13 Jan 1971
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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1971
Page
1
Two blasts damaged the home of Employment Minister Robert Carr in London Tuesday night. Police call the attack an apparent assassination attempt as Britain debates rising political violence and terrorism fears.
A six year old boy was rescued from the top of a large swing set in a townhouse complex by firemen. The child, Brad Farrier, 6849 E Osborn, was brought down unharmed. Fire crews later investigated smoke at 6920 Foothill Dr and found no fire. A smoldering object in a car in the Goronado High School lot could not be identified. Villainous bombings tied to protests against Carr’s industrial relations bill prompted strong condemnation from Trades Union Congress leader Victor Feather. Police described the blasts as calculated, with two explosive charges in bags damaging a cabinet minister’s house and a third unexploded device found in a garden. Carr, his wife Joan, and daughter Victoria were inside during the explosions and later relocated to a neighbor’s home.
Two top scientists at a lunar science conference in Houston clash over whether the Moon formed with a liquid, molten core. Strangway argues for a former magnetic field and molten core. Sonett contends the Moon has always had a solid core.
More than 13 000 South Vietnamese and Cambodian troops move into the mountains southwest of Phnom Penh to reopen Highway 4 to Kompong Som. Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky visits Phnom Penh and predicts the highway will be recaptured within days. U.S. sources say talks with Saigon centered on new military aid as Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces engage in heavy fighting nearby.
Town Council will review a request from Marriott Hotels for a temporary clubhouse trailer at Carmelback Country Club. The permit, recommended for approval with stipulations on road dedication paving and landscaping, would run for one year. Jack Phillips will report progress on installing a signal light at Lincoln and Invergordon.
Three officials were fined 150 each for using live decoys as bait during a duck shoot on a Maryland farm. Fry Jr. directed the Florida Fresh Water Commission, Schulz sits on the commission, and Copeland is a former commissioner.
UPI reports a bill in the House to sentence as habitual criminals those convicted after two prior felonies such as murder rape kidnaping arson robbery burglary or assault with a deadly weapon to life imprisonment.
Police investigated a burglary at 8414 E Montebello Scottsdale between Saturday and Tuesday morning netting 70 in cash and car stereo tapes valued at 284 dollars. A separate auto theft involved 34 tapes stolen from a vehicle parked at Saguaro High School owned by William Guenther 7101 Desert Fairways Dr white.
Three teenagers were arrested by Scottsdale police Tuesday in a burglary investigation tied to November 1969 incidents. A 7 year old girl linked to a Nov 29 1969 break in at the Sidney Cohen residence 8244 E Valley Vista Dr. tied to $15244 in valuables. Two 13 year old boys are suspected in two burglaries at the Meta Mc Knight residence 6825 E Virginia and the Virginia Spencer residence 2544 N 68th Pl with $16.85 taken from Mc Knight and nothing reported from Spencer. Three juveniles were placed with their parents.
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