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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1970
Page
1
In Isla Vista, dawn found the college-area occupation ending with police withdrawal. About 300 to 500 officers remained on hand for a dusk-to-dawn curfew, using tear gas to disperse a crowd of 150 youths after a Bank of America branch confrontation.
An Arizona State University faculty committee planned to decide whether to dismiss charges against Assistant Professor Morris Starsky. The defense prepared four witnesses for this afternoon and expected hearings to last under a week. The panel recessed after considering a request to dismiss with no further testimony.
Paradise Valley Mr and Mrs Joseph Applegate were bound by three masked robbers who forced entry to their home at 8 pm. The thieves used a cutting torch to break open a safe containing jewelry and cash, stealing several thousand dollars in valuables before the couple freed themselves after about three and a half hours. The incident was reported to the sheriff.
In Phoenix a car driven by 20 year old Gretta Lorraine Parks skidded on a slippery blob of chicken fat and crashed into a utility pole. Four women suffered minor injuries and firefighters used sand to absorb the fat.
A bold haircut advertisement invites customers to visit Mr John at 6125 E Indian School Rd to receive a highly praised cut. The Brownmoor Scion of Beauty location lists the same address and phone number for bookings.
Apollo 13 astronauts James Lovell John Swigert and Fred Haise returned to the Space Center after meeting President Nixon in Honolulu and began a week long debriefing to determine the cause of the explosion that ripped a 13 foot section from the service module. They described moments of doubt about making it home and planned a news conference after a rest period.
Israeli army provides special prayer books intercom broadcasts and penlights for front line troops as Passover begins at nightfall. Tank crews on four fronts hear the Exodus story through earphones and abridged services. About 5,000 tourists visit Israel for Passover with public Seders in Kibbutzim and hotels.
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