29 Jul 1971
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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1971
Page
1
The benefit concert at the Kiva Theater scheduled to start at midnight Friday has been canceled. Theater Manager Bishop Cornwell says entertainers cannot appear until 1 a.m. and expected attendance would not justify the event. Miss Portee, a Mesa resident, recently had an unsuccessful kidney transplant.
A 69 year old Scottsdale man Manuel Lewis Souza was sentenced to five years probation after pleading guilty to aggravated battery in a July 22, 1969 shooting of his son David 28 at their home following a family dispute. David recovered from a neck wound. Souza released from Arizona State Hospital and placed on probation by Judge Kenneth Chatwin.
Senate Leader Mike Mansfield tentative support to end a filibuster on a government backed loan for Lockheed Aircraft Corp. The measure would cover up to 2 billion in guarantees for loans threatening the economy. Mansfield backs a cloture vote with a cap limiting the guarantee to Lockheed, while opposing a broader package.
A new cold front sweeps the midsection with temperatures in the 40s and 50s. Tornadic winds strike Jennings County Indiana causing farm damage. Record lows in Springfield Missouri and Springfield Illinois, while Reno Nevada hits a record high of 102 as storms bring hail and heavy rain to parts of the nation.
Apollo 15 reaches lunar orbit after a precise burn and jettisoning a $17 million science lab cover. Command ship Endeavour and lunar module Falcon prepare for Friday landing as Worden orbits, Scott and Irwin ready for descent.
A wildcat strike against Wesley drywall contractors in Phoenix was blamed on slow federal wage approval. Alan Potter of the Phoenix Dry Wall Association said workers can only receive negotiated pay raises after the Federal Wage Stabilization Board approves them.
Scottsdale police responding to Eldorado Park reports arrested 32 year old Richard Lash of 7881 E. Latham on vagrancy and resisting arrest charges. He resisted officers Harry Cipriano and Roy Alexander at 77th Street north of McDowell and was taken to city jail after being subdued.
Jay Hancock a 23 year old Redondo Beach man was arrested in Scottsdale for Army desertion from Ft Meade Md. He was stopped for a minor traffic violation at 78th Street and Mariposa and released after Army officials confirmed and then retracted the arrest.
Prince Charles, 22, became the first royal to parachute from an RAF plane, landing safely after a 120 mph jump over Poole England. He reportedly smiled and enjoyed the moment as Royal Navy and RAF observers watched. A Royal Marine boat retrieved him, and spectators lined the shoreline during the training jump conducted with permission from his mother.
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