19 Feb 1966
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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1966
Page
1
U S air cavalrymen fought their third day of fighting in the Bong Son area killing 51 Viet guerrillas as they conducted a fighting withdrawal. Marines searched for a Viet Cong regiment near Da Nang while facing light sniper fire.
Slaughter Lyndh a Yale history professor who visited Hanoi with Aptheker and Hayden accuses the United States of using lethal gas and chemical warfare in Vietnam while the government denies it. The State Department canceled Lyndh's passport for the trip.
Vice President Hubert Humphrey, with Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt, faced about 150 demonstrators at Parliament House in Canberra. Protesters urged limiting U S and Australian support for South Viet Nam and even displayed Nazi emblems while calls for peace circulated.
Superior Court Judge William Nabours refused to quash a seven count perjury indictment against state liquor control agent Pete San Angelo and kept the experimental December grand jury intact. Attorneys sought dismissal and sought access to minutes and bills of particulars while awaiting further motions after talks with the county attorney.
U S Steel announced a price increase on certain carbon steel products used to manufacture boilers and storage tanks. The move, disclosed Friday in Pittsburgh, affects metals in the product line and indicates higher costs for downstream equipment makers.
Scottsdale motorists are advised to move vehicles involved in accidents off the road if no one is injured. Chief Walter Nemetz says removal does not hinder investigations and helps prevent further crashes by clearing debris and revealing impact direction.
The Scottsdale Democratic Luncheon Club will hear Tom Baker speak on reapportionment Tuesday at 12 10 p m Baker is executive secretary of the Arizona State Democratic central committee The meeting is at Papago Lanes 2012 N Scottsdale Rd A brief Q and A will follow Baker's talk.
Robert McDonald 71 died at home Friday. Services set for 10 a.m. February 21 at Messinger Mortuary in Phoenix. Born in Duluth Minnesota he was a World War I veteran and retired chief engineer for the Minnesota Highway Department. Survived by wife Beatrice, son Robert Jr and two grandchildren.
In Fullerton an unclear event with dates and names appears from a damaged text. The readable fragments hint at a meeting or notices involving local figures and a timeline, though specifics are unrecoverable from the fragment.
Announcement may shift outlook for two bills backed by Mrs. Sarah Folsom the state superintendent of public instruction to fund kindergarten with 100 dollars per child in each district. Bills unlikely to pass out of committee seek minimal added cost and differ by local voter decision on establishment.
The regional spelling contest crowned a winner, identified as the daughter of Mr and Mrs Milton D Pruitt of 4211 North 66th Street, with plans for a state spell off to determine the trip to Washington DC.
A survey shows spinal meningitis up sharply among U S military personnel with an estimated 350 percent rise from last year linked to rapid enlistment after the Vietnam buildup. Five new cases and a death in Dothan Alabama are reported, with three cases at Fort Knox and two at Lackland Air Force Base.
Arctic air swept into the Midwest and Northeast as Minnesota reported temperatures 30 degrees below zero in places. Wisconsin saw up to eight inches of snow and Milwaukee six inches with a snow emergency declared. Buffalo and Dubuque reported snow and ice jams with Davenport evacuations as water trouble hindered shipping.
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