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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1970
Page
1
UPI reports a second day of heavy fighting atop Black Virgin Mountain as U S infantrymen clashed with North Vietnamese and Viet Cong. Communist gunners inflicted heavy American losses in shelling attacks. The 25th Tropic killed 47 Communist troops in an eight hour battle Friday.
The Sunday edition delivers a playful astrological forecast from Aries to Pisces urging social activity and planning. A war update follows with 62 killed on the mountain and 45 more in fighting, totaling 154 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese dead over two days, plus American losses and shelling of Allied bases near Bong Son and Tay Ninh.
University of Arizona student body president Mark Ginsberg and six others were arrested on felony rioting charges tied to demonstrations at the Arizona Brigham Young basketball game. Warrants were issued for two more leaders as police hunted them.
United Press International reports 24 hour temperatures and rainfall data ending at 4 a.m. across regions. Includes highs lows and notable weather patterns, with emphasis on regional variations and notable conditions observed.
A late Friday fire at Harmar House Nursing Home in Marietta Ohio killed 21 residents and injured 23. The one story brick facility housed 46 patients. 6 critically ill, others in poor to fair condition. Firefighters and medics mobilized from up to 14 miles away to aid victims.
A UPI timeline lists deadly fires in the United States and Canada. It notes Warrenton Missouri with 72 deaths in 1957, Fitchville Ohio 63 in 1963, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 48 in 1931, Largo Florida 35 in 1953, Fountaintown Indiana 20 in 1964, and Notre Dame du Lac Quebec Canada 38 in 1969, plus Chicago Iroquois Theater 602 in 1903 and Boston Coconaut Grove 491 in 1942.
Alcatraz Indians will file articles of incorporation in Sacramento to form Indians of All Tribes, Inc. a non profit on Alcatraz Island San Francisco Bay The group aims to pressure the government while government officials doubt outright ownership is possible and note jurisdiction changes.
Police seek a 30 to 35 year old man who exposed himself to a 6 year old boy at 68th Street and Monte Vista and tried to lure him into a red Volkswagen. A second man 20 to 22 years old exposed himself to a 16 year old girl at Oak and 78th Street and drove away in a new red Datsun.
Fortunes to buy and easy to make home decor patterns offered in a 1970 Needlecraft Catalog. Laura Wheeler in New York lists print patterns with prices 50c each, plus 15c for special handling. Catalog features dresses jackets accessories knit crochet quilts toys embroidery sewing and rugs with 3 free patterns and multiple book options.
Chicago reports that women drivers may outnumber male motorists in the 1970s. Robo-Wash Market Research notes faster growth in female registrations, 3 to 6 percent annually, vs 1.3 to 1.9 percent for males, aided by more two car families and women owning a car.
FCC Chairman Dean Burch warned Rocky Mountain Cable Television Associates that cable operators will eventually face most rules governing free broadcasting. He said programming on cable should match home receiver viewing, and noted existing sponsorship, fairness, and equal opportunity requirements. The FCC may also consider ownership limits and federal state responsibilities for CATV systems.
Burglars entered the Lawrence Hellestrine residence at 8608 E. Highland on Friday and escaped with $84 in change and other items. Police say they jimmied a rear door lock and took a radio two watches and about $25 in coins.
The Arizona Pesticide Control Board voted 5-2 to extend the DDT ban in commercial agriculture for another year. Only E E McSweeney of the Arizona Cotton Growers Association opposed, while the Sierra Club Audubon Society United Dairymen of Arizona and Arizona Farm Bureau backed continuation.
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