Rural Fire Department marks 20th anniversary milestone
Lou Witzeman, president of Rural Fire Department, notes growth from one truck and $27 in 1948 to 30 trucks, 25 fulltime firefighters, eight stations in Maricopa County and two in Pima County. The private department serves 100000+ people, with Scottsdale contracts and a planned public handover by 1970.
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Indian Bend Wash Fight Looms Over Hay den Shopping Center
Col John Lowry and John Erickson will testify before the City Council on February 20 regarding the proposed $1 million shopping center partially in the Indian Bend Wash at Hayden and Thomas. Flood control officials oppose any development in the wash and seek denial of site plans.
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Scottsdale considers flood control plan for Indian Bend wash
The effort began in 1962 when the Army Corps proposed a seven mile concrete ditch along Indian Bend Road to the Salt River Bed. A 1966 county bond for right of way failed 3 to 1, with Scottsdale council then hiring engineer John Erickson to study a locally financed scheme using retention basins north of the Arizona Canal and a grass lined channel. The Corps would review for 50 thousand dollars. If authorized, a public works bill could partially finance the project and an Indian Bend improvement district would fund the rest. the council urged supervisors to create a construction fund on January 16.
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Transplant patient Kasperak in extreme critical condition
Palo Alto physicians report Mike Kasperak, America’s only surviving heart transplant patient, bleeding internally and at risk of overwhelming infection. He has received over 20 pints of blood since Friday. the transplanted heart remains beating, and he is semiconscious with respirator support after a third major operation.
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Apollo launch in doubt as engineers race to fix power failure
Engineers raced the clock at Cape Kennedy to resolve a ground computer power fault that halted countdowns for the unmanned Apollo 5 mission. Officials said the 8 a.m. EST Monday launch was unlikely and a definite takeoff time would be set after countdown timing is confirmed.
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Clifford to head defense after McNamara
President Johnson selects Clark M. Clifford a veteran Washington lawyer and adviser to three presidents to become Secretary of Defense after McNamara's departure in a matter of weeks. The decision came after a months long search and a swift agreement with Clifford.
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Clifford named head of wartime defense establishment
The nomination on Capitol Hill drew immediate applause as Senate confirmation seemed likely. Clifford, longtime chair of the Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board, shifts from political strategy to a top role directing a wartime defense program that consumes most of the federal budget. He says the job ends his campaign work and will finish him at 61.
Ski mask bandit robs Tucson drugstore again
Tucson witnessed the fifth strike by the ski mask bandit who robbed the Prescription Shop at gunpoint Friday night and escaped with 200 dollars. The bandit wore a ski mask and tennis shoes, ordered the clerk to surrender the money, and told the clerk to lie on the floor before fleeing on foot.
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Weekend Sky Checks Warmth With Scattered Clouds
A fair spell today with variable high cloudiness tonight and Sunday. Temperature changes are minor with highs near 65 to 70 today and again in the high 60s Sunday. Overnight lows dip to the 35 to 40 range.
Johnson considers possible weekend action on longest copper strike
Washington sources report the Johnson administration weighing a presidential fact finding commission to study the copper walkout affecting 60 000 workers across 26 unions and major companies. No immediate end is expected and Taft Hartley intervention is not yet decided as inventories drain and imports rise.
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Clark says nationwide riots unlikely this summer
UPI reports Attorney General Ramsey Clark downplays predictions of a larger scale riot than 1967. He spoke at a news conference during a series of meetings with police chiefs and city officials aiming to prevent or curb riots, the first held in Warrington, Virginia.
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Bee: a. zy the mew Bee: a. zy the mew
United Press International reports a brief item titled Bee a new development in local beekeeping. The piece hints at unusual activity surrounding a hive, noting curious behavior and potential effects on nearby crops. Authorities have not yet issued a formal statement.
Rocket attack on SAIGON base kills civilian and wounds others
Communist forces launch a long range rocket at a major allied base near Pleiku in the Central Highlands. One rocket hits a hospital ward killing a South Vietnamese civilian and injuring 10 Americans recovering from earlier wounds. A second separate report notes a Rotterdam refinery blast causing two deaths and 60 plus injuries. In Milwaukee, Michigan Governor Romney campaigns with a jog and mall tours.
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Pleiku
South Viet Nam
Morton: Nixon Favored for GOP Nomination in Boston Speech
Senator Thruston Morton of Kentucky says Richard Nixon appears the front runner for the Republican nomination though he cautions not to overlook New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller. Morton spoke in Boston outlining the party's fundraising plans.
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Defense probes Soviet missiles reaching North Vietnam
The Defense Department investigates whether new Soviet surface to surface missiles have been sent to North Viet Nam. The missiles could threaten U S warships during offshore bombardment missions.
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Phoenix man killed in motorcycle crash with Texas driver
A Phoenix motorcycle rider, Steven Kodman aged 04, died after his bike collided with a car driven by Clinton Baerman of Helotes Texas that made a left turn in front of him. Baerman was booked on vehicular manslaughter charges.
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Ford criticizes Johnson policy at Arizona dinner
House minority leader Gerald Ford of Michigan spoke in Phoenix last night at a dinner honoring Arizona Rep. John Rhodes. Ford warned the Johnson administration risks poverty by ignoring hard economic facts.
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