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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1967
Page
1
Dan Mosely faces a zoning order to remove a yard full of junk cars in Golden Colorado. He tried burning them but air pollution officials denied a variance and hauling to the dump was blocked by lack of space. The cleared yard remains unresolved.
Rural Fire Co. chief Lou Witzman said about 1,000 Scottsdale residents will see lower fire insurance rates thanks to new hydrants installed in five city areas. He noted insurers are not required to reduce rates, and the impact depends on individual homeowner policies. Areas span Inner Circle Drive to 86th Street corridors near Pima Road and Camelback.
Reports from Peking via Canton and Hong Kong say Mao Zedong loyalists clash with Red Guards as they seize newspapers and radio stations. Tass notes a “regiment of revolutionary rebels” in the New China News Agency and calls for a separate Red Guard news outlet.
Israeli military says Syrian tanks and troops opened fire on border positions near Alma and Azelzin before a 10 minute barrage. Damascus Radio claims damage to an Israeli tractor and possible farmer casualties. No Israeli casualties reported. Weather updates follow with sunny days and cooler temperatures ahead.
A Scottsdale woman, Mrs. Alex Romanoff, was alone at 228 W Main St when a fire engulfed most of her home around 2 a.m. Rural Fire Dept. Chief Murray Robertson said she escaped but was overcome by smoke as firefighters battled flames in nearly every room until about 5 a.m. The cause was under investigation.
A 16 year old Scottsdale youth, already on probation after November statements tied him to about 40 burglaries, was arrested again on four new burglary counts. Police say he stole microphones from buses at Scottsdale High and a .22 pistol from a home along with two other break ins.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk said the United States is ready to meet North Vietnam representatives, publicly or in secret, to seek peace while stating the U S will act to defend vital interests and support Asian allies. He answered student questions from the University of North Carolina on Vietnam policy.
A compilation of brief items including Jack Ruby burial in Chicago beside immigrant parents, Federal Reserve chair McChesney Martin seeking resignation, a sweeping Plains blizzard with heavy snow and cold, a Navy jet training collision near Goliad Texas killing one and paratrooper escape, Georgia Supreme Court blocking governor runoff, Vatican United Bible Societies agree on a common Bible, US planes downing MiG-21s in North Vietnam, and Nitro West Virginia Marine private Charles Keenan sentenced to life for murder in Vietnam villagers.
Phoenix The State Supreme Court postponed today's hearing on the Arizona Highway Patrol controversy until next Wednesday at the request of Greg Hathaway's counsel. Hathaway, the long time patrol superintendent who is retiring, was central to the dispute.
Denver attorney and state legislator John S. Carroll appeared in Silverton Court for Thomas Julius Sergent and secured a 20 day continuance. The delay allows Sergent and his family to raise funds for the defense while the murder case proceeds.
Two homemade buses believed to carry about 300 Catholic pilgrims plunged into a 160 foot ravine on a mountain road near Manila. At least 84 dead and over 140 injured as U S Navy rescue teams and cranes aided the scene.
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