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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1967
Page
5
Three Scottsdale girls are finalistas for Miss Arizona Home Beautiful. Sharon Gorski of Phoenix and Phyllis Tarry Pat Crampton and Dianne Hemstock of Scottsdale pursue the title at a luncheon where the winner will be announced.
A bridge column explains why South can make a slam by careful timing and signaling. West leads clubs showing four clubs and three trumps, East shows eight of clubs and no nine. The right line requires ruffing the winning diamonds before clubs and using dummy’s hearts to restrict West’s discards.
Richard Nixon, snubbed by the Kremlin, flies to Moscow and plans a swing through Alma Ata and Tashkent before returning to Moscow. He may visit an American design exhibit in Solkolniki Park and could seek talks with Soviet leaders or Khrushchev before departure.
Police reported $335 worth of automotive equipment missing from Barr Racing Enterprises at 616 Old Scottsdale Rd. The items were described as automotive tools and tooling valued at about $395 in total. The theft occurred during daylight hours between Monday and Thursday.
The bitter cold and heavy snow swept from New England to the Midwest and Gulf coast regions. Snow totals included 4 inches in New York City area and 12 inches in parts of New England, with record low temperatures from Maine to New Hampshire. Flights and racing events were canceled or delayed as gale warnings stretched 700 miles along the coast.
The Phoenix Jaycees Rodeo of Rodents begins matinee at 2 p m and night show at 1 p m. Calf roping leader Carl Prell of Chowchilla set 13.3 seconds beating 13.9 by Keene Wright of Scottsdale. Team roping leaders Art Arnold of Buckeye and Joe Glen of Phoenix clocked 12.3 seconds after an 11-second prior run. The parade theme Our Southwestern Heritage features Barry Goldwater as grand marshal. The rodeo runs at the coliseum through Sunday.
The Senate narrowly approves the Johnson administration consular treaty with Russia by a 66 to 28 vote. Secretary Rusk pledges committee consultation before any Soviet consulate opens in the United States, with provisions for notifying U S authorities and access rights for Americans arrested in the Soviet Union and reciprocal Soviet visitor rights. The president urges prompt Russian ratification and early entry into force.
David Lee Price, 17, of Waddell, died when his car left a highway 15 miles west of Phoenix and rolled four and a half times. Elena Friend, of Phoenix, was fatally struck Wednesday near downtown Phoenix by Ray Polzin, 25, of Tempe. The toll reached 111 for the highway death count, compared with 139 a year ago.
The speaker extols greyhound racing as the sport of queens and recalls Cleopatra as a fan. They invite readers to attend at Greyhound Park where champions of 2,500 years of racing history are present and promise a royal welcome.
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