Scottsdale Progress wins three ANA awards in 1967
The Scottsdale Daily Progress earned the General Excellence plaque for dailies under 30,000 circulation and first places for Editorial Pages and Mechanical Excellence at the ANA awards breakfast in Phoenix. Publisher Jonathan Marshall and others accepted the honors before 200 attendees including lawmakers and officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scottsdale Daily Progress
Arizona Newspapers Association
ANA
Phoenix
Progress
Teddy
Jonathan Marshall
W. B
Dec” Wright
Jerry McElfresh
U.S
Paul Fannin
Scottsdale
John Rhodes
Sam Steiger
Milton Graham
Oth
Pennsylvania
Assoc
Drummond
Goldwater
McGill
Sebring
Arizona Daily Sun
Flagstaff
Tempe
Residents form group to block $1 million Hayden Thomas center
Indian Bend Flood Control and Community Council, Inc. plans a meeting at Old Church Auditorium to discuss halting a $1 million shopping center project by SDC Corp. Critics warn of flooding risk while city officials and engineers prepare further study before a February 6 council rehearing.
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Cavalier Vista
Indian Bend Wash
Hayden and Thomas Rds
Indian Bend
Rex Young
E. Pinchot
Genevieve Gallagher
John Ritter
E. Thomas
SDC Corp
del Mar
Calif
City Public Works
Bill van Loo
Bowie
Ken Murray
John Lowry
Maricopa
Stragier
Lowry
China charges Laotian attack fuels Laos Laos border war
Beijing accuses Laotian forces aided by U S imperialists of a major offensive against Communist held northern Laos and bombing along the Yunnan border. The Foreign Ministry says three planes hit Miaochai area causing civilian losses while warning Washington and Laos of possible Chinese intervention.
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Tokyo
UPI
China
Laos
Communist Foreign Ministry
Peking Radio
United States
Cambodia
Yannan
Washington
Defense Department
Western Parada del Sol events warn of holdups and arrests
The article describes Parada del Sol festivities with duties to wear Western attire and booster buttons to avoid arrest. It forecasts a 1:45 p.m. holdup at Saba's Western Store by the Dirty Shirt Gang, with a 1 p.m. gathering and queen introduction at Lulu Belle, plus possible Indian dancing and booster buttons. It also mentions a later Jan 20 holdup and an abduction of Phoenix Mayor Milton Graham near Scottsdale Road and Main Street.
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Dirty Shirt
Arizona Bank
Scottsdale Rd
Main St
Phoenix
Milton Graham
Wittman Co Submits Low Bid for Parade Interceptor Project
Wittman Contracting Co of Phoenix bids 850 810 for the Parade Interceptor sewer line serving North Scottsdale Paradise Valley and parts of Phoenix. Federal funding exceeds 425 000. Scottsdale contributes about 130 000 and Phoenix over 300 000. Eight bids were below the engineer's estimate of 98 000.
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Wittman” Contracting Co
Phoenix
Indian Bend
Hayden and
McDonald Rds
64Th St
Mountain View Rd
North Scottsdale
Paradise Valley
Marc Stragier
Public Works
Gunnison Contracting Co
Tucson
Robert Ewing’ Contracting
Charles Dorfmann
Los Angeles
Northern Contracting Co
J. H. Welch
Swe
Statewide Contracting Co
Romney challenges Nixon to New Hampshire debate
Presidential hopeful George Romney invites Richard Nixon to debate in New Hampshire on domestic and foreign affairs as he campaigns for the GOP nomination. Romney cites New Hampshire as a two man contest while Nixon has not announced plans. U.S. Ambassador Bowles ends Cambodia mission and heads to New Delhi with a U.S. pledge of hands off policy and limited material aid to the International Control Commission at the frontier with Vietnam.
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Marc Stragier
SCC
Stewart Bowie
Bowie
Concord
New Hampshire
George Romney
Richard Nixon
Michigan
Romney
Nixon
New: Delhi
U.S
Chester Bowles
Cambodia
New Delhi
United States
International Control Commission
Vietnam
LSU scientists pursue world’s first man-made heart
Baton Rouge reports LSU researchers claim progress on a stainless steel heart designed by a mechanical engineering student. The device would run on a tiny battery powered motor with a prototype planned for testing in a dog this summer. In Moscow four dissenters were sentenced to one to seven years for anti-Soviet activities linked to a German group allegedly backed by the CIA.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Louisiana State University
Moscow
Soviet Union
Germany
Central Intelligence Agency
Robbery Suspects Sought After Northwest Phoenix Store Heist
Phoenix police seek two men described as a Negro and a Mexican American in the robbery of a department store at the Maryvale Shopping Center. One hid in a washroom until closing, then emerged with a pistol and forced the employer to lie on the floor.
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Phoenix
Montgomery Ward
Maryvale
Scottsdale School Board Approves Odell Educational Survey
The Scottsdale School Board voted unanimously to hire Stanford educator Dr. William Odell for a six month study costing 30000 dollars with a possible extra 12000 dollars if extended. Citizens and teachers criticized the plan as a misleading bond-issuance tool amid budget concerns and district credibility worries.
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Scottsdale
Stanford
William Odell
Odell
Ron Petica
Petica
John Tanner
Joe Esile
Saguaro
Scottsdale Federation of Teachers
Esile
Eesile
Elmer Gunn
Air Force
E. Pierce
Sam Kitchell
Ollell
John Shaw
Dr. Odell
Earl Sumrall
Ard
John Paul Jones
Scottsdale Teachers Praised For Strong Council Election Participation
Scottsdale Supt. John Tanner lauds teachers for high turnout in Tuesday’s Professional Council election. Elementary participation reached 61 percent with high schools at 85 percent and lists results by school and individual names. Council includes representatives from each school, principals, and district leaders.
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Scottsdale
John Tanner
Professional Council
Tanner
Sistant
Rose Lowenstein
William Jenkins
Scottsdale High School
Harry Ranson
Faye Berk
Saguaro
Gordon Caswell
Jeff Larson
Arcadia
Coronado
Lynette Knight
Jesse Pogue
Larry Bell
Apache
John McKaller
Cocopah
Carolyn: Kane
Hohokam
Kenneth Moore
Ilwood’ Wilson
Hopi
Jill. Merrill
Ingleside
Charles
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Tenderfeet
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Bowles
Phoenix Police
Josephine Griswold
Tonalea
Leonard ‘Barcelona
Tonto
Nancy Dillon
Yavapai
Clary Hurn
Walter Bright
Women Frye
Mohave
Ray Davis
Tom Larsen
Coinceil
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