Scottsdale Daily Progress Nets Sixth School Bell Award
The Scottsdale Daily Progress received its sixth consecutive School Bell Award from the Arizona Education Association at a Westward Ho Hotel dinner. Publisher Jonathan Marshall and Managing Editor Gerald McElfresh accepted a special plaque from Dr. Dell Chamberlain, who praised the paper’s long service to education.
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Tonalea
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King slayings roil nation after King's assassination
United Press International reports widespread unrest after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was killed. The death toll rose with nine in Chicago and others in Washington, Detroit, Memphis, New York, Tallahassee, and Minneapolis amid arson, looting, and arrests. Authorities deployed troops, National Guardsmen, and curfews in multiple cities as the nation braces for further turmoil.
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Scottsdale to add four officers for mid watch and anti-vice
Four new police officers will join the Scottsdale force to support a mid shift and boost the anti-vice division. The added staff raises total officers to 68, or 1.09 per thousand residents versus the national average of 1.40. One officer will work under Lt. Jack Kelly to address juvenile marijuana traffic. The four hires cost about $32,000 and fit into a 1968-69 budget request of roughly $758,094, down from $786,094 after trimming by city officials.
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Illegal dumpers face citations in Scottsdale crackdown
City officials order a crackdown on unauthorized trash dumps in Scottsdale. City Manager Bill Donaldson directs staff to collect information for citations against violators who dump grass cuttings in vacant lots and irrigation ditches. Refuse supervisor Herman Dehner notes uptick in recent months and says violators will face up to 30 days in jail or a $300 fine or both.
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Old Timers in Scottsdale Set Seventh Annual Reunion
Scottsdale residents born before 1940 or alumni of the high school are invited to Sunday’s seventh annual Old Timers gathering at Gusty winds weather conditions include possible showers and warm temperatures. Lester Mowry of Phoenix hosts memories of a fast growing postwar town where many attendees hailed from out of town.
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Charros Offer 100 Reward for Batting Cage Theft
Scottsdale Charros announce a $100 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of thieves who stole part of a batting cage net at Clayton Coronado El Dorado Park. Bill Soderquist says Cubs spring training matters to the city and urges tips to the police.
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Communists deploy missiles near Khe Sanh
North Vietnamese forces reportedly introduced surface to air missiles into the Khe Sanh area, marking the first SAM deployment in South Vietnam. In Operation Pegasus, South Vietnamese commandos and Air Cavalry troops dropped into Khe Sanh.
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King Slaying Triggers Nationwide Hunt for Suspect
Federal manhunt expands through the South for the assassin of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a $155,000 reward. FBI and Atty. Gen. Ramsey Clark say arrests are near as officers pursue leads in multiple states amid the nation’s mourning.
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Johnson Faces Dual Crises On Racial Tension And Vietnam
President Johnson coped with domestic race clashes sparked by the King assassination and prepared a major Congress address on the racial crisis while receiving daily briefings from mayors and governors. Westmoreland also arrived in Washington for war strategy reviews.
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Trash containers deadly risk to Scottsdale children
Scottsdale truck driver Ray Dugan warns parents after several near fatal incidents with city trash containers. He reports over 1 000 containers and trucks moving fast, noting children sometimes hide inside and could be crushed when dumped. Public education urged to prevent tragedies.
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