13 Feb 1967
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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1967
Page
1
United Press International with Prograss Staff presents a digest of Monday news highlights. Brief summaries cover politics economy culture and world events with concise reports and noted developments.
In London Prime Minister Wilson said a Vietnam settlement remains possible as Kosygin returns to Moscow. He urged continued hope if the present opportunity is not yet lost while calling for restraint and renewed talks.
Globe Johnson Gregovich, foreman for Inspira ton Consolidated Copper Co and Miami School Board president, named to replace the late Gila County Democratic Senator Clarence Carpenter. Phoenix House leader Bart introduces a bill to create state supported kindergartens and end veteran and widow exemptions except for WWI veterans and widows with income under 3000 or those who were residents at the time of the husband’s death.
Scottsdale police say a gang of about 25 has burglarized about three to five homes daily in the Valley for a year. A Scottsdale home in Cypress Circle was hit for about $3,000 in valuables including a color television and antique rifles. Police suspect the same group targets daytime break ins and may ship stolen goods out of state.
A Gallup poll to be released this week shows Richard Nixon leading the 1968 Republican presidential nomination race. The poll was briefly withdrawn over phrasing inconsistencies with a prior survey and later cleared for publication.
Scottsdale officials begin Operation See Thru to remove visual obstacles at intersections to reduce fatalities and collisions. Traffic engineers and police report several danger corners cleared and list intersections improved. Citizens urged to report obstructions to City Hall at 60 W Indian School Rd.
U S warplanes restart bombing of North Vietnam ending a six day pause seen as a push for peace talks. Defense Dept said raids resumed after the Lunar New Year ceasefire and Kosygin Wilson talks influenced timing. Ho Chi Minh urged the Pope to press for peace as both sides weighed possible talks in weeks.
Hanoi Radio reports North Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh sent a telegram to Pope Paul VI urging the Vatican to use its influence with the United States to seek an early peaceful solution. He called for an end to bombing and withdrawal of U S and allied forces from South Vietnam while demanding respect for Vietnam’s national rights.
A right wing paper cited by UPI says military commanders from four Red China provinces met secretly in Kunming to organize masses against Mao Zedong. Attendees reportedly included generals Huang Hain-ink Chen Ci-wei Cang Ta-se and Wang En-mao with ties to Sechwan Yunnan Kansu Sinkiang.
UPI reports the Supreme Court declined to hear David L. Miller's appeal, leaving in place a 2085 law punishing draft-card burnings as constitutional. The decision follows a Second Circuit ruling from October, with Justices Douglas noting the appeal should have been heard.
Twenty one nations reach final draft of a regional nuclear ban from the Rio Grande to the Antarctic. Signing planned Tuesday, but ratification uncertain as loopholes and power pressures loom. Cuba and Guyana did not participate in the conference.
The Arizona Senate endorsed memorials against enlarging Grand Canyon National Park and for a Marble Canyon dam license. Sam Steiger urged action as the body also took up a state Central Arizona Project CAP bill to issue bonds for $800 million to move Colorado River water to Central Arizona. Conservation groups oppose dams near the Grand Canyon for scenic reasons.
Government offices in the city close today and Tuesday for official holidays. City hall, the driver's license bureau, and city and justice offices shut. schools, post office, banks, and public library remain open both days.
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