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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1970
Page
1
Mrs Margaret L Harris 65 who came here from Chicago 20 years ago was found dead Tuesday at 6700 E Thomas Visitation 2 to 9 p m today at Green Acres Mortuary Cremation will follow Survivors include sister Mrs Esther Monroe of Peru Tid
President Nixon told wealthy Republicans at a Washington Hilton dinner that he will deliver on crime-fighting vows before 1976. He praised Attorney General Mitchell and urged Congress to provide tools, while noting GOP candidates can capitalize on administration vigor to curb Vietnam, costs, and crime.
The Design Review Board and Site Plan Committee approved seven proposed buildings and additions. Approvals include an office building for S R Enterprises at Palman and Scottsdale Road, a seminary for the Latter-day Saints at First Ave and Hinton, a five unit office building for Ted Jones at 4th Ave and Brown, the 40 unit Casa Amigas apartments at Oak and Hayden, the Buckey Carter Building addition at Earls and Scottsdale Rd, a new restaurant for John Vogel at Buthlerus Dr and 73rd St, and McDonald’s Restaurant at Thomas and Scottsdale Rd. The Site Plan Committee also approved the Jones office building and Buckey Carter addition.
Scottsdale police search for four men who fled a local inn on Wednesday after racking up more than 100 dollars in charges at the Royals Inn on Scottsdale Road. Two left a room owing 53.39 dollars and two others left a 51.36 dollar bill. The rooms were under Richard Watson of Salt Lake City Utah and John Garvey of Babylon New York.
The Boy Scouts of the Order of the Arrow at Wipala Wiki Lodge will host the Flapjack Follies pancake breakfast at 7 am Saturday in Eldorado Park. The meal costs $1 and proceeds fund sending disadvantaged Scouts to summer camp.
The Mogollon Nation of the YMCA Indian Guides hosts the second annual kite fly Sunday from 1 30 to 4 30 p m on Saguaro High School north field. Entries must be home made with cross stick box and novelty divisions plus smallest largest. Awards will be given to division winners.
An 18-year-old Phoenix man, Michael J. Pirig, was charged with assault with a deadly weapon driving while intoxicated and reckless driving after a six-minute high-speed chase through Scottsdale starting at 3:57 a.m. Police said he sped up to more than 80 mph, ran red lights, drove on sidewalks, and endangered others. Three passengers in the car were not charged.
A Salt River Reservation resident lost his home in a morning fire at the corner of Camelback and Alma School Roads. Scottsdale Fire Department listed the house as a total loss after a call at 11 46 a m. Other fires included three car blazes with few injuries and causes noted as cigarette and gas leaks. A manure pile blaze at ABC Ranch produced no damage.
A fairly big quake measured 6.3 on the Richter scale struck Kodiak Island Alaska prompting strong shaking felt across the region. The UPI report notes the tremor occurred at 5 38 p m EST on a Wednesday afternoon with no damage reported.
In midtown New York, powerful explosives damaged offices in IBM Park Ave Mobil GT&E buildings as police evacuated 65 workers. A typewritten claim by Revolutionary Force 9 accused defense contractors and called for revolution, with warnings similar to a prior November incident.
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