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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1974
Page
8
Elmer Wayne Henley 17 says drunken state and paint fumes affected memory when he shot Dean Corll. He led police to three gravesites yielding 27 teenage victims and faces six murder charges. Defense seeks to strike police statements claiming incompetence to waive rights.
Forsyth County Republican State Rep. Dempsey McDaniel urges tighter controls on massage parlors after alleging immoral activity in Horneytown. He seeks required registration of parlor details and patrons, limited hours from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., and bans on employees sexual stimulation of customers.
In West Phoenix on Thursday night gasoline fumes from a motorcycle ignited by a water heater caused substantial damage to a house. Occupants Randy Freeman and Jeff Jernigan were on the porch when the fire started. neither was hurt. Fire crews controlled the blaze in 10 minutes with two hours of mop up. The east porch side was destroyed and the rest of the home suffered considerable damage.
Birth notices from Scottsdale Memorial Hospital and Good Samaritan Hospital list numerous newborns with families and addresses. Boys and girls born January 7 to January 17 include Gerald Bauman, Patrick Chicketti, Cynthia Dees, Debra Mendenhall, Ernest Ray Jr., Sheila Robison, Jacalyn Tharp, Patricia Ward, Barbara Parker, Linda Stephens, Susan Matson, Irma Zazueta, Suzanne Bellefeuille, and Henry Gruenemeyer among others.
Anton LaVey founder of the Church of Satan says he does not believe in demonic possession or exorcism. He cites possession as self delusion and notes his church uses provocative rites to attract attention, viewing exorcism talk as a conversation starter amid Watergate era interest.
Hollywood columnist Rick Du Brow argues that heavy television watching dulls a child's attention. He notes rapid image succession and constant ads habitually condition young minds to seek nonstop action, potentially more damaging than TV violence.
Dr. Mike Chapman cautions outdoorsmen that hypothermia can strike even in bright sun and above freezing temperatures. He outlines symptoms from shivering to heart failure and recommends covering extremities, staying fueled, staying dry, and rapid warming with warm liquids and body-to-body heat if exposure occurs.
A bill under consideration by the National Assembly would require motorists to give blood at least once to obtain a driver's license.
Carl Pettijohn was elected chairman of the Democratic party's district organization in Legislative District 24. The district covers the area north of Camelback Road between 24th and 64th Streets. Joy Carter and Pat Albee were named vice chairmen, with Pettijohn a former vice chairman replacing Salcito as district chairman.
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