29 Aug 1968
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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1968
Page
1
Guatemala declared a 30 day state of siege suspending search and seizure limits to pursue the gunmen who killed U S Ambassador John Gordon Mein. Mein was shot while fleeing a roadblock near the U S Embassy and later died from seven bullet wounds.
Birth notices record new arrivals at Scottsdale Baptist Hospital St Josephs Hospital Good Samaritan Hospital and Good Samaritan Hospital among others. Names include U and Nancy A AGO Herbert F and Rita K Howard and Helen NDREWS Charles and Karen TEIDEMAN Steven and Thia Manuel Herman and Violet MUZZY Joel and Linda NOFFLINGER William and Virginia with birth dates Aug 22 to Aug 24 and varying genders.
Scottsdale Police Chief Walter Nemetz warns that discharging firearms within city limits is illegal. Hunters must hunt outside city boundaries or face city court. The city limits span north of Shea Boulevard to Bell Road and Hayden Road, from Indian Bend Road to the Arizona Canal, a popular dove area.
Fire crews freed a boy whose finger was caught in an adding machine at a home and helped another resident gain access after being locked out during special calls on Wednesday. A Mayo Furniture paint sprayer fire caused about 150 dollars damage. a truck compressor leak started the blaze.
United Press lists noon figures for major issues with Alcoa American Can American Motors AT&T and many others trading higher or lower. Highlights include Bethlehem Steel Boeing Chrysler General Electric General Motors and Goodyear with varied percentages shown for each issue.
Rome parliamentary leaders convened an extraordinary session to discuss the Czechoslovak crisis. Observers expect parties to target the Italian Communist party. Geneva hosts a 90-nation non nuclear conference on preventing nuclear threats to non nuclear nations.
Soviet leaders selected 150 members for a new Czechoslovak Communist Central Committee to run the country. The disclosure followed a Prague meeting with Dubcek and others as Warsaw Pact troops controlled the nation. Three parallel committees exist, with debate over which is legal.
A Valley builder has asked Scottsdale to relax its sidewalk setback in the zoning ordinance to permit a cluster housing project. Hugh Knoell plans a 33 home subdivision at Oak and 77th Street with some houses four feet from the sidewalk. The city may require an ordinance change or zoning variance.
A directed verdict for Scottsdale police officers was granted in a $10,000 false arrest suit. Superior Judge Edwin Thurston ruled there was insufficient evidence for the case to go to a jury. Plaintiff Elizabeth Goulakos, now in Las Vegas, claimed embarrassment and false imprisonment after a February 8 traffic warrant arrest at Joe Hunt's restaurant.
Scottsdale police reported a cat burglar entered a home on a claw hammered window while the resident slept. The thief stole $5 cash and a $35 pair of glasses, leaving the empty purse on the kitchen table and the hammer behind.
Police say a burglary occurred between 8:30 a.m. Tuesday and 9 a.m. Wednesday at the Mann residence. Entry was gained by cutting a screen and forcing the rear door. The report notes weather data from a 24 hour period ending at 4 am.
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