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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1968
Page
6
Informants say President Johnson will order a measured rise in US fighting strength in Vietnam beyond the 525000 limit. Some suggest deploying 10000 troops from the 82nd Airborne Division already in country.
The Senate increased the university appropriation by five million to supplement the five point nine million approved by the House as lawmakers rush toward adjourning tonight. John Mummert says he is not officially running for Maricopa County sheriff despite other sources announcing a bid, with a decision not due until April 30.
This fourth column lists Scottsdale residents serving in Vietnam. Names include James C. Shearer, Alan Beckley, John G. Kinney, and Robert D. White with ranks and ship or unit details. A note invites readers to submit name and full mailing address to Vietnam Mailbag for inclusion.
President Johnson, speaking to businessmen, outlined proposals to cut about 9 billion in budget authorizations for the next fiscal year, aiming at net cuts of 3 to 4 billion, while signaling modest troop increases in Vietnam and defending his policies amid global monetary concerns.
Sen. Robert F. Kennedy announced he will enter primaries in California Nebraska and Oregon and urge backers to vote for Eugene McCarthy in Wisconsin Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. He said he will campaign for McCarthy in states where he is not on the ballot as part of a peace-focused effort, while McCarthy stressed he will not cut political deals.
The Shea Homeowners Association sues the City of Phoenix and Mela-Dee Manor developers for 1 million dollars claiming high density zoning causes flooding. The suit cites re zoning from one acre to 7000 square feet and alleges improper defense of the case. It notes permits issued for two model units and warns of school overcrowding in the Scottsdale School District.
Progress pressman Clem Smee reports a Happy St Patrick’s Day greeting in Irish. Fr Eugene Maguire of Our Lady of Perpetual Help will bless an Irish flag to be raised at 6 45 p m today at Tom Murphy's Green on Scottsdale Road near Shea. The flag will fly all day Sunday.
Dr. Philip Blaiberg, the surviving heart transplant patient, walked from Groote Schuur Hospital with his wife Eileen and surgeon Dr. Christiaan Barnard. He said he feels well as onlookers filled the hospital to witness the event.
The Gorway Department store in Detroit will be run by S. S. Kresge Co as a K Mart Store with leases signed for Phoenix operations at 43rd Ave and Indian School Rd. Remodeling of the Scottsdale store is underway with completion targeted by Aug 1. Ground will break soon for the Phoenix store open by year end.
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