04 Dec 1968
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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1968
Page
1
Militant students clash with police in San Francisco State University campuses amid protests tied to President Hayakawa's hard line. About 600 officers are deployed as 41 arrests total are reported since the crackdown began, with a policeman injured and classes reportedly proceeding.
President elect Richard Nixon announces Dr. Paul W. McCracken of the University of Michigan as chief of the Council of Economic Advisers. McCracken, 53, will guide policy to promote progress without inflation and will be joined by other advisers later.
About 600 North Vietnamese forces ambushed 160 U S troops 69 miles north of Saigon in the biggest American battlefield setback in two months. 25 Americans were killed and 52 wounded as heavy fighting lasted four hours before the attackers withdrew into the jungle.
Mrs. Marguerite Hutchison 55 died Monday in Scottsdale Baptist Hospital. Services set for 2 p.m. Thursday at Green Acres Mortuary with burial in Green Acres Memorial Garden. Visitation today 7–9 p.m. and Thursday 10 a.m. to service time. Survivors include husband William M., three sons William R. in Scottsdale, Danny and James Lee in Minneapolis, two brothers and a sister. She was a government stenographer at Williams AFB for 12 years and lived in Arizona 20 years, moving to Scottsdale two years ago from South Dakota.
U.S. and North Vietnamese representatives met privately in Paris amid reports South Vietnam may seek delay to prepare positions. The three hour session at a suburban villa covered procedures for the four sided conference and noted good progress toward opening next week.
Court records show three Scottsdale residents died of self inflicted gunshot wounds. The victims are Donald Fy Havens 49 found at 8508 E Indianola Noy John H Ghutzman Jr 11 found at 6643 E Earll Dr and Claire Lambert 61 died after wounding on Earll Dr in November and hospital treatment in Phoenix. No inquests were conducted in any case.
Israeli jet fighters attacked Iraqi troops in Jordan in a noon raid on seven targets. A pilot was said to parachute into Israel after a plane was shot down, with Jordanian reports claiming three Israeli jets were down. Israel cited shelling of settlements as provocation and said all aircraft returned safely.
Credit cards and $117 in cash were reported stolen from the Cecil M. Williams home at 7314 E Monte Vista Rd in Scottsdale. Police say the occupied residence may have been entered through an unlocked front door and items were found in a neighbor’s carport.
A Scottsdale resident, Noble Al of 8425 East Orange Blossom Lane, says a late-model blue Chevrolet Camino struck him as he tried to block a private drive incident at 7110 East Thomas Road. He sustained wrist and hip injuries, declined hospital care, and the truck fled the scene.
Washington sources report Henry M. Jackson, a hardliner on defense, under active consideration for Secretary of Defense in Nixon’s cabinet. Republicans Tower and other aides back the idea, noting Jackson’s NATO expertise and Senate Armed Services ties.
Fire department reported a blaze Tuesday at 4 58 p m causing 300 damage to an apartment at 7044 By Hubbell. The unit owned and occupied by A N Gandrud had a forgotten oven left on. A prior wash down at 3 29 p m involved a small amount of gasoline in a gutter.
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