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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1972
Page
1
More than 150 Scottsdale motorists attended free exhaust emission tests at Sears in Bos Arcos Mall. The event was a joint effort sponsored by local safety groups and auto clubs to measure carbon monoxide output.
Sen. Edmund Muskie in Los Angeles predicts surprises at the Democratic National Convention and says he will stay committed to his own pledged delegates on the first ballot. He notes McGovern may lack enough pledged delegates and discusses potential Wallace implications while criticizing Wallaces race policies. Muskie continues a ten state delegate drive.
A social bridge hand analyzed by Ace Bobby Goldman shows how rushing to the first trick backfires. West’s heart nine led to a decisive sequence where East captured the queen, declarer faced a forced diamond finesse, and time pressure dictated the contract. The lesson: slow, careful play reveals the right line even under scrutiny.
Phoenix state senator John Conlan reports spending 30,290 and taking in 19,801 for the period ending June 10, including 5,636 for a half hour TV show. Democratic rival Jack Brown says receipts reach 20,920 with 2,500 spent. Robert Reveles of Miami reports 4,586.
Eight women from the group Women Concerned for POWS were arrested after handcuffing themselves on a taxiway at Williams AFB to protest a news conference. They will be tried July 12 for disturbing the peace before Justice of the Peace Coy Beasley. The eight defendants are Jeanne Frieden 28 Rosanne Maroufichant 25 Dianne Campbell 24 Marsha Gregg Ashe 19 Pamela Riley 26 Nina Mohit 24 Gloria Rouse 18 all from Tempe and Barbara Chavira 21 of Phoenix. Base air police removed the chains with bolt cutters and handed the women to Maricopa County sheriff's deputies.
Nee Jay Lewin, 23, of 4413 Parkway, was arrested Friday on heroin related charges. Police did not release further details pending investigation.
Fragmentary notes describe threats and explosions around surrounding buildings in Londonderry amid a ceasefire appeal from the British government. A spokesman for the Provisional wing of the IRA mentions considering a response while violence disrupts events at Londonderry City action chambers following William Whitelaw’s Friday plea.
Salt River Project will increase Verde River releases from Bartlett Lake from 50 cfs to between 200 and 400 cfs next week to meet water orders. About 1,700 cfs currently flows from Stewart Mountain Dam and 800 cfs is pumped elsewhere. Horseshoe Lake will release water into Bartlett Lake for about a week, nearly emptying Horseshoe Lake which holds around 6,000 acre feet.
Catharine Riley, longtime Scottsdale resident and member of the Valley Presbyterian Church Sisters, died Friday at Scottsdale Memorial Hospital. Born in Cedar Rapids Iowa, she moved to Scottsdale in 1955 from Wilmette Illinois after graduating from Northwestern University in 1936 where she was in Alpha Phi. Survivors include three sons Timothy Terrence and Kevin and a daughter Pintard Riley all of Scottsdale a brother out of state and two grandchildren. Services set for 10 a.m. Tuesday at Messinger Mortuary Chapel with cremation to follow and viewing after 3 p.m. Sunday. The family suggests corsages.
Mrs Laura Aldrich died Thursday in Carefree. She is survived by her husband John G. of Carefree. A funeral notice from Providence Mortuary of Mesainger lists address 7601 Indian School forService arrangements.
Former Arizona Democratic National Committeeman Guy Stillman calls the recall movement against Gov. Jack a political blind alley. He says forces within the state Democratic Party are seeking to undermine the effort.
United Press International reports temperatures and precipitation for the 24-hour period ending at 4 a.m today. Readings cover major regions with notes on notable deviations and weather patterns across the nation.
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