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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1967
Page
2
About ten of twelve Valley Ho Hotel maids struck for higher wages today after failing to receive a raise from $1.00 to $1.25. They met with assistant manager Joe Dambrova and two officials, with no union, as the hotel says it is not harmed by the walkout.
United Press International Dow Jones data shows 2 p.m. EST figures with the Dow Jones industrial average at 846.04 down 2.46, rails at 233.12 down 1.06, utilities at 135.18 down 0.04, and 65 stocks at 305.63 down 0.93. Noon listings include Alcoa, American Can, AT&T, General Motors, RCA, Texaco, and others with varied percent changes and trading activity as markets totaled 7.1 million shares.
Svetlana, daughter of Josef Stalin, is granted a three month tourist visa by Switzerland. Justice Minister Tadwig von Moos said she will have protection and be guarded by federal police while seeking seclusion, after her U S asylum request was refused on grounds it could affect U S Soviet relations.
U S airpower pounded Viet Cong bases around Da Nang and Chu Lai and North Vietnam power plants near Hanoi. Air force and Marine units reported 513 Communist deaths while U S troops faced mortar attacks and helicopter strikes near Qui Nhon and the DMZ.
Services will be held tomorrow for Howard Smith 70 at 11 a.m. in Mes Mortuary Chapel 6613 N Kashah Circle. Born in Bayonne New York he worked for Bake nlte Co until its acquisition by Union Carbide. A World War I Navy lieutenant he died at home Saturday. He is survived by his widow Isabel of Scottsdale a brother Edgar O D Smith a son Howard Lamgbert Smith and a daughter Mrs Diane Majo, all out of state.
First Lady Ladybird Johnson begins a three day education tour visiting West Virginia North Carolina and Tennessee to assess how her husband’s education programs aid the public. About 70 officials and reporters join the chartered flight to Charleston West Virginia as the trip labeled an adventure in learning gets underway from National Airport in Washington.
A Negro church in Fort Deposit Alabama was destroyed by fire and a Project Headstart office in Liberty Mississippi was heavily damaged by an explosion. FBI agents investigated connections to a string of recent arson fires in Mississippi and Alabama with no injuries reported.
City officials weigh a proposed ordinance allowing police to remove ignition keys left in cars and store them at headquarters for pickup. Support from federal and state legal groups contrasts with skepticism from Scottsdale officials who question enforceability and theft prevention impact. Neighbors and the city attorney raise concerns about legality and policing prerogatives.
The Scottsdale School District Professional Council meets Tuesday at 3 p.m. in the education center to study mutual interests. Administrators cite salaries and working conditions, curriculum development, and faculty morale as prime concerns. Six administrators and several principals join as representatives alongside elected teachers from 18 elementary and 4 high schools.
United States and Thailand near agreement to base B-62 bombers at U Tapao, reducing flight distance to Vietnam targets. Work remains on base facilities including bomb dumps and taxiways as U.S. fighter bombers already operate from Thai airfields.
Electricians reported to work at 13 West Coast shipyards today ending a 129 day strike after a Taft Hartley injunction requested by President Johnson. IBEW business manager William M Reedy said crews resumed the morning shift under a court order for an 80 day cooling off period. Judge Albert C Wollenberg issued the injunction citing disruption of Vietnam war prosecution as the strike affected 1,400 workers. The walkout had idle nearly 10,000 shipyard workers in California Washington and Oregon.
A Beechcraft Bonanza plummeted in heavy turbulence near Ballica, 24 miles north of Modesto, killing Tucson couple Dr. Donald Rayl and his wife Mary Joyce as debris rained over two miles. Coroner Kenneth Riggs cited strong winds and witness reports of debris falling from the clouds.
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