19 Feb 1971
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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1971
Page
1
Ron McCoy, ASU student body president, told Paradise Valley Kiwanis Club that freshmen seek personal development while seniors are more set. He warned against viewing students as objects, defended student ideals, and critiqued the amended Code of Conduct as legislative nonsense.
A group of 36 youths surrounded the Phoenix Union High School District Board of Education during a Thursday meeting and pressed for an immediate $2 million allocation for construction at downtown Phoenix Union High School. They pressured as the board weighed funds for Phoenix Union and West Phoenix High School. the group left after about an hour with the board stating funds were not yet available for the full package.
Police extinguished a gasoline fire at a Mobil station on 10444 N Scottsdale Rd when a car pulled away with the nozzle in place. Sparks damaged the pump but did not spread to tanks. the incident caused $250 damage reported at 4:29 p.m. Local morning fires included a car blaze on Scottsdale Rd and Second St, a dishwasher spoon misfire at John White residence, and several furnace and grass fires.
U.S. helicopters faced heavy losses as North Vietnamese forces attacked Laotian bases 12 miles inside Laos and pressed toward Sepone and Luang Prabang. Front and U.S. Command reports cite seven to nine helicopters shot down or damaged this week, with totals near 40 the 12 days. Dozens of Americans killed and wounded. missing still high.
The Massachusetts House of Representatives passed a bill to allow dancing early Sunday mornings in establishments that are licensed to sell liquor on Sundays. The measure moves to the Senate for consideration.
A fast moving storm caused tornadoes in the South and Mississippi Valley with widespread rain in the Midwest. Heavy snow and blizzard conditions hit parts of Nebraska and Kansas while North and South Dakota Minnesota and Wisconsin faced four to eight inch totals. Flood threats emerged in the eastern river basins as thaw and rains continued. Temperature contrasts ranged from 9 in International Falls to 72 in Key West and Brownsville.
Arizona State University professor Morris Starsky plans to file an amended complaint seeking punitive damages of 100000 dollars from 12 defendants including Governor Jack Williams and ASU President H K Newburn. The original suit was dismissed February tenth for lack of specifics.
Nine men convicted for burning alive a nine-member family in Rawalpindi district jail area in 1970. They trapped three women and two children in a village house and set it ablaze to settle a feud, with executions carried out Thursday morning.
Special to The Progress Tucson Dr C C Roan director of the university pest management project argues pesticides are valuable tools for agriculture public health and home pest control but warns against misinformed foes and vested interests. He outlines DDT DDE and DDA distribution in the environment body fat and foods and notes biomedical studies show no adverse consequences at high exposure.
Two California residents were arrested in Scottsdale on forgery charges. Margaret Ann Verri, 21, of San Diego, was caught at Los Arcos Mall at 5 15 p.m. allegedly attempting to use a stolen credit card at Sears. Ronald G Thurman, 21, also of San Diego, was with her and arrested on forgery charges under a San Diego warrant. Thurman waived extradition and will be returned to California.
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