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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1972
Page
1
Washington reports February unemployment at 5.7 percent, lowest since October 1970, with 0.4 million unemployed and total employment at 80.6 million. Adult women see declines from 5.5 to 5.0 percent while adult men fall from 4.2 to 4.0 percent.
Israeli and Syrian artillery exchanged fire along the frontier at night signaling a possible Israeli strike in retaliation. Tel Aviv sources noted shells hit near the front, drawing a Israeli barrage, as weeks of cross border exchanges threaten to shatter a fragile cease fire. Damascus sources warned the flare up risks widening to involve Egypt, with Israel pledging retaliation if attacks resume from Lebanon or Syria.
Jimmy Alfred Reyes, 33, was arrested in Casa Grande on a warrant accusing him of armed robbery and kidnapping. Sherri Ann Basha, 30, wife of Eddie Basha of Basha's Markets, was abducted at gunpoint from her home and later escaped. A ransom demand of more than $500,000 was reported but not paid. Reyes was arrested at his brother's home. the apartment used had been rented by him until about a month ago.
Scottsdale police search for a white haired elderly man in his 60s who offered to assist Mrs. Emma Beckley as she backed out a rented car on Main Street near Scottsdale Road. He struck Vicki Davenport's car and then disappeared. Mrs Beckley and Mrs Becker were involved in the ensuing confusion.
Deputies report two winter visitors at Camelback Inn were robbed of jewelry and cash on Thursday. Victims are Frank Monker of Fort Salonga New York and Allen Weber of Saddle River New Jersey. Loot value not immediately identified.
A Thursday night fire on the east side of Phoenix caused about 75000 in damage to the home of Dr. George Busch and family. Investigators believe the blaze started in the kitchen while the family was away, spreading through a vent and destroying the shake shingle roof. Smoke and water damaged other parts of the house as six fire units assisted.
UPI reports Federal Judge R Dixon Herman imprisoned Zora Horn 53 after she refused to testify in the Harrisburg Seven trial. Horn called the case a black charade and had previously been granted immunity. She was led to Dauphin County prison by U S Marshal John Buck.
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