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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1972
Page
1
The Labor Department reports a 0.3 percent rise in the January U S consumer price index led by higher meat and new car prices. Overall food and dairy costs rose while fresh vegetables declined and clothing and gasoline fell slightly.
Frigid air and storm systems sweep through New England and the Midwest as policy gaps leave many homeowners uninsured for saltwater flood damage or burst pipes. Residents like Paul Ziskind of Revere, Mass. report flood damage and a lack of coverage while cold waves and travel warnings affect multiple states from Massachusetts to Minnesota.
Kenneth M. Piper, 65, Motorola's vice president of human relations, retires from his post but stays on full time as assistant to Chairman Robert W. Galvin. Piper will move to Phoenix to finish Motorola's hospital cost problem, effective in 1972 and until completion. Benjamin W. Borne is named to succeed him, coming from Litton Industries with prior FBI and Kaiser Aluminum experience.
At 8:25 a.m. today a total power loss hit K-Mart Shopping Center on McDowell Road Scottsdale Rural Firemen reported. Bird nests around power boxes short circuited Arizona Public Service transformers causing damage to lines and a temporary outage before repairs. No interior damage was reported.
First Lady Pat Nixon toured the 6,000 acre Evergreen Peoples Commune near Peking. She watched an elderly patient receive acupuncture for paralysis, spoke with children in classroom and music classes, and encouraged hosts with remarks about America.
Richard Nelson resigned from the City Planning and Zoning Commission after over five years, citing a job transfer to Minneapolis. He was first appointed December 28, 1965, reappointed May 19, 1970, and would have served until January 7, 1976. Mayor Bud Tims called the resignation a great loss and praised Nelson’s integrity and independence.
San Mateo County will not arrest people accused of public drunkenness. Police and sheriff's deputies will take intoxicated individuals to a hospital for 72 hours of treatment and evaluation. Drunk drivers and some offenders will still be arrestable.
The coconductor Eduardo Mata of the Phoenix Symphony reported a burglary at his Scottsdale residence on Tuesday night. Police said his front door was found ajar and an Arcadia door smashed, with $209 missing from 7625 E Camelback Rd. Mata came here from Mexico City.
Jesse Egbert Allen 67 a training officer in the Phoenix VA regional office for 25 years died at Phoenix VA Hospital. He served in the Navy in World War II and retired from the VA in 1970. He came to Arizona from Missouri, earned a master’s at the University of Arizona, and was active in Phi Delta Kappa and the Masonic Lodge. Survivors include his wife Aileen and daughter Hughla. Memorials to the American Cancer Society.
Mrs. Elsa Huntzicker age 55 formerly of Milwaukee died Tuesday at her Phoenix home. Visitation and a 2 p.m. Thursday service will be held at Valley Presbyterian Church with cremation by Messinger Mortuary. Survivors include her husband Merritt J and daughter Lora. Memorials to the American Heart Association are suggested.
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