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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1972
Page
1
American Airlines Flight 96 suffered a cargo door breach over Detroit forcing a return to the airport. Pilot Bryce K McCormick stabilized the craft and landed with no brakes or radio in final approach, as authorities praised the captain's skill amid a dramatic emergency.
Public Works Director Marc Stragier reports only about 15 percent of residents show interest in aiding high school students through recycling. Saguaro and Coronado clubs have raised over 3000 in nine months and saved 200 acres of pines, with four centers at Eldorado Park, near Basha's, Pima School, and near Shea Boulevard. Stragier urges adults to participate to cut city waste costs and fund ecology projects while sponsors note teens donate to Conservation groups.
Israelis say two Egyptian MIG21s were shot down in a noon air battle about 25 miles off the Sinai coast in international air space. Both Israeli planes returned safely. It was the first air battle since the 22 month cease fire began.
Scottsdale man, 35, father of three, seeks to vacate a five year sentence for a 1969 wholesale house theft. Judge Ed Hughes grants a three day continuance to hear defense motion while prosecutors urge adherence to a Supreme Court ruling. The man, free on bail, says return to prison would upend his family and welfare needs.
Two people died as thunderstorms rumbled across the midwest and northern plains. In Illinois, a sewer trench collapse in Chicago killed Antonio Natalino, and a 66 year old man, John Nordstrom, died after being struck by lightning in Oak Lawn. Winds up to 75 mph and hail damaged structures and power lines. A tornado sighting occurred near Carson North Carolina with no damage reported.
Mostly fair with a slight chance of fog and a thunderstorm this evening. Gusty winds and blowing dust expected, with continued warmth. Highs near 101, lows in the mid 70s through today and Wednesday.
Fred Dawson 59, praised as a humanitarian, was shot after picking up two armed suspects on the Salt River Indian Reservation. He dies after a fatal back shot. Suspects Larry Glenn Arthur 24 and Irwin Williams 18 face a murder charge with no bail. Dawson's funeral planned at St. Theresa's Church as drivers honor his lifelong aid to the elderly and needy.
Phoenix based state Treasurer Ernest Garfield campaigning for the GOP nomination in the 4th District says Nixon administration economic controls are not working. He urges a overhaul of policy and a new approach to curb inflation and unemployment.
City officials released figures showing Scottsdale permits will top prior records with a year end total near 60 million. Doug Hood cites six Industrial Park buildings at Scottsdale Airport and projects at Camelback Road sites as drivers while noting Chaparral High School and Camelview Plaza contribute substantially. He compares 60 million to 41 million last year and says townhouse and apartment projects indicate continued growth and a shift toward a trade center status.
Bill Baker a Republican candidate for Congress from District 4 charged at the South Mountain Rotary Club that the United Farm Workers are using farm workers to push political aims of UFW leaders and self-serving politicians. He said the farm labor bill is not the issue and suggested a referendum could have defeated it.
Communist troops fired mortars on a fleeing refugee column of about 1,000 near An Loc sixty miles north of Saigon. Reports say 12 civilians were killed and 30 were wounded as the refugees escaped along Highway 13.
Senate Finance Committee narrowly cuts the proposed Social Security boost to five percent for individuals drawing 70.40 dollars a month and couples at 105 dollars. Arkansas Democrats set a runoff between 76-year incumbent John L. McClellan and 37-year-old Rep. David H. Pryor in Little Rock after a May 30 primary.
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