Citadel half retaken as Saigon flags peak in Quang Tri
South Vietnamese troops took control of half of Quang Tri city’s Citadel and raised the flag on the highest wall section as fighting continued. UPI reports say North Vietnamese gunners targeted Highway 1 and near the My Chanh River while U.S. advisers call the flag raise a psychological and tactical edge. The government says full control awaits complete Citadel recapture amid heavy bombardment and house to house fighting.
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Alan Dawson
Ee Saigon
UPI
Quang Tri City
Highway 1
Arthur Higbee
Higbee
My Chanh
U.S
Saigon
U.S. Navy
South Vietnam
Quang Tri
Saigon Command
le Trung Hien
West German Woman Sues for 30000 Over Pen Pal Visit
A 19 year old West German woman filed a 30000 damage suit Tuesday seeking permission to visit pen pal Robert Duren Jr. at San Quentin Prison. Duren, 36, was sentenced to death in October 1989.
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San Francisco
UPI
Pen Pal
San Quentin Prison
Robert Duren Jr
Scottsdale Schools Approve Board Plan to Save 16663
The Scottsdale School Board approved manager John Kearney's plan to reorganize the business division saving 16663 by 1973 74. Five supervisors will be promoted to directors and two positions eliminated including director of plant operations and mechanical engineer roles. The package also named Don Strang as director of accounting and student activities, with other promotions across maintenance and transportation. A 10 member team was authorized to draft a five year plan with consultant William Donaldson and local representatives from Phoenix Newspapers Good Samaritan Hospital and educator groups.
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Scottsdale
John Kearney
Kearney
Tacoma
Washington
William Donaldson
Donaldson
William Shover
Phoenix Newspapers, Inc
Alice Snell
Good Samaritan Hospital
Mary Waits
Scottsdale Education Association
Larry Bell
Scottsdale Federation of Teachers
Frank Mahar
Cocopah
Saguaro
Rita Pearson
Joan Friedlander
Chaparral High
Gloria D. Welch
Robert Usdane
Dickson Reports Sales Up and Loss Narrowing
Dickson Electronics Corporation posted second quarter sales of 2.89 million dollars for the period ending July 1, up from 2.14 million a year earlier, a 35 percent rise. The company also reported a net loss of 104 thousand dollars or 19 cents per share, improved from a 275 thousand dollar loss or 51 cents per share in 1971, citing inflation, price competition, and plant rearrangement costs. President R H Rudolph said efforts to boost marketing and expand tantalum capacitor production aim to raise volume and improve profitability. Dickson manufactures voltage regulating diodes, voltage reference diodes, solid tantalum capacitors, and hybrid ICs.
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Dickson Electronics Corporation
Dickson
R.H. Rudolph
Rudolph
Flood Control Task Force Plans Public Meeting
Democrat Jack E. Brown of the 4th District announces a special Task Force on Flood Control will sponsor a public meeting Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the Saguaro High School cafeteria. The volunteers will present survey results and recommendations to mobilize support and funding for a flood control program.
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Jack E. Brown
Saguaro High School
Brown
Obituary for Neil McCarthy Hollywood attorney and horseman
Neil McCarthy 84 longtime attorney for early Hollywood movie makers died Tuesday in Los Angeles after a career serving Louis B Mayer and Cecil B DeMille He rode horses raced along Salt River and ran riding stables A horseman with a Hollywood gold cup win and a ranch partnership Survivors include his wife three daughters and a son Services set for Saturday at Good Shepherd Church Beverly Hills with burial pending
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Neil McCarthy
Hollywood
Good Samaritan Hospital
Los Angeles
Mr. McCarthy
Phoenix
Phoenix Union High School
Salt River
South Phoenix
Scottsdale
Beverly Hills
Calif
McCarthy
Lincoln Drive
B. Mayer
New River
William Cook
Maricopa County
Midwick
Pasadena
the Good Shepherd
Lawyer and public servant Vincent Fitzgerald dies in Phoenix
Vincent L. Fitzgerald 69 an attorney and former assistant to the U S attorney general in Washington during World War II died Monday at Yavapai Community Hospital He lived at 601 N Hayden Came to the Valley in 1947 from Richmond Mich A former Arizona Racing Commission member executive secretary of the Arizona Game Protective Association and director of the Arizona Aviation Authority 1958 59 He was a Democratic candidate for the Arizona Legislature District 33 in 1959 active in the party into the early 1960s Later served as consultant and PR for Arizona firms Surviving are three sons Michael Brookings Ore John V Prescott and Thomas A Phoenix a sister out of state and 11 Mass will be Friday at the church 8620 N 7th St Friends may call after noon Thursday at Whitney Murphy Arcadia Chapel 4800 E Indian School Burial in St Francis Cemetery Phoenix
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Vincent Leonard Fitzgerald
Michigan
U.S
Washington
Yavapai Community Hospital
Mr. Fitzgerald
N. Hayden
Richmond
Mich
Arizona Racing Commission
Arizona Game Protective Association
Arizona Aviation Authority
Arizona
7Th St
Arthur W. Abbey 89 Navy Chief Warrant Officer Dies
Arthur W. Abbey, 89, longtime Navy veteran who retired in 1946 as a chief warrant officer after 40 years of service, died Tuesday at Scottsdale Memorial Hospital. He came to Scottsdale in 1968 and leaves his wife and one son, Arthur W. Abbey of Scottsdale.
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Arthur W. Abbey
U.S. Navy
Scottsdale Memorial Hospital
Scottsdale
Agnew Says Senate War End Amendment Politically Motivated
Vice President Spiro Agnew accused Senate lawmakers of political mischief behind an end the war amendment. He argued it was irresponsible and superior to the President’s Vietnam wind down. Agnew spoke at a western campaign stop and warned a similar amendment may pass before November. He later attended a $100 plate fundraising dinner.
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Spokane
Wash
UPI
Spiro T. Agnew
Senate
Agnew
Washington
Nixon
U.S
Doves
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Senator cites GOP disarray as doves rise in antiwar push
Senator William B. Saxbe says end the war proposals gain support in Congress because White House-GOP liaison has broken down. He urges sharper White House access and party discipline while noting House Foreign Affairs Committee action backing a U S withdrawal from Indochina.
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Washington
UPI
William B. Saxbe
Ohio
Congress
White House
Saxbe
House Foreign Affairs Committee
U. S
Indochina
Senate
Nixon
House
House Committee
U.S
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