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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1970
Page
1
Israeli warplanes pressed raids on Egyptian installations along the central and southern Suez Canal for a sixth day. The Tel Aviv spokesman reported all aircraft returned safely. Cross-border fire touched Lebanon and Jordan with brief clashes and civilian casualties.
eighth grader Leslie DeWaard of Mohave wins the regional spelling bee after spelling 27 opponents in a two hour event spanning six districts. Burt Grieco of Apache is runner up. DeWaard advances to the state contest at the Westward Ho Hotel.
Fire officials say a blaze in the kitchen of 8407 EK San Miguel started by grease on a stove at 4:26 p.m. Monday. The fire damaged the stove hood and fan motor and filled the home and attic with smoke, with damage confined to the hood area.
In Dublin crowds join the giant industrial parade and traditional Shamrock wetting as Ireland marks St Patrick’s Day with church services and festivity. Across the border in Northern Ireland protests are muted by security while gun lines separate communities.
President Nixon announced the 1.2 billion dollar release of federally assisted state and local construction funds and urged Congress to back a 250 million dollar subsidy plan for mortgage loans. He called for boosting housing production to 450 000 units and expanding vocational training and apprenticeship programs amid a skilled labor shortage.
A husband and wife Donna and Gary Dawson both 25 were arrested by Scottsdale police after a stake-out at the Western Union office. Oklahoma authorities say they are wanted on armed robbery assault with a deadly weapon and carrying a concealed weapon charges. The couple allegedly fled to Arizona and were taken into custody at 3 30 p m Monday. A one month old baby belonging to the couple was placed in a fast foster home.
Most of Las Vegas gambling resorts returned to full operation after a four day walkout that darkened the strip. Thirteen casinos reopened Monday and two more joined them today, leaving only one still closed.
Ernst F Bereit 74 died Sunday at Golden Age Nursing Home in Phoenix. Services Wednesday at 2 p.m. Memory Lawn Mausoleum Chapel visitation Tuesday 5 to 8 p.m. Burial follows. Survived by wife Emma two sons Arnold of Scottsdale Norman of San Diego daughter Elouise Ginter Parma Heights Ohio brother Otto Peoria Ill two sisters Netta Naehler Cleveland and Helena Lash Savage Ma eight grandchildren. Memorial fund to Abiding Savior Lutheran Church. Also Rosary for Joseph J Meyers 72 who died Monday in Scottsdale burial Wednesday St Francis Cemetery. Meyers retired assistant cashier with Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad 49 years Brotherhood of Railway Clerks member born Chicago. Survived by wife Catherine and four sisters.
A 24 hour average air pollution reading shows two parts per million carbon monoxide. An hourly high reaches 10 ppm between 11 and 12 p.m. Officials track these figures to monitor urban air quality.
U.S. officials pull out most Americans from the Sam Thong refugee and supply base as North Vietnamese forces seize two high outposts six and eight miles away. The Meo tribal fighters under Gen. Vang Pao reportedly retake one position. 20 Americans remained at Sam Thong with several evacuated.
Two New Mexico men, C. B. Byrd the pilot and David Wood, both employed by the Atomic Energy Commission in Albuquerque, were found dead Monday in the wreckage of their light plane in the Music Mountains about 25 miles north of Peach Springs. Ground deputies located the bodies.
The Scottsdale area chapter of the National Association of Accountants will hold a meeting at the Valley Ho for a 6:45 p.m. dinner and 7:30 p.m. business session. Topics include April technical session plans, chapter standings in national competition, and future activities.
Police seek three suspects after a Scottsdale pair were targeted near Lincoln Dr and Scottsdale Rd Sunday at 8 p.m. David H Steig reported beer bottles hurled at him and his wife before a man with a shotgun threatened him as another suspect fled on foot wearing a red turtleneck. The couple then drove home.
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