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Newspaper

Scottsdale Progress

Location

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Feb 26, 1968

Page

6

Scottsdale Players Race to Open Stagebrush Theater

The Scottsdale Community Players race to finish the Stagebrush Theater opposite Soloma School on Second St. with $25,000 still needed after raising $10,000 for painting and wiring. Vandals have damaged windows, enclosures and lighting. a fundraising sale at Smitty's Big Town is set for April 5 6 and 7 to boost efforts as plans push to open next fall.

Thoro Ack Cossins Broken Light Scottsdale Community Players Second St Marshall Jody Miller Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce Ken. Bacher Stagebrush Soloma School Jack Acquanetta) Ross Smitty’s Big Town Scottsdale Serendipity Shop Fifth Ave Ave Waltah Clark Fashion Square Richard Jones E. Stanford Dr

Senate Denies Cloture On Civil Rights Debate

The Senate again refused to end debate on Civil Rights legislation with a 6 vote margin. Leaders say a compromise bill may still be possible, signaling a potential agreement despite the setback.

Washington Senate

McCarthy criticizes Johnson and Vietnam strategy in Nashua

Senator Eugene McCarthy told a Nashua audience that the war in Vietnam is not being won or fought effectively and condemned President Johnson’s handling of the war on poverty. The Panama Canal reopened after workers refloated a Japanese ore carrier that sank, delaying 84 ships.

Nashua New Hampshire Eugene É McCarthy Vietnam Johnson Balboa Canal Zone Panama Canal

Arizona House Set To Vote On Auditor Abolition Bill

In Phoenix the House plans final voting this afternoon on many bills, including a measure to abolish the state auditor office. The Senate met briefly and adjourned for committee work. it is expected to refuse to concur with the House on Daylight Saving Time and name a conference committee. In Tucson a writ petition seeks to stop prosecuting two protesters for unlawful assembly tied to an antidraft demonstration. Judge Norman Fenton will rule by week’s end.

Phoenix House Senate Tucson Pima County Norman Fenton Fenton

World Communist parties meet over Vietnam and Sino Soviet rift

The world communist conference opened in Budapest with Ho Chi Minh sending best wishes while Hanoi stayed away to avoid antagonizing Moscow or Beijing. Delegates from about 74 of nearly 100 parties attended, many grudgingly, amid the Moscow Beijing split and emphasis on Vietnam.

Budapest UPI Communist Parties Conference Ho Chi Minh North Vietnam Vietnam Soviet Union China Hanoi Moscow Peking Kim Il Sung North Korea Kremlin Gellert Moscow-Peking Josef Stalin Nikita S. Khrushchev Albania Cuba

Trumpet, Olds records described as excellent

Classified note states trumpet and Olds recorder in excellent condition, price asked 350 but willing to take 110. Ads ran once and sold quickly after strong response. Scottsdale area residents respond to local want ads with a hot line for selling items before 5 p.m.

Scottsdale Area V. Maoftsdale Progress

Shriver Mystery, Illinois Democrats Eye Senate Bid

United Press reports Sargent Shriver kept Illinois Democratic leaders guessing on June primary plans. He failed to appear at a Chicago meeting amid debates over nominating the party candidate to challenge Senate Republican Everett Dirksen.

United Press: International R. Sargent Shriver Senate Everett M. Dirksen GOP New York Nelson Adlai Stevenson III Rockefeller New York City John V. Lindsay Lindsay

City planning commission to consider several permits

The city planning commission meets tomorrow night to approve a use permit for a Young Women's Christian Association clubhouse at 4615 N. Granite Reef and to grant zoning for Harold Eisberg’s wholesale meat distribution at 7601 E. McDowell. It will also review a McDonald’s site plan at Bellview St. and Scottsdale Rd, a Woolery site plan change for apartments at 64th St. and Indian School Rd with a new driveway, a use permit for St. Maria Goretti Catholic Church educational building and parking lot at 8332 Edward Ave, with additional permits expected later.

City Planning Commission Young Women’s Christian Association Granite Reef Harold Eisberg McDowell Eisberg McDonald’s Bellview St Scottsdale Rd Robert W. Woolery 64Th St Indian School Rd Woolery Edward Ave

U S General Warns Of New Communist Offensive In Vietnam

Gen Earle Wheeler chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff warned of another major Communist offensive in Vietnam. He said he planned to seek more U S troops and noted ongoing North Vietnamese attacks and possible renewed assaults after the Red Lunar New Year offensive. Wheeler met allies in Bangkok and Saigon and then planned to brief President Johnson in Washington.

Austin Texas White House Gulf of Tonkin George Christian Johnson North Vietnam Congress Bangkok UPS Earle Wheeler U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Vietnam Waawapaaus Wheeler Thailand Thanom Kittikachorn Laos Thanom Wheeler South Vietnam William C. Westmoreland Saigon Washington U.S Khe Sanh Honolulu U.S. Pacific Command

Ault hearing delayed in daughter’s death case

Preliminary hearing for Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ault charged with involuntary manslaughter after the Feb 5 death of Linda Marie Ault was postponed to allow time for defense briefs and to prepare the transcript of their testimony at the inquest. Weather notes record variable high cloudiness with highs near 80 and lows around 53.

Phoenix UPI Justice of the Peace Ida Westfall Joseph Ault Linda Marie Aults

Three injuries in Scottsdale weekend crashes

Scottsdale police reported three separate car accidents Saturday injuring three people. William Rabe, 21, escaped serious harm after his eastbound car overturned while avoiding a westbound truck at 8600 Sage. Sandra Nunez, 20, sustained non life threatening injuries in a Lincoln and Scottsdale Roads collision with William Beal, 28, who was cited for failing to yield. Milton Siebert, 45, injured slightly when his southbound Scottsdale Road vehicle struck a traffic island after a high speed left turn onto Granada. cited for failure to control and driving without a license.

Scottsdale Esage William—Rabe E. Balfour Sandra Nunez Toth St Lincoln Scottsdale Rds William Beal 18Th PL Phoenix Beal Miss Nunez Scottsdale Rd Milton Siebert Woodmere Fairway Granada Siebert

Warren dedicates ASU College of Law as temple of justice

Chief Justice Earl Warren dedicated the Arizona State University College of Law calling it a temple of justice. He warned that inefficient courts threaten justice and urged innovations in legal education and court administration. Warren cited case backlogs and delays as reflecting systemic weaknesses and praised the Federal Judicial Center as a hopeful development.

Warren iAn Federal Judicial Center Labor W. Willard Wirtz ASU Law Society

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