Percy and wife survive Viet Nam mortar attack
Senator Charles Percy and his wife were attacked by communist guerrillas in a jungle village near Dak Son. A mortar shell exploded within 15 feet of Percy as he and aides were evacuated by helicopter to safety at Song Be, with both sustaining non life threatening injuries.
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Daniel Southerland
Saigon
UPS
Sen
Charles Percy
Percy
U.S
Percys
Vietnam
Dak Son
Mrs. Percy
Song Be
Postal rates hike and pay raises loom in Congress
Congress prepared to approve a 2.7 billion dollar military pay raise for 3.5 million personnel and a parallel civilian raise with 4.5 to 6 percent boosts. Postal rates would rise by one to two cents for letters and postcards, with mass circulation and junk mail classes seeing larger increases over two to three years. Raises would be retroactive to Oct 1, delivering extra Christmas bonuses to millions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
House
White House
Senate
Las Vegas Man Arrested in Scottsdale Check Fraud Case
A 33 year old Las Vegas man, Joseph Divicina, was arrested by Scottsdale police on charges of writing checks with insufficient funds. He is jailed in Scottsdale in lieu of 20000 dollars bond and faces charges in Scotts dale, Maricopa County, Mesa, and Phoenix.
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Las Vegas
Scottsdale
Joseph Divicina
Maricopa County
Mesa
Phoenix
Heart recipient jokes, eats well in triumph
CAPE TOWN South Africa UPI Louis Washkansky the world s first heart transplant patient is joked about by staff as Old Dracula He is described as in good spirits eating three meals a day reading and listening to the radio eight days after surgery Dr J C W Bosman calls his progress nothing short of fantastic Barnard says two more transplants will occur after the holidays while team fatigue and vacations loom Washkansky s recovery continues to impress all involved.
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Cape Town
South Africa
UPI
Louis Washkansky
J. C. W. Bosman
Washkansky
Christian Barnard
Barnard
Perilous butterfly journey ends on golf ball
A butterfly traveling from Toronto, Canada reached Richmond California and landed on a golf ball at the Richmond Golf and Country Club. It was splattered when a golfer teed off. A small note on the wing read Send to Toronto, Canada.
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Richmond
Calif
UPI
Toronto
Canada
Richmond Golf and Country Club
California
Princess meets exiled king over planned marriage
Italian Princess Maria Beatrice Mon day night conferred with her father exiled King Umberto for the second time in alx daya on his court suit opposition to her planned marriage to actor Maurizio Arena.
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Nice
France
UPI
Maria Beatrice
Umberto
Alx Daya
Maurizio Arena
Obituary notices for Lu Jean Hodgson and Leo L Snider
Lu Jean Hodgson 19 of 4246 FE Mulberry died Saturday from injuries in an auto crash at 8th and Thomas. Born in Newport Washington she moved to Scottsdale in 1902 and worked at Motorola. Survived by husband Steve, son Dallas, parents Earl and Mrs Rawlins, siblings Everett Earl D Rawlins Judy Campbell, and grandfather John Van Fleet. Services Tuesday 10 a.m. at 18th Ward LDS, 8020 N 44th St. Burial Memorial Lawn Cemetery. Leo L Snider 72 of 4191 EK McDowell long time Valley resident died Sunday at Scottsdale Baptist Hospital. Born Martinsville Tennessee he moved to Phoenix 1950 from Terra Haute Indiana. Survived by wife Nellie two sons Leonard W Phoenix and Harold Kingman two daughters Martha Ann Logan Phoenix Mildred Ryan California a brother and sister out of state five grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Services Tuesday 2 p.m. Green Acres Mortuary with burial in Green Acres Cemetery. Friends may call today 7 to 8 p.m.
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Mrs. Hodgson
Newport
Wash
Scottsdale
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Motorola Inc
D2nd St
McDowell
Steve
Dallas
Earl J. Rawlins
Everett
Earl D. Rawlins
Phoenix
Judy Campbell
Key West Fla
John van Fleet
Grace
Idaho
Hodgson
Borilal
Lawn Cemetery
Morten
Leo L. Snider
Valley
Scottsdale Baptist Hospital
Mr. Snider
Martinsville
Terra Haute
Ind
Sun Valley
Nellie
Leonard W
Harold
Kingman
Poverty budget slashed in House Appropriations plan
The House Appropriations Committee recommended a 1.6 billion dollar funding for the anti poverty program for the current fiscal year, 370 million below the ceiling. Approval on the House floor was expected, with Senate efforts to boost funds to 1.08 billion. The authorization measure, a 4.16 billion two year extension, was already approved, while 1968 funding remains in the appropriation bill and the second year requires next session.
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Washington
UPI
House Appropriations Committee
Johnson Administration
Congress
House
Senate
George Mahon
State Dept seeks criminal penalties for unauthorized overseas travel
The State Department urged Congress to criminalize U S citizens travel to restricted foreign areas without permission in response to Stokely Carmichael and others. Penalties could include up to one year in prison and fines up to 1000 dollars. Five countries remain on the restricted list Cuba North Vietnam North Korea Communist China and Syria.
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Washington
UPI
State Department
Stokely Carmichael
Congress
Carmichael
New York
Nicholas Deb. Katzenbach
Department
U. S
North Vietnam
Cuba
Katzenbach
Justice Department
Herman Talmadge
D-Ga
Johnson
United States
Vietnam
Hubert H. Humphrey
House
John W. McCormack
North Korea
China
Syria
Fire damage at Thomas Dupree residence estimates $1500
Rural Fire Department reports a fire started likely from a can of paint thinner near a water heater at 7813 E Roosevelt causing about 1500 damage to the Dupree home. The blaze confined to storage and attic area with 14 men on scene for about an hour.
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Thomas Dupree
E. Roosevelt
Geary Robertson
Rural Fire Department
Market Report Shows Mixed Dow Jones Decline At 2 P.M.
UPI notes Dow Jones industrial average at 879.16 down 2.89, 20 rail index 233.97 down 0.85, 65 stocks at 308.09 down 0.83. Noon list names firms and price changes across sectors including Alcoa American Can AT&T CBS Chrysler Ford General Electric IBM RCA Texaco Zenith and more.
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United Press International
Dow Jones
New York
Alcoa
American Can
American Motors
At&t
American Tobacco
Anaconda
Arizona
Atchison Topeka
Bell & Howell
Bendix
Bethlehem Steel
Boein
Chrysler
Cities Service
CBS
Controlled Data
DuPont
Eastern Airlines
Eastman
Emerson
Ford Motors
Frontier Airlines
General Dynamics
General Electric
General Motors
General Telephone
Goodyear
IBM Intl
Nickel St&t
Johns Manville
Kennecott
Litton
Minnesota
Ming Montgomery Ward
Motorola
New York Central North Amn
Rocket Northrop Owens Illinois
Pan American
Ron Parke Davis
Pennsylvania
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Safar! Hotel
Scottedale
Lu Jean Hodgson
Mulberry
St. Joseph's Hospital
8Th St. and Thomas
Sen-Kings Funeral Center
N. Scottsdale RP
Thomas Rd
William Gawin
Virginia
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By. Ward Huff
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