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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1972
Page
1
Phoenix Mayor John D. Driggs announces six community forums on transportation. The first session will be at 7 30 p.m. Monday in the Phoenix City Council Chambers at Second Avenue and Jefferson, with forums held on the fourth Monday of each month through June.
Scottsdale Junior Women's Club members pledge a book or teaching tool donation to the library for each new baby or adopted infant instead of a baby shower. The gifts support the Young People's Division and story hour for children three through six at 9:30 a.m. Wednesdays under club president Mrs. Joanne Hammell and education chair Mrs. Cathy Johnson with Elaine Cholewa overseeing the children's section.
North Vietnamese forces shot down an American OH6 helicopter in the Central Highlands and antiaircraft guns downed two U S F4 Phantoms over Laos. The observer died and the pilot was injured. all four Phantom crewmen were rescued. Additional raids by B52s targeted the border region and nearby bases, with inflight damages and ambushes reported at several locations.
Scottsdale police cited two drivers in a three car collision that occurred shortly after 6 p.m. on North Hayden Road and McKellips Road. Edmund Trimm, 50, Tempe, was rear ended. Larry Lewis, 21, Tempe, and Axel Larson, 44, Mesa, received speeding citations. Susan Carol Dillard, 17, and passenger Robert Macaluso, 18, were treated and released from Scottsdale Memorial Hospital.
Democratic spokesmen charged that Nixon prolonged the Vietnam troop withdrawal at the cost of 20 000 American lives. Sen. Church said withdrawal could have finished in nine months, while bombings extend to Laos and Cambodia. Sen. Bentsen criticized 1968 promises as failures.
Harry J. Womer 50 a Philadelphia native and Valley tour guide died Wednesday at Scottsdale Memorial Hospital. He leaves wife Gladys two sons Randy and Terry daughter Darla Womer and parents Clarence and Mrs Womer all of Scottsdale and three brothers in Philadelphia. Services Saturday 11 a.m. Greenwood Cemetery Chapel Phoenix burial Greenwood Cemetery Friends may call today at Messinger Mortuary Phoenix.
Mrs. Phrona M Magneson 68 born in Bristow Nebraska died Thursday at Good Samaritan Hospital. She taught elementary school in Nebraska and moved to Scottsdale in 1960 with husband John and son Robert. She was part of Scottsdale United Methodist Church and local clubs. Funeral 10 a.m. Monday at Scottsdale United Methodist Church with interment Green Acres Memorial Gardens. Visitation 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Green Acres Mortuary. Memorials to church funds.
Rueben S. Vogel reported a break in at his home on a weekday while at work. A thief entered the residence on Thursday and stole 50 cents in pennies from his piggy bank, while other valuables including a revolver cameras and radios remained untouched.
Kenneth E. Ruhrmaster, NSBA president, told the Arizona School Board Association convention that public pressure is driving improvements in U S public schools. He said boards push for review of past practices and innovation, with industry increasingly used in education, dismissals rising and tenure laws under scrutiny.
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