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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1966
Page
8
A brief syndicated news note from United Press International and the Progress Staff highlights ongoing events and local-interest items. The piece summarizes multiple small updates without detailed context or quotes.
Austin briefing denied U S bombers struck civilian targets in North Vietnam and said only military targets were hit. The administration stressed no authorization for civilian bombing, while Saigon reported a major Mekong Delta shift with U S troops moving in. Cardinal Spellman urged total victory seen as conflicting with Vatican push for negotiated peace amid Vietnam fighting. Snowstorm disaster hits Midwest with four deaths and travel disruption.
Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce Manager A J Collins predicts 1967 will bring industrial development at Thunderbird Field and a bustling downtown after Dickson Electronics relocates. Population may near 70 000, retail sales around 150 million, with work on Shea Boulevard and a new library city hall complex. Tourism should set a record while hotels rise, but traffic and parking remain key challenges.
State Department civilian consultant Guy Stillman, who toured Mexico, says relations with Mexico are better than in a long time. He described ongoing two man border study as part of State efforts. A separate Phoenix case sees a man slated for a May preliminary hearing on charges of shooting and knifing three children and attempting to strangle his wife Judith Sieling described a shocking domestic assault at their Gilbert home.
A fragmented weather note describes last night lows from 27 to 33 degrees with several stations named Sky Harbor Salt Project irrigation field office and 35th St and McDowell Rd. It mentions a cold spell and blizzards in a distant tone with a hopeful note about a sunny day.
A severe quake rocked a 60 mile Chilean coast section centering on Taltal, with widespread damage reports. Sixty five people hospitalized, half the town’s houses damaged, and a missing person near a cave. Tidal wave alerts were issued and canceled as stations showed no wave. Mendoza suffered no damage despite a tremor felt in Argentina.
Police report a four car crash on Scatisdale Road near South Avenue shortly after noon on Tuesday. Dale Kertesz, 26, of 2625 EB and another person were injured. Kertesz was taken to a hospital in satisfactory condition. Claudia Jackson, 19, of 6730 E McDonald drove into the Kertesz vehicle as it was stopped at a traffic light.
UPI reports Peking announced a new atomic blast near Lop Nor in Sinkiang Province. The device, estimated at hundreds of kilotons, marked China’s second test in eight weeks as Mao's regime presses to develop hydrogen bomb capability and long range missiles by 1980 amid limited Russian aid.
A woman was robbed at knifepoint in her car after a youth jumped in and demanded to go. Police investigate a burglary at VFW Post 3613 on Wells Fargo Drive where about 240 dollars, pool table cash and a jukebox were damaged or stolen along with titles and a small amount of cash.
The Scottsdale Daily Progress will pay $5 each month for the most interesting letter to the editor about community affairs starting Jan. 2. Letters must be under 400 words, avoid libel or name calling, and focus on Arizona Maricopa County the school district or local community. Judging is impartial and final.
Sgt Elton Hornbaker is named lieutenant by Chief Walter Nemetz effective immediately after a competitive exam. Hornbaker, with five years on the Scottsdale force and a November 1961 start, topped a seven hour test and previously served five years as a patrolman in Hagerstown Maryland, plus a 1962 sergeant promotion.
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