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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1967
Page
1
Nationalist and Communist jets clashed over the Formosa Strait with two MiGs shot down and no Nationalist losses. Four Nationalist F100s encountered 12 MiGs in three waves near Quemoy as tensions rise amid the Red China power struggle.
In Vietnam a creeping barrage by American artillery hit a company of the 1st Infantry Division during Operation Cedar Falls in the Iron Triangle. Eight soldiers were killed and 34 wounded as B52s and jet bombers attacked ahead of advancing troops. The operation aims to crush Viet Cong forces in the Mekong Delta and surrounding area.
The edition acknowledges Friday the 13th with a plain page tone and avoids special luck related features. No decorative or folkloric content is included in honor of the date.
A gas main explosion sparked a wall of flame in a Queens residential area near Manhattan. No deaths or serious injuries were reported hours after the blast. Hundreds evacuated as two officers alerted residents and a 24 inch main ruptured, destroying five buildings and damaging twenty others.
A massive fire roared through a six story school building near 11th Avenue as flames spread along both sides of the street. Two large fire trucks were incinerated and thirteen alarms were sounded. Over 1,000 city firefighters fought the blaze with gas leaks complicating efforts and residents evacuated after a strong odor of gas was detected.
The Scottsdale Federation of Teachers Local 1719 receives AFL CIO charter approval from James R. Bacon. The local, previously under Local 1010, now operates independently with officers Larry Bell, Dick Goldby, George Story, and John Overstreet. A custodians unit is led by Kenneth Kellogg.
School advisors and Scottsdale residents convened as an advisory panel chaired by James Warne Jr to gather and present objective information. Four subcommittees were named focusing on educational finance physical plant and research with chairs Bowman Chadwick Norris and Davidson leading each group.
California lawyer testifies he paid 5000 to Wayne Bromley who routed money to Robert G. Baker after government approved a new national bank charter. Prosecutors say funds reached Baker's accounts with no reported income tax. Four witnesses testified as trial proceeds amid delays and a weekend pause.
The Scottsdale Daily Progress led with four first places in a statewide contest. Editor Jonathan Marshall accepted awards in general excellence editorial excellence best editorial page and general and departmental news coverage during a Tucson breakfast. The Arizonian also earned a third for general excellence in its class. The Arizona Republic and Phoenix Gazette topped other categories.
UPI reports quiet steps in New Delhi with Bowles and the Vietnamese ambassador meeting Indian officials to discuss possible talks. Manila's Ramos says new peace efforts are underway but declines to detail proposals. Brezhnev criticizes US air attacks as obstacles to talks.
House Majority Leader Burton Barr announces the Arizona House will start enabling legislation for the Central Arizona Project after Gov. Williams urged action in his opening address. Leaders consider going it alone if federal approval stalls again.
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