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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1970
Page
1
A 3 year old girl’s tag placed in a wall heater started a fire at the Roy Sampson residence on 6840 E Horseshoe Rd Scottsdale. The $60 000 insured home sustained about $30 000 damage as firemen from Paradise Valley assisted Scottsdale with the blaze reported at 11 50 am by 14 callers.
Dozens of cities reported record cold with Dubuque Iowa at minus 20, and Glasgow Montana at minus 26 below zero. Chicago Minneapolis and St Louis logged deep subzero readings while Key West peaked at 57. Weather Bureau warned cold may persist through Friday as Florida tourists adjusted with fur and growers protected crops.
An English stripper known as Teeny Weeny collapsed mid act when her G-string allegedly proved too tight. An ambulance crew tended her on site after the incident at a Wolverhampton venue.
President Nixon is expected to act soon on more than 100 justice department recommendations for pardons and prison sentence commutations. Press secretary Ziegler said the list arrived Tuesday and Nixon plans to approve it before returning to Washington. He will register to vote in California at the Santa Ana courthouse with Pat and Tricia.
Obituary notices list Louise Brackett a 47 year old claims adjuster who died in Scottsdale Baptist Hospital with services at Green Acres. Other obituaries report Victor Johnson a 79 year old retired engineer and rancher, Mrs Laura Merrick Fratt Loveland of La Jolla, and Mrs Irma E. Albert of Scottsdale with church services, cremation and burial plans. Survivors include spouses children parents and siblings across Arizona Idaho and New Mexico.
UPI reports in U.S. Tax Court Judge Graydon Withey heard claims by the government seeking $627000 in income taxes from Ruidoso Downs race track for 1959 through 1961 under former operator Eugene Hensley. Attorneys for the IRS and the track have until April 8 to file written summaries. Hensley, jailed for tax evasion, sold his stake last spring in Scottsdale.
Obituary notices list Elizabeth Carrier 43 of 7001 E. Bellview died at Scottsdale Baptist Hospital after 10 years with Motorola. Born Bowling Green KY, moved from Indianapolis IN in 1952. Church of Christ member. Hazel T. Leach 77 died Jan 4 at Village Green Nursing Home with memorial services at Green Acres Mortuary. Another listing notes a Tempe social welfare worker with services at Green Acres Mortuary and interment. Additional survivors include spouse Paul and children Michael Phillip and Paula, plus relatives in Kentucky and Indiana. multiple sisters and a brother.
An 18 year old Phoenix man Steven A. Colegrove was arrested Wednesday and charged in connection with a November 24 indecent exposure incident near 7440 E. Palman. The victim, a 16 year old girl, identified him.
The Army informed Senate authorities it lacks sufficient evidence to prosecute a group of sergeants tied to worldwide swindles at servicemen clubs. The decision, affecting decorated Sgt. Maj. William Wooldridge and others, followed hearings chaired by Sen. Ribicoff and concerns raised by Sen. Ervin about fair trials. The Army said it investigated quickly but did not have enough evidence before the hearings to pursue prosecution.
The United States proposed a restricted closed session with limited negotiators to end the deadlock at the Paris Vietnam talks. Viet Cong and North Vietnamese leaders boycotted, and deputies called the move a maneuver. Habib urged speedier talks while Saigon pressed for serious negotiations and a troop withdrawal plan.
The Scottsdale Schools Negotiation Commission, made up of five teachers from the Scottsdale Education Association and board representatives, holds a session this afternoon to continue bargaining on grievance procedures and to study the 1970-71 school calendar. The group negotiates working conditions hours salaries and teacher requests.
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