24 Jun 1968
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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1968
Page
1
Arizona candidates for the U. S. Senate Dick Herert Apert and Bob Kennedy will share the dais at the Scottsdale Democratic luncheon club. The event at Motel 6 6848 Camelback Rd is open to the public with tickets 4.50 each and no reservations required.
U S B 52s and navy jets blasted a large communist ammunition dump on the Saigon outskirts as allied forces went on red alert. Dogfights over North Vietnam left an F4 Phantom missing in action while 127 Sunday missions pushed the daily strike total toward a month of heavy bombing.
Three wildfires in Arizona remained active with the Yarnell blaze near 1,000 Sunday threatening private, state and federal lands. Authorities said the Yarnell fire was contained but not stopped as crews fought to build lines around the town amid rugged terrain and rocky barriers. In Coronado National Forest, fires scorched nearly 20,000 acres with about 1,440 firefighters on a 16,000 acre front in the Whetstone Mountains southwest of Benson.
A market snapshot lists stock values across major US companies led by Francis. J. duPont Co and Arena, with notable tickers including American Can, American Motors, AT&T, Anaconda, Bell & Howell, Boeing, Chrysler, Coca Cola, Ford, General Electric, General Motors, IBM, Pan Am, RCA, Sears Roebuck, Texaco, U.S. Steel, Xerox, and many others. Trading ended with total sales of 10,850,000 shares and mixed index changes across Industrials, Rails, and Utilities.
Firefighters battled a large 135 acre brush and trash fire at Shea Blvd and Tatum Rd with no property loss reported. The Rural Fire Department handled additional grass and brush fires around Scottsdale, Camelback and McDowell corridors including two minor incidents with damages totaling hundreds of dollars. A rescue and medical call near 7419 EB Moreland occurred at 2 08 p.m. Friday and a chlorine rupture was handled nearby Sunday. Police investigated smoke at the Scottsdale Police Station but found nothing.
The Kirksingers youth choir of Fort Lauderdale's First Presbyterian Church will perform in the sanctuary of Valley Presbyterian Church on Tuesday at 7 30 PM. Admission is free and the public is invited. The group is on an extended West tour and will stay with Valley Presbyterian youth choir families during Scottsdale visit.
Seven Scottsdale students in the University of Arizona College of Liberal Arts were named to the honors list for the past semester. They include Bruce Brockhagen, Greta Coen, Taaura Golden, Melanie Morgan, Elizabeth Morris, Stephen Nathan, and Jennifer White, with their listed parents and addresses.
Temperatures and precipitation data cover the 24 hours ending at 4 a.m. Local weather observers track regional highs and lows, noting rainfall amounts and notable temperature shifts across multiple locations.
Obituary notices recall Fredrick William Rolando 94 first mayor of Miami Arizona with ties to Pennsylvania and Pittsburgh. Also listed are services for Charles Worrall 81 retired book company salesman and Kathleen Lea 57 of Scottsdale with final arrangements by Messinger Mortuary. Other memorials include Cecil Naegle and Marzilla Boer with details of birth, residence, survivors, and service times.
Ronald Clyde Naegle, 23, of 2700 North Hayden, night supervisor at Messinger Mortuary and senior business major at Arizona State University, died Saturday. Unknown cause reported. memorial plans pending.
Tropical storm Candy raced through central Texas bringing tornadoes high winds and heavy rain prompting flash flood warnings for eastern Texas six inch rainfall expected in some areas Guadalupe River flooding forced over 85 residents from Victoria homes a grazing tornado near El Campo and a sighting near Corpus Christi.
The Scottsdale YWCA repositions its summer day camp to Valley Presbyterian Church at McDonald and Quail Run Road starting today with a 70 participant registration cap. Camp still uses the pool at North Scottsdale Baptist Church for swimming activities.
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