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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1968
Page
2
Bak, owner of a Chicago hardware store, says a two year refurbishment was ruined when a wrecking crew demolished the building after a city order to repair or demolish never reached him. He stands amid rubble the city tore down in a bureaucratic mixup.
In Pasadena California UPI reports Surveyor 7 started a second photo shoot on the moon to capture beams fired from Earth. Officials say results will take a day or two to assess while the craft resumes soil trenching and other experiments.
UPI reports that U.S. travel cutbacks may reach a 500 million dollar reduction without new laws as Undersecretary Rostow notes voluntary adjustments in travel plans. Officials cite public response and canceled conferences in Europe, with possible tax or limits under consideration.
Harry Feldman 17 triggers a San Francisco State College nude protest ride-in. police escort to the airport leads to his escape and rapid strip before a citizen restrains him and he is taken to a psychiatric clinic.
Public Utilities Commission dismissed Arthur L. Coats and Louis A. Ables for a cable car wreck that killed two people onboard and injured forty one others on a rainy night. A coroner's jury had urged potential involuntary manslaughter charges against Coats, the grip man, as the car slid down a steep hill and struck autos, igniting a gas tank explosion.
Lady Bird Johnson received heartfelt support after Broadway singer Eartha Kitt denounced the Vietnam War during a White House luncheon. protesters praised Kitt as antiwar voices gathered outside while lawmakers debated the moment.
Eartha Kitt says her White House luncheon remarks opposing the Vietnam War reflect what millions of Americans think. She criticizes social failures linked to the war and calls for pulling out, arguing youth rebel due to the draft and police records.
Registration at the Jewish Community Center this Sunday from 2 to 5 p m covers adult, junior and teen classes. Offered subjects include estate planning semantics painting folk guitar personal investments arts and crafts dancing photography tennis drama drama and social activities.
Frederick's Chard of Boulder Colorado, 20, was placed in Army stockade at the Presidio after refusing to report back to duty with the Army Security Agency. He said Tonkin Gulf resolution and Felix Kene film influenced his disillusionment with U S policy in Vietnam. He sought aid from the War Resisters League and faces likely general court martial.
Two Scottsdale men were fined 100 dollars for driving while intoxicated among 15 offenders this week in Scottsdale City Court. Others paid smaller amounts for violations including failure to stop at a stop sign, driving without a license, failure to yield, and speeding, with listed names and addresses across Phoenix and Tempe areas.
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