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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1968
Page
1
Federal Communications Commission under the Kennedy administration approves limited pay to cable expansion, signaling a shift in policy toward broader cable access and investment. The action reflects evolving regulatory stance on telecommunications development.
The FCC announced pay TV authorization to begin within six months for communities served by four stations and proposed expanding CATV to the 100 largest cities. The pay TV rollout is conditional pending congressional and judicial review and would let subscribers pay for first run movies sports and other entertainment, seen as a supplement to free TV.
U S diplomats and North Vietnamese negotiators met three hours seeking a seating plan for four delegations while appearing to seat two. Three proposed arrangements failed to win agreement and talks were postponed with plans to study proposals and reconvene at a later date.
TALBERT Elmer and a Jane 2526 N 86th St Dec boy GODFREY Gerald and Marilyn 6680 Calle Redondo Dec 6 boy HADOCK George and Francis 8439 E Picadilly Dec 6 girl LAWRENCE Keith and Shirley 4321 E McKinley Dec 6 MEDINA Eddie and Shelley 8538 E Indianola Dec 6 boy KAYLOR George and Dorothy 2220 N 82nd St Dec 7 Good Samaritan Hospital CHRISTENSEN Douglas and Paula 6501 N B7th Pl Dec 6 CARTER Jack and Roscoe 7301 BE La Reata Dec q LEWIS Grady and Barbara 9 Oklahoma Ave Dec 8 girl
Justice of the Peace Harold Holcomb bound Russell R. Wiese of Phoenix over for Superior Court on a charge of obtaining narcotics under a fictitious name. He was returned to county jail but is now free on a 1100 dollar bond.
Madge A Reed 90 former teacher and lodge operator's widow died in Scottsdale. She lived in Phoenix 20 years, survived by a sister and three grandchildren with memorial at First Congregational Church. George K Ruffin 50 PGA member and former Thunderbird pro died en route to hospital. survived by wife, son, mother, two brothers, and two grandsons with funeral and Trisagion prayers planned.
Paris University students at Nanterre vow to keep the Letters faculty closed for a week amid renewed strikes targeting Charles de Gaulle. The unrest echoes May actions that sparked rioting and clashes with police across France, with injuries reported in Nanterre and confrontations in Marseilles and Clermont-Ferrand.
Knight David Knight is elected Worshipful Master of the Scottsdale Masonic Lodge. Installation ceremonies will be held at the Scottsdale Masonic Lodge at 8 p.m. December 14. Other officers include Leonard Trookman senior warden Alyan S. Van Kirk junior warden Richard Marsh senior treasurer W. Lynn Dixon secretary Forrest L Hoover senior deacon Reed Gale junior deacon Anthony Anfonson senior steward Raymond N. Jones junior steward Robert Lewis chaplain George Wieboldt marshal C. P. Stewart musician Archie Robbins tyler.
President Elect Nixon met for 20 minutes with Moshe Dayan at the Pierre Hotel amid reassurances that U S Middle East policy will not substantially change. Dayan said the talks were cordial and that Nixon regards the region as a high priority. Dayan also noted no current peace and no imminent war, expressing cautious optimism.
Central committee meeting adjourned without dismissing reformists led by Dubcek. CTK reported brief cabinet reshuffle proposals for Jan 1 1969 as Czechoslovakia heads to federalization. Protests from workers and students followed talk of demoting Smrkovsky, a reform proponent, amid Soviet criticism.
Outdoor nativity scenes will be displayed at Green Acres Mortuary from now until January 6. Life size figures depict shepherds, wise men, the inn, and the flight into Egypt with Christmas music in the background. Green Acres sits on Hayden Road, three fourths mile south of McDowell.
Fire units responded to four incidents in a day. At 6 p.m. a furnace relay at Louis Shallitt 7254 East Coronado Road scorched insulation and filled the home with smoke but caused no damage. At 5:25 p.m. a garage fire at 300 North Miller Road was contained with no damage. A broken gas main near Roosevelt Street prompted a rapid response at 9:19 p.m. and utilities patched the line by 9:35. At Fry's Market 2200 North Scottsdale Road a large trash container fire caused no damage. At 60 West Indian School Road a car fire led to minor damage from a carburetor backfire. owner Bernard Lederman was present.
Fifteen Arcadia High students graduated from the Papago Toastmasters Club Youth Leadership eight week program in Mesa. The ceremony honored learners in public speaking leadership and parliamentary procedure with certificates of completion.
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