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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1973
Page
3
A daytime raid by plainclothes state and local police broke into the wrong home after a two and a half month investigation. The Pine family awoke to gunmen in their bedroom, with doors smashed and police retreating after realizing the mistake. The family seeks answers and possible relief as officials refer questions to the state police.
A gold colored single engine plane crashed into an 80 foot utility tower about 30 miles north of Flagstaff, killing pilot A D Simons 63 and passenger Arthur Carpenter 19, both of Phoenix. Weather with fog limited visibility to about 10 feet.
Jeffrey McNeely a 29 year old wildlife biologist led a six member team in the Arun River Valley Nepal noting plaster casts of footprints near a base camp at 12500 feet. He cautioned no Yeti proof yet and said casts will be reported to the World Wildlife Fund.
The Navajo Tribe and the State of Arizona sponsor a presidential parade float costing 6000 dollars. It features more than 1 million dollars in Indian jewelry and artifacts and 16 foot models of Monument Valley and Window Rock. Tribal chairman Peter MacDonald rides beside the float with three Indian beauty queens aboard.
A Phoenix man identified as Julius Green about 50 was described in critical condition after a fire destroyed his southeast Phoenix trailer home. Acting Battalion Chief Bob Houser said Green suffered second and third degree burns over about 40 percent of his body.
Dr. William Crisp was installed Saturday night as 1973 president of the Maricope County Medical Society. Installation occurred at the annual awards dinner. Other officers include Dr. David Tent as president elect, Dr. Thomas Taber Jr as vice, Dr. Max Werts as secretary, and Dr. William Dunn as treasurer. Board members named were Hagan, William Bunting, and Dr.
Burglars stole a truck loaded with produce in Phoenix in an overnight incident. Police reported the theft occurred early morning with no injuries and ongoing investigations by local authorities.
Two people died in Arizona traffic accidents early today and Sunday. Anderson Henio 23 of Ramah New Mexico was struck by two vehicles on Interstate 40 in Lupton as he walked. a truck stopped after the first hit. Nancy Jo Barker 20 of San Francisco died when a car ran off I 40 west of Flagstaff and was hit by a train. driver Michael Dennis Mulleady 20 of Garden Grove California was injured. Arizona fatalities for 1973 rise to 22, four more than last year at this time.
In Helsinki a seven page Western program asks Moscow to relax censorship and travel restrictions and expand cultural exchanges to foster a new Europe. It calls for freer movement of newspapers books movies and TV, family reunions, business ties, and even young couples from East and West to marry. Viktor Maltsev gave a brief response outlining Soviet priorities and proposing a permanent security council for Europe. Belgium Denmark Italy led the Western team with NATO and the EEC backing the plan as talks for a European Security Conference resume after a recess.
The nation observes Martin Luther King Jr Day with over 1.5 million taking time off as Fairfax County adds King to its holiday list alongside Lee and Jackson. Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter proclaims the day praising King as a leader guided by a dream for democracy. Coretta Scott King places a wreath at King’s crypt in Atlanta and attends services at Ebenezer Baptist Church.
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