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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1970
Page
1
VIENTIANE UPI reports the Pathet Lao broadcast a five point peace plan calling for U.S. personnel withdrawal and a halt to bombing. It urges Laos sovereignty neutrality and unity under a coalition government with elections including Pathet Lao candidates.
Congress passed a large education and welfare bill after tough negotiations. Nixon trimmed the appropriation from 19.7 billion to 19 billion while Democrats claimed gains for education. The bill, amid party fights, faced a firsttime nationwide televised veto and signaled a major political contest ahead of 1971.
A survey in the Los Gatos Joint Union High School District finds 37 percent of students use marijuana versus 27 percent who smoke tobacco. Among seniors, 52 percent of boys and 32 percent of girls report pot use. alcohol use also rises with 63 percent wine, 54 percent beer, and 34 percent hard liquor. Hard drugs increase from 10 percent to 12 percent over two years.
Los Angeles police held 51 year old Mack Ray Edwards on murder charges for the 1969 killing of Donald Edward Todd, 13, whose body was found after he vanished while mowing a neighbor’s yard. Investigators say Edwards confessed to possible involvement in six LA area deaths over 17 years and described other kidnapping incidents involving young girls.
Police hunt a suspect who struck three juveniles in the face on Scottsdale Rd after they refused to drag race. The incident occurred at Scottsdale Rd and Second St at a traffic light where both cars were stopped.
Firefighters extinguished a blaze in the 8200 block of E Vista Dr at 6 57 p m causing about 25 damage to the back seat of Nellie M Rodgers auto. A suspect exited his car, attacked three people at 8313 and 8608 E Granada Rd, and fled in a blue Oldsmobile with Kansas plates. The motive and fire cause remain undetermined.
In 1964 OAS members vowed sanctions on Cuba and severed ties, but several nations moved toward easing. Chile promised 11 million in farm goods to Cuba for 1970 1971, while Ecuador Bolivia and Peru floated possible steps. Regional leaders warned against blanket boycotts and urged negotiation amid shifting U S policy.
The Pentagon unveils plans to close 13 bases and cut about 100000 jobs at 371 sites while pledging to help displaced workers find other employment. California and Texas face the largest losses, with unemployment rising to 4.2 percent in February.
Three blasts tore through a four story house in Greenwich Village, killing at least one person and forcing 23 families from their homes. Dustin Hoffman and family were among those displaced as the front wall collapsed and a six hour fire raged after a suspected gas leak first sparked the disaster.
Scottsdale police arrested five juveniles for curfew violations and a sixth for carrying a concealed weapon after questioning at 1 25 am at Scottsdale Road and Horseshoe. A .38 revolver and a knife were found, a 15 year old was detained, others released to parents. Two adjoining buildings were damaged including a Hoffman four apartment building.
Theodore Roosevelt Council President Glenn A. Jones asks parents and friends of the 29,000 scouts to enroll as sustaining members. The 1970 budget is 453600 dollars with half funded by the United Fund and the rest from contributions.
Stockholm a Swedish government spokesman said North Vietnam has 14 U S pilots listed by Hanoi in captivity. Premier Palme will notify relatives by cablegram, but the names will not be released in Stockholm. Bonnie Singleton of Dallas learned her husband is alive through a message to Palme.
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