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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1972
Page
1
At the Miami Beach convention, the traditional loud show of balloons bands and banners vanished as reform tightens rules. Nomination speeches are time limited to 15 minutes and demonstrations reduce speech time.
Scottsdale detectives warned area businessmen to watch for counterfeit checks. About $5,700 in fake checks circulated in the Valley, including Scottsdale. Det. Harold Kelly said most use names James R Summers and Paul D Levine, with many drawn on Southwest Kenworth Corporation at 2211 W. McDowell and U S Plywood Co at 5045 W. Coulter in Glendale.
Eldon Rudd 51 a retired FBI special agent. James M Mitchell 41 former Justice of the Peace. Bob Field 43 public relations specialist from Scottsdale. and Dr Fred Pratt a Scottsdale educator enter the contest for Maricopa County Superintendent of Schools.
Mrs Vivian Denyes 46 of 3621 N 68th St died Wednesday in a Phoenix hospital after living in the area 12 years since moving from Carpentersville Illinois. A Christ Church Lutheran member born in Chicago she is survived by son David of Scottsdale and a brother and sister out of state. Services set for 10 a.m. Thursday at Paradise Chapel 3934 E Indian School with cremation to follow.
Mrs Mary Elizabeth Connely died Monday at Scottsdale Memorial Hospital. Services will be held Friday at Mercer Mortuary in Phoenix with interment in Greenwood Mausoleum. She had lived in the Valley 27 years, was active in local clubs, and survived by her husband Arthur D and a daughter Helen Knight plus extended family.
In Quang Tri City South Vietnam paratroopers drive into Communist held areas with little resistance while 800-man marine unit remains surrounded. American advisers warn recapture may take four to five days. Hue and Da Nang come under shelling with civilian and American casualties.
Wall Street chatter reports near term stock volatility with an upward bias amid peace prospects in Vietnam. Separate notices list Thomas Vodika of Scottsdale and Hector Peabody of Tempe, both deaths with survivor details and funeral arrangements at Messinger Mortuary locations in Arizona.
UPI report from Irvine quotes Sen. Barry Goldwater noting parallels between McGovern and his 1964 nomination. He predicts a similar November landslide loss for McGovern, saying the Democrat ran against the party and will be decisively beaten. Goldwater contrasts intra party work with McGovern’s outside approach.
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