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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1967
Page
1
The Titan 380 rocket launched eight 100‑pound satellites to extend the global radio link from the Pentagon to U.S. forces in Vietnam. After a six hour orbital ballet, the satellites were placed in high, slow orbits around the equator, sharing tracks with seven other relay stations.
Robert Benjamin Smith 18 pleads innocent by reason of insanity to five counts of murder for the Nov. 12 Mesa beauty shop shootings that killed four women and a 3 year old girl, with trial set for April 10. Police say he confessed motive was to gain notoriety after planning for months.
The city sold the first $1 million of its $2.4 million civic center bonds at a net rate just above 3.75 percent, with Merrill Lynch winning the bid among eight offers. The sale funds land purchases and site work, with further bond sales planned as construction approaches. Also awarded were bids for four city trucks and maintenance on city communications gear.
The Defense Department orders a broad cost cutting reorganization affecting 933 moves across naval districts and Army units. Merger plans include disbanding the 18th Naval District in Seattle and merging with the 12th in San Francisco and uniting the 4th and 6th Naval Districts at Norfolk with personnel transferred to Virginia port.
Motorola's Government Electronics Division receives a $2,030,000 Air Force order for several hundred SST-181X X-band radar transponders from the Aerospace Center in Scottsdale. J Paul Jones announces the award, with production unchanged and no new hires. Denis Marque named program manager for the contract.
The Arizona Humane Society offers a $100 reward for information leading to the capture of a suspected poisoner in northeast Scottsdale. A Dalmatian owned by Robes Bates and a German Shepherd belonging to Lawrence Wright were poisoned with strychnine on Sunday.
Peking radio says Chinese troops nationwide pledge support to Mao Tse tung as reports of a split in the armed forces surface. Defense minister Lin Piao seeks army backing in Manchuria while Liu Shao chi moves to mobilize opposition. Sabotage by anti Mao elements grows in Canton as Red Guards report violence and theft. Weather outlook mild with temperatures around 60s to 70s.
United Press International and the Progress Staff provide a compact digest of today’s events across politics economy and culture. The item highlights notable developments and key figures shaping regional and national discourse.
President Johnson announced a proposed defense budget of 73 billion dollars for the next fiscal year plus a 9.4 billion defense supplement for the current year. He spoke at an impromptu news conference outlining the large package as the largest since World War II.
The Senate Appropriations Committee will consider anti smog legislation this evening or tomorrow morning. Committee Chairman Tommy Knoles of Coconino County says action will follow review in the majority caucus this afternoon. The bill targets air contamination from industrial and private sources and automobiles.
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