Last American POWs freed from Hanoi releases begin
The first phase of a three day operation frees 32 U.S. prisoners of war from Hanoi and 5 civilians. An Army colonel leads the regrouped men as four more Air Force hospital jets head to Hanoi to retrieve 117 others including one Canadian. All POWs to be released by Thursday, affecting U.S. troop withdrawals from the South.
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Clark Air Base
Philippines
UPI
Freedom
Indochina
U.S
Air Force
Hanoi
Pathet Lao
United States
South
Jose J. Anzaldua Jr
Refugio
Tex
William J. Henderson
Milwaukee
Wis
Anne Ritzman
Clark
Henderson
Hue
Hawaii
Aloha
Charles Edward Willis
Army
Return of POWs in Vietnam Under Stressed Withdrawal Timeline
The article recounts POWs arriving after Operation Homecoming delays due to prisoner-release debates. Col. Benjamin Purcell led a grateful, hopeful group of 32 former captives, some civilians, amid public cheers. Spectators from Hawaii joined in a scene of national gratitude as families await reunions.
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Vietnam
Army
Benjamin Harrison Purcell
Drovers Mascot Adopted by Scottsdale Community College
Scottsdale Community College officially adopts the Drovers as the school team name with blue and white colors after a 2 to 1 board vote. The action authorizes 20 000 for football uniforms equipment and training room supplies, part of 51 115 in athletic funding over three meetings.
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Scottsdale Community College
Maricopa County Community College District Board
Drovers
SCC
Paul Wright
Kenneth Badertscher
Scottsdale
Jeremy Butler
Butler
Artichokes
Dwight Patterson
Mesa
James Miller
Phoenix
Ant's Sport Shop
Kerr Sporting Goods
Morris Athletic Supply
All American School Supply Co., Inc
Marstons Sporting Goods
Sunvalco Athletic Supply Co
H. Cook Sporting Goods
PBS & W Corp
Az-Tech Graphics
A.W. Flowers
Scottsdale Third Graders Lead State Reading Scores
Scottsdale third graders rank highest in Arizona on January reading tests with an average 3.7 years, up from 3.5 last year. District attributes gains to fulltime reading staff and the Scottsdale Reading Skills Guide with five skill areas and longitudinal mastery cards. Yavapai County shows top scores at 3.3 while Santa Cruz trails at 2.5.
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Scottsdale
Arizona
Tonto
Ingleside
Kiva
Romayne Barr
Yavapai County
Santa Cruz County
Scottsdale police clear thefts. three juveniles held
Police cleared about 20 Scottsdale cases plus three Paradise Valley incidents and three Phoenix cases after arresting three North Scottsdale juveniles. Property worth 3274 dollars recovered and being returned. Suspects, two brothers aged 11 and 12 from Cocopah School and a 13-year-old Chaparral student, referred to county juvenile authorities.
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Scottsdale
North Scottsdale
Cocopah School
Chaparral High School
Richard Reed
Paradise Valley
Phoenix
Scottsdale Road
Andequcka Shea Boulevard
Reed
Dale Samuels
Samuels
Abortion Fees Seek New Law
Rep G William Whitehurst and 14 others introduce a constitutional amendment to grant states the right to regulate abortion, aiming to nullify the Supreme Court ruling on abortion limits in the first trimester and to place decision making in elected representatives.
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Washington
URI
William Whitehurst
R-Va
U.S. Supreme Court
Motor home engine fire injures Pequot Lake man
George Mulheran of Pequot Lake Minn. suffered first and second degree burns while his motor home burned at Roadrunner Travel Trailer Park. Fire crews said a carburetor backfire started the blaze around 1 50 p.m. The $12,000 vehicle incurred about $300 damage.
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Minnesota
Roadrunner Travel
92Nd St
Scottedale
George Mulheran
Pequot Lake
Minn
RFD
Curriculum survey for Scottsdale district budget approved
The Scottsdale School Board received a proposal for a 4317 dollar district wide survey of curriculum planning. It would assess current status of planning and organization, review courses at each school, and include a teacher survey and a sample of 10000 residents staff and students to gauge attitudes. Results would guide course elimination and revision with a June 22 report deadline if approved.
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Scottsdale
Youngster 18 Months Rescued From Pool Fall
An 18 month old boy fell into a home pool in Scottsdale and was rescued by his parents around 12 30 p m. Scottsdale Rural Fire Department said he was treated and released at Scottsdale Memorial Hospital. Lt John Mayhall noted the child had been pulled from the water by his parents before rescue units arrived.
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Scottsdale
Scottsdale Memorial Hospital
John Mayhall
RFD
Film showing on learning disabilities at Pueblo School
Lucky 13 Education Center sponsors a free screening of If a Boy Can't Learn about children with learning disabilities. The event is Wednesday at 7 30 p.m. in the multipurpose room at Pueblo School 6320 N 82nd St. Educators and parents are invited.
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Lucky 13 Education Center
Pueblo School
82Nd St
City election backers to appear on TV show
Volunteers for a Better Scottsdale and Vice Mayor Billie Gentry will appear at 2 30 p m Wednesday on KTVK to explain questions on the city bond and charter election of April 10. Herb Caywood and Dick Searles will join on City Talk on Channel 3. Mary Snyder coordinates the program aimed at promoting the bond issues and charter revisions.
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Scottsdale
Billie Gentry
KTVK
Herb Caywood
Dick Searles
VBS
Obituary of Mrs Pearle France 86
Mrs Pearle France 86 died Sunday at Doctors Hospital after moving to the Valley 24 years ago and living in Scottsdale the past year. Services Wednesday at Mercer Mortuary with entombment at Greenwood Mausoleum. Survivors include daughter Mrs Fred Jordon of Scottsdale, a sister in Minnesota, two grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Contributions to Central United Methodist Church or a favorite charity.
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Pearle France
Scottsdale
Mercer Mortuary
E. Thomas Rd
Greenwood Mausoleum
Mrs Jenny Wenrich Services Announced
Jenny W Wenrich 83 a Phoenix Fine Arts Association member died Sunday at Scottsdale Memorial Hospital. Services are 10 a m Wednesday at A L Moore Sons Mortuary cremation to follow. A native of Maryland she came to the Valley in 1949 from New York. Survivors include grandson Frederick Griffiths and great grandson Jonathan Griffiths both of Phoenix.
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Jenny W. Wenrich
Phoenix Fine Arts Association
Scottsdale Memorial Hospital
A. L. Moore & Sons Mortuary
W. Adams
Wenrich
EF. Coolidge
Collectors’ Club
Maryland
New York
Frederick Griffiths
Jonathan Griffiths
Phoenix
Akers Says He Killed Gas Tax Bill
In Phoenix House Speaker Stan Akers took sole responsibility for killing a proposed gas tax rise. Rep Jim Cooper argued the Senate passed increase could fund more bridges and freeways. Akers said he acted alone sending the bill to five committees, leaving it unlikely to reach a floor vote this session.
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Phoenix
UPI
Stan Akers
Jim Cooper
Mesa
Senate
Cooper
Akers
Belva C Harris 88 Dies in Scottsdale After Oklahoma Roots
Mrs Belva C Harris 88 born in Oklahoma and living in Scottsdale eight years died Monday at Doctors Hospital She was a Baptist Church member Survivors include her son William S of Scottsdale one grandchild and a great grandchild Services and interment in Oklahoma City with arrangements by Messinger Mortuary.
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Belva C. Harris
Oklahoma
Scottsdale
Doctors Hospital
Harris
E. Cholla Lane
The
Baptist Church
William S
Oklahoma City
Messinger Mortuary
Indian School Rd
Water bill requires reveal of water shortages by developers
The Senate Natural Resources Committee approved the land developers disclosure bill after amendments. The measure, already passed by the House, places responsibility on subdividers lacking adequate water to advertise the shortage and to disclose state findings in promotional material.
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Phoenix
Senate Natural Resources Committee
House
Senate
State Water Commission
Parking lot ransom suit challenged in federal court
Edwin Van Scoy of Tempe filed a class action in federal court alleging state laws give owners free rein to impound cars without notice or hearing. He recounts parking his car in Phoenix, returning to find it chained to cement, and a $15 release demand he couldn’t pay. He seeks to strike down the law, stop parking firms from collecting such ransoms, and obtain $102.50 in damages.
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Phoenix
Edwin van Scoy
Tempe
Parking Control Systems Co
van Scoy
New York Man Rescued After Phoenix Mountains Stranding
Tony Romyack, 20, of Buffalo New York, was stranded above 700 feet in the Phoenix Mountains since Sunday night. Rescue teams carried him down on a stretcher. he had a cast on his lower right leg and appeared uninjured.
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Phoenix
New York
Phoenix Mountains
Tony Romyack
Buffalo
N.Y
Romyack
Arizona Mountain Rescue Association
Phoenix Roach
Weather grounds CAP search for missing Texas to Mesa flight
Civil Air Patrol planes were grounded by bad weather while searching for a missing aircraft from Texas to Mesa. A CAP spokesman said fog and smog reduced visibility along the Roosevelt Lake east weather flight and snow blocks continued operations in Holbrook and Show Low.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Civil Air Patrol
Texas
Mesa
CAP
Roosevelt Lake
Holbrook
Body of Salt River swimmer sought near Tempe
Maricopa County deputies search the Salt River for a man who disappeared while attempting to swim across to a storage lot where his car was kept. The current proved too swift for divers to search today, with units monitoring multiple river locations for the missing person.
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Tempe
Maricopa County
Salt River
Hayden Road
Boy Hit by Car While Riding Bicycle in Scottsdale
A 12 year old Scottsdale boy was struck while crossing Hayden Road near Thomas Road and treated at Scottsdale Memorial Hospital after a 6 35 p m collision. The driver Mark A Arnold 19 of 8026 E Indianola Ave faced no citations.
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Scottsdale
Craig B. Christen
E. Campridge Ave
Scottsdale Memorial Hospital
Hayden Road
Thomas Road
Mark A. Arnold
Indianola Ave
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Thomas T. Horio
Nixon
Purcell
Laos
City
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Honeywell
Courtesy
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Glore Forgan Inc
Ant Nickel
St&t
Dow Jones
P.m
Johns Manville
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Kennecott
Litton
Marcor
Minnesota Mining
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Skaggs
Southern Pacific Air Control
Sperry Rand
Standard of Calif
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Talley Industries
Eastman
Texaco
Emerson
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Frontier
Uniroyal
General Dynamics
United Aircraft
General Electric
US Steel
General Motors
Webb
Xerox
General Telephone
Zenith Goodyear
James Doffing Jr
James Doffing
85Th St
Mrs. Pearle France
France
E. Wilshire
Jenny Wenrich
Rep. Akers
Bill
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Cristian Science Reading Room
Christian Science Monitor
Christian Science
Fifth Avenue
First Church OF Christ, Scientist
East Indian School Road
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