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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1962
Page
1
Police seized 3.5 million dollars in heroin in Brooklyn in what prosecutors call the largest drug haul in the city history. Several arrests followed including two Frenchmen one a Marseille television entertainer. Weapons including a Japanese submachine gun were also recovered.
The Phoenix court heard James Heron and Chuck Lee linked to 23 felony counts including conspiracy and embezzlement over more than 1 million dollars. Witness George Sheppard testified that 514000 was diverted to Paradise Valley Racquet Club and Globe Title and Trust. The crackdown, aided by 530 police and federal agents, followed by narcotics seizures across a wide city operation.
Representatives from St. Michael's College Santa Fe NM and the College of St Joseph Albuquerque NM will interview students at Scottsdale and Coronado High Schools Feb 7. Brother Andrew Dean of Students St Michaels and Warren Lee Dean of Students College of Joseph will be available to counsel students planning to enter schools of higher education.
A 24 hour period ending at 4 am recorded notable temperature changes and precipitation. The report highlights fluctuations from early to late night with scattered showers and cooler overnight lows.
Santa Cruz County legislator Hathaway says the House Appropriations Committee has held over 130 hearings with state department officials and has two more to go. He notes hearings nearly finished and work will shift to negotiating with Prochnow's Senate committee before final budget presentation at session end.
Better Government mayoral and city council candidates will attend meetings with citizen groups in Scottsdale. Voters may invite council hopefuls including G Herb Caywood and other candidates Thomas Felke Charles Budinger Trent Meacham Boyd Parker and John Woudenberg by calling contact number WH 86 1959.
John J. Thompson aged 65 of 7039 San Miguel died Thursday at home. He was a retired vice versa driver and former owner of Thompson Co. of Detroit Michigan. He had moved to Scottsdale two years ago.
Former Cincinnati mayor Charles P. Taft spoke to the Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce about traffic solutions including parking meters and one-way streets. He urged united leadership and noted the town’s mild climate as a plus. The event highlighted new chamber leadership and a 15-point work program for 1962 focusing on business development, community improvement, and organization improvement.
A fragment discusses ideological bias in science diplomacy. Professor Topchiev and Soviet colleagues reportedly promote neutrality suppression while steering researchers toward a pro Communist line. The text cites Lenin and frames a twofold role in conferences.
A Phoenix driver was cited after his car collided with another vehicle driven by Glen D. Herry in Seaside. No injuries were reported. Police estimated total damage at 1125 dollars.
Afro Asian group consults governments on a draft Angola resolution aimed at curbing U S arms shipments to Portugal under NATO. The measure seeks no sanctions against Portugal but calls for restraint and talks over regional disputes as Indonesia ponders its response.
In Eckert Colorado a general store owner Mrs Mildred Tandy 45 lost both hands and suffered severe burns when a bomb exploded as she opened a package The blast followed a threat she received by letter Sheriff Leonard Wilcox said an arrest was not yet made A separate daytime bombing in Colorado Springs was defused by an Army explosives expert and the target a waitress alleged to have been involved with a rival.
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