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Newspaper

Scottsdale Progress

Location

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Aug 24, 1965

Page

8

Scottsdale Hotel Chief Named Executive House Arizona Manager

McGovern, formerly general manager of the Executive House Hotel in Washington, named manager of the Executive House Arizonian in Scottsdale. He replaces Gene Berry who resigned in July and has led hotel associations in Washington DC and Cleveland. The Executive House chain operates in Chicago San Juan and international locales.

Joseph ¥. McGovern Executive House Washington, D.C Arizonian Scottsdale McGovern Gene Berry Hotel Assn Cleveland Hotel Assn Chicago San Juan

Soft soap saves awkward silence in bridge play

South dealer East-West vulnerable. After a silent moment following a hand, South praises the bidding to ease tension. The article details a spade first trick, East's win with king spades, and a sequence leading to South securing ten tricks with precise discards and ruffs.

South East Sary West Declarer

Damage heavy in Italian storm across north Italy

Damage estimated in the hundreds of thousands of dollars was reported in north Italy from heavy rains and high winds. The worst hit areas lay in a wide arc across north Italy from the Riviera to Trieste and along the Bay of Naples.

Rome UPI Italy Riviera Trieste Bay of Naples

Monroe Monster slain by lie detector in Michigan hunt

In Monroe Michigan the seven foot monster said to attack residents was declared dead by police after a polygraph test dismissed the tale as a hoax. Ruth Owens and daughter Christine Van Acker maintain the monster sightings and plan further tests while hundreds join civic hunts boosting local business.

Monroe, Mich UPI Monroe Ruth Owens Christine van Acker Christine

Tshombe pays tribute to slain Congo Catholic clergy

Premier Moise Tshombe in Leopoldville honors more than 150 Catholic priests and nuns massacred by Congo rebels in a speech to the Pan African Catholic Educational Conference.

Leopoldville The Congo AUPI Moise Tshombe Pan-African Catholic Educational Conference

Inmate Fled While Handcuffed After Break From Sheriff Transport

Pima County Sheriff Walden Burr said prisoners will be chained in the future to prevent escapes after Simon Rivera snapped a handcuff chain and fled during transport. Rivera and Peter Valenzuela were being taken to Justice Court for narcotics charges involving a 16 year old girl. Valenzuela returned later claiming narcotics withdrawal. Rivera remained at large with tips guiding police but no successful lead.

Tucson UPI Pima County Walden Burr Simon Rivera Rivera Peter Valenzuela Justice Court Valenzuela

Prank on Island Beach ends in boy's death

Island Beach New Jersey youths from two supermarkets held a late night gathering at Island State Park. A prank buried 19 year old Robert Elston Jr. of Bayville in a four foot sand hole causing suffocation and death. Word Health Organization reports cholera outbreak spreading from Iran and Afghanistan to Soviet districts.

Island Beach N.J UPI Island State Park Robert B. Elston Jr Bayville Elston Robert Elston Geneva World Health Organization Iran Afghanistan Soviet Union

Los Angeles riot probe panel convenes led by McCone

An eight member blue ribbon commission headed by John A. McCone convened in Los Angeles to plan an inquiry into the Watts riot that began August 11. The uproar left 37 dead and caused millions in damage with thousands of National Guardsmen on scene. Governor Brown appointed the panel modeled on the Warren Commission and set a three month timetable.

Los Angeles UPI John A. McCone Central Intelligence Agency CIA Watts California McCone Edmund G. Brown Kennedy

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