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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1967
Page
3
A high tension scene in Quincy as 52 train cars derailed releasing grain and sawdust. Ambulances from four communities rushed to the site chasing about two dozen hoboes as police corralled runners in multiple directions. No fatalities were reported despite initial fears of twenty deaths.
A 06 car Great Northern train derailed after a broken axle split the cars while passing the outskirts of a small Eastern Washington community. Seventeen hobos were rounded up and jailed. one man, James W. Anderson, suffered a leg injury and was hospitalized. Authorities questioned a false report of 20 deaths.
In Phoenix a Democratic push fights a Republican reapportionment plan. Sen. Bob Stump says the drive seeks 19 000 signatures to place the measure on the November 1968 ballot and halt the redistricting until after the election. Democrats aim to win back majorities in 1968.
Phoenix mayor Milton Graham urged stronger ordinances against indecent exhibitions after two go go dancers were arrested for nude waist up dancing at Totem Pole bar. He said the city attorney believes current laws are sufficient but he will seek stricter rules if needed and pressed after hours clubs to comply with nuisance and peace laws.
Negotiators for URW and top five tire producers return to Ohio to resume separate bargaining sessions in the 67 day strike. Federal mediator Wil iam E. Simkin reports intensive talks with no agreement after weeks of Cleveland Cincinnati and Columbus talks. The national walkout began April 20 touching Firestone Goodyear Uniroyal BF Goodrich General Tire and others. Key issues include wage hikes unemployment benefits contract length and pay differentials.
Luci and Pat Nugent released a glossy 8 by 10 photo of Patrick Lyndon Nugent at Seton Hospital Austin. Photographer Bob Knudsen said the three day old baby looked photogenic and yawned during the session while mirroring his father in appearance.
Arizona Education Association executive secretary Dix Price attributes rising budgets to inflation. He notes higher costs for books, construction, and desks as enrollment grows. About 70 districts seek county board permission to exceed the 6 percent budget hike cap, while boards remain cautious against excess spending.
The Japan Federation of Bar Associations said it received 7 777 dollars from the Asian Foundation financed by the CIA to publish reports on bar association seminars. Chairman Iwakichi Wajima of the Osaka Bar Association said the aid was being cut off.
The Hong Kong situation deteriorates as China accuses Britain of hostility and demands authorities heed pro Beijing protests. Riots followed a fatal police shooting, while Hong Kong groups form a fishermen security unit and Governor Trench arrives in London to assess political disturbances.
Pvt. Melvin J. Lindsay 24 of Eugene Oregon faces a general court martial at Fort Lewis Washington for wilfully disobeying an order to check out a rifle and bayonet He sought conscientious objector status but was denied His attorney William L Hanson of Seattle alleges the Defense Department ignores such petitions and cites a second request filed amid the case as evidence.
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