer crashed attempting to land at Gila Bend Airport. James Glava, 34, of Phoenix, was taken to Maryvale Samaritan Hospital for a broken arm and facial cuts.
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Gila Bend
Maricopa County
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Arthritis
Navajo Elementary
Camelback and
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United Press International
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Sunrise Villas
Camelback RD
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