Nixon fills two high State Department posts
NEW YORK President-Elect Nixon has filled two high positions in the State Department. Massachusetts Attorney General Elliott Richardson is named as the department’s number two undersecretary. Veteran diplomat U. Alexis Johnson becomes ambassador to Japan and will take the number three post as undersecretary for political affairs.
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Oil Strike Hits 60 Companies Across Nation
About 60,000 oil industry workers walked out in a nationwide strike after last minute talks failed to yield a new contract. The Oil, Chemical, and Atomic Workers Union demanded a 72 cent hourly raise over two months as negotiations continued to settle more than 400 contracts.
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Oil, Chemical, and Atomic Workers Union
Saigon raids target A Shau Valley in Laos border area
Military spokesmen report U S Navy fighter bombers in a second day of raids on the Communist infiltrated A Shau Valley in South Vietnam near the Laotian border. Jets from the carrier Coral Sea dropped 500 pound bombs to destroy storage facilities two miles from Laos. Arab diplomats in Paris circulate a note claiming Egypt offers peace with Israel if Israel withdraws from territories won in 1967 under UN supervision.
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Five Part Series on Divorce Begins in Scottsdale Progress
The Scottsdale Progress launches a five part exclusive on divorce in suburban society. Dr and Mrs John W Hudson family counselors and sociologists prepared the series based on a chapter from their forthcoming Handbook of Marriage Counseling.
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John W. Hudson
Ronan to Take Oath as County Judge in Maricopa Court
Attorney Ronan, a former county attorney, will be sworn in as a judge in Maricopa County Monday. The ceremony, sponsored by the County Bar Association, takes place in the county supervisor's auditorium at 205 West Jefferson, followed by a reception in the same venue. Father Eugene McGuire will deliver the invocation and benediction.
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Recommendations of Special Education Subcommittee
The study urges district focus on emotional and neurological handicaps to fulfill the school’s function with a projected cost of 528000. The plan adds 700 teachers, four psychologists, seven physical education teachers and four counselors, plus expanded gifted, counseling and testing services and more staff for physical and speech therapy. The report calls for state funds for gifted programs and for more counselors and testing facilities in all schools.
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Bockius
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Scottsdale
Two-day ordeal ends as man and son found near Four Peaks
Dr Wayne Hamblin and his father Stanley Hamblin were located near Punkin Center on the eastern Four Peaks after a vehicle got stuck on a dirt road. They walked through snow and mud and were airlifted to safety by helicopter from Williams AFB, in good condition but cold and tired.
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Scottsdale City Council set to approve city project bids
The Scottsdale City Council meets Monday at 8 p m in the Civic Center to approve bids totaling about 600 000 including the Scottsdale and McDowell street improvement project 517 000 the Hidden Village sewer district 55 937 a 10 cubic yard dump truck for 17 000 a hydraulic front end loader for 5 000 relocations of oleander hedges 2 135 and a 2 000 preliminary channel alignment study for Indian Bend Wash. Property owners will fund an underground storm drain and related items through a special improvement district with the city paying for street widening. The storm drain will divert flood waters under the Los Arcos Mall into Indian Bend Wash.
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Scottsdale Baptist to add four story hospital block
Hospital gains Health Planning Council approval to begin a 117 bed, four story expansion atop the existing Osborn Road site. Construction starts by March 1, boosting total beds to over 250 and adding 85 staff while adding outpatient home care medical social services and extended care programs. VIP rooms on the new top floor are planned with expansion of lab facilities funded in part by 300000.
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Madden Loses High Court Appeal in Murder Conviction
The Arizona Supreme Court upholds Becky Madden's 1966 second degree murder conviction and 10 to 12 year sentence for the shooting of her ex husband Phoenix attorney John Madden at Meanwhile Ranch near the Superstition Mountains. She posted $10,000 bond and is reported to live in Los Angeles. The ruling rejects defense claims of trial errors.
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Becky” ‘Madden
Paradise ‘Valley
State Supreme ‘Court
COBOL Conference For Computer Makers Held At New Motel
J Wellesley reports a week long COBOL conference for computer manufacturers and users. About 20 experts discuss COBOL language use in business. The COBOL Data Base Task Group meeting is sponsored by General Electric with manager Jo Renner pictured.
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Funeral services set for Nelson E. Cox Scottsdale
Nelson E. Cox 82 longtime Scottsdale resident and former gardener died Friday at Maricopa County Hospital. Funeral Monday at 3 p.m. Messinger Mortuary downtown Scottsdale. He is survived by two daughters Thelma Die tle and Viola Donelan of Akron Ohio. Friends may visit the mortuary Sunday afternoon.
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Akron
Local recreation contest finalists named include Ron Pies and others
Ron Pies, recreation director, was among three finalists in a community wide contest open to all residents. Also in the running were Robert Hesse of 8201 E Indianola and David W Hutchins of Tempe both associated with Dickson Electrons. Dr Charles Burpo of Mesa spoke on the program as a former pastor who leads a nationwide radio drive.
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