03 Dec 1969
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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1969
Page
1
Police said 39 dead or missing and three seriously injured after a blaze at an 80 year old three story home. Recovery workers searched rubble as records were lost and occupant numbers conflicted. An official inquiry was ordered by the provincial government.
Scottsdale police detained Lucas Robledo a 28 year old Mexican national from Durango after a suspicious persons report near 82nd Street and Whitten around 9 p.m. Tuesday. Three men were stopped in a yellow pickup. Robledo spoke no English and had no ID. The other two were released.
A pickup truck owned by Bill Watkins Ford sustained 250 dollars in damage after a Tuesday morning fire at 7100 East McDowell. Scottsdale Rural Fire Department reports the fire was out on arrival and the cause is unknown. Earlier scrap lumber on a lot at Granite Reef and McDonald also caught fire at 2 15 pm with investigators unsure of the cause.
Three U S Army helicopter crewmen shot down near Seoul in August were released at Panmunjom after a U S apology. They were flown to a U S Army hospital in good condition and cleared to fly home for Christmas. Names: Spec 4 Herman Hofstatter, Capt. David H. Crawford, WO Malcolm V. Loepke. Wounds varied from knee and shoulder injuries to bullet wounds. medical staff described their outlook as good.
The Senate voted 72 to 33 against the Republican plan to lift the personal exemption to 750 over three years. The Democratic alternative by Sen. Gore would reach 800 in 1971 after starting at 700 in 1970.
Scottsdale police arrested Patricia Ann Packer 18 of 2108 E Alta Vista Phoenix on forgery tied to a stolen credit card. The incident involved 262.89 dollars in purchases from Sears 1313 N Scottsdale Rd November 26 with most goods recovered.
NATO defense ministers approve a plan to use tactical nuclear weapons against military targets in East European countries other than Russia if a major non nuclear Soviet attack on Western Europe occurs. A warning would precede a full strategic strike if the attack continues. The decision comes as Bonn discusses cutting military service while maintaining NATO commitments.
Charles A. Martin Jr 48 died Monday at St. Josephs Hospital in Phoenix from a heart ailment. Masonic rites 10 a.m. Thursday at Carr Mortuary Tempe burial Double Butte Cemetery. An Air Force WWII veteran, he lived in Scottsdale, attended University of Arizona, graduated ASU 1952, Sigma Chi, Scottsdale Masonic Lodge 43. Survivors: wife Dorothy daughter Ellen mother Velma Martin Seaman sister Frances Andrews. Viewing 7 9 p.m. at the mortuary.
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