Arizona Cancer Crusade kicks off with TV star guest
The Arizona Division of the American Cancer Society opens the 1969 Crusade with a dinner at the Rama da Inn in Phoenix at 6 30 p m. Guest Greg Morris of CBS TVs Mission Impossible will attend. Dan Santi will MC the program and George Young Olympic bronze medalist will speak. Orpheus Male Chorus provides entertainment.
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American Cancer Society
Ramada Inn
Phoenix
Greg Morris
Cbs-Tv
Morris
Los Angeles
Jan Block
Maricopa County
George Young
Casa Grande High School
Young
Orpheus Male Chorus
Ralph Hess
Kennedy and Dirksen clash at civil rights hearing
Senator Edward Kennedy opened two days of hearings on the Nixon civil rights record and sparred with Senate Republican leader Everett Dirksen who complained of harassment by government enforcement. The exchange with EEOC chairman Clifford Alexander lasted over 30 minutes as Kennedy accused big corporations of discrimination while profiting from taxpayer funds.
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UPI
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D-Mass
Senate
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Dirksen
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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
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GOP
Police arrest teens after attempt to eat marijuana seeds
A 16 year old Scottsdale boy was sent to the Maricopa County juvenile home and his 16 year old companion charged with vagrancy after a failed attempt to consume marijuana seeds found during a traffic stop on Hayden Road. A search recovered more seeds and marijuana pieces from the vehicle.
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Maricopa County
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Naut Reef
Hayden Rd
Greaves
Douglas Miller
Reeves
Cers
Mercenaries seize key Viet Cong stronghold on Superstitious Mountain
U S Green Berets lead 1000 mercenaries into the Red offensive as they capture a vast hospital and supply complex on Superstitious Mountain, 120 miles southwest of Saigon. The action costs 37 mercenaries dead and 100 wounded, with 3 Green Berets killed and 55 Viet Cong killed.
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Green Berets
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Vandals Shatter Real Estate Office Door
The front door of Ed Post Realty at 611 N Old Scotsdale Rd was shattered early today by a thrown stone or possible car wheel. Police found the door intact with no entry, damage about 100 dollars. Manager Ed Gazely noted a similar break two years ago. Nearby Top of the Mark Hair Designs also reported a broken window last month.
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Old Scotsdale Rd
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Three Vehicle Crash on Chaparral Road Causes Damage
A three vehicle collision on Chaparral Road near 8200 block caused about 1100 damage to cars and a parked vehicle. James Shales 29 of 8232 EH faced a failure to control charge after his car struck a parked car and knocked it into a driveway and a truck. Shales wife Shirley was slightly injured. In a separate earlier crash Marshall Coronado 41 of Phoenix was cited for failure to control after rear ending Howard Knight on Scottsdale Road at Roosevelt. Coronado and Nancy Keppler were treated and released. Coronado was listed in fair condition at Doctors Hospital.
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Phoenix
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Scottsdale
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Scottsdale Baptist Hospital
Doctor’s Hospital
Man charged with manslaughter in Phoenix death case
In Phoenix, Thomas Wolfchief, 20, faces a manslaughter charge after earlier murder charges were dismissed. John Paul Jones, 73, was allegedly struck with a bottle as he tried to help Wolfchief’s alleged victim, sparking renewed prosecution concerns amid other recent murder charge dismissals. Scottsdale case likewise results in manslaughter recommendation.
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UPI
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Wolfchief
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Justice of the Peace
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Jones
Wolichief
Scottsdale
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Thomas Schindorff
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Schindorff
Eisenhower Grows Weaker as Heart Condition Persists
Washington reports former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, 76, continues to grow weaker amid congestive heart failure. Brig. Gen. Frederic Hughes says the condition shows no change as Mrs. Eisenhower remains at his bedside and the family receives updates. He remains lucid when awake and can communicate with relatives and President Nixon.
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UPI
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Frederic Hughes
Walter Reed Army Hospital
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Nixon
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Burglary At Supai School Reported
A cash register and a coffee maker were stolen from the Supai School kitchen at 6720 E Continental Tuesday night. Burglars pried open kitchen windows between 10:30 p.m. Tuesday and 7:00 a.m. Wednesday, value about 490 dollars. A gas leak at 145 W Indian School Rd prompted fire crews at 4:53 p.m. Wednesday before APS shut off the gas.
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E. Continental
Indian School Rd
Arziona
ASU Land Deals Under Investigation by County Attorney
Phoenix UPI reports Maricopa County Attorney Moise Berger is investigating ASU official Ellingson over university land acquisitions. The probe centers on three homes donated to the LDS Institute and rented for 100 dollars monthly in exchange for three church parking lots. Granada Avenue abandonment and Tempe council discussion follow.
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UPI
John ‘Ellingson
Arizona State University
Maricopa County
Moise Berger
Ellingson
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Institute
University
Church
Kenneth Kunes
Kunes
Granada Avenue
LDS Center
Tempe
Accident Hits Power Pole Behind Taco Bell on McDowell
A car struck a Salt River Project pole behind the Taco Bell on 7847 E McDowell Rd at about 8 10 p m. The crash damaged a conductor and cut power from McDowell to Roosevelt between 76th and 80th Streets. SRP restored power within 15 minutes. police lacked a full report because the incident occurred on private property.
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McDowell
Roosevelt
76Th
80Th St
SRP
Governor urges strict entry rules for Arizona universities
Governor Jack Williams called for tighter entrance standards at Arizona's three universities. He proposed directing high school graduates who miss requirements to junior college with potential transfer later. Regents may tighten rules, drawing pushback from Regent Arthur Schellenberg and ASU president G Homer Durham.
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UPI
Arizona
Jack Williams
Williams
Board of Regents
Arthur Schellenberg
G. Homer Durham
Arizona State University
Schellenberg
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