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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1969
Page
7
US 4th Infantry Division repels a jungle assault near Saigon after Viet Cong mortars and squads struck a US outpost and South Vietnamese troops. In two hours defenders retook the post. 52 enemy bodies found. Three Americans died and 33 wounded. Across the region Viet Cong artillery hit Saigon sectors, wounding three in a market bombing.
Widespread tornadoes and violent storms killed at least two people and injured scores across Ohio Mississippi Valley Texas Kentucky and nearby areas. More than 50 homes destroyed in Dennison Ohio and 30 homes damaged in Kettering Dayton suburb. National Guard deployed to prevent looting. Severe weather continued with large hail 60 mph winds and floods threatening the South Platte region.
Scottsdale lass Dee Behle heads the University of Arizona pompon squad. A sophomore arts student and Gamma Phi member, she is a Scottsdale High School graduate and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Behle of 6601 E Bluebird Lane.
Police reported twenty Poles who arrived on a cruise ship in Oslo asked for Norwegian residence permits or went into hiding to avoid returning home. Most said they defected due to bad working conditions and poor pay in Communist Poland.
U S Senator Jacob Javits of New York openly criticizes the Nixon administration for pursuing the Johnson era approach in Vietnam. He warns of grave consequences and calls for a shift in negotiating terms and troop withdrawal. The Republican senator joins Democratic colleagues in urging policy changes to end the stalemate and costly war.
Paris reports indicate Allied negotiators probe the Viet Cong 10 point peace plan for changes in bargaining stance while denying rejection. North Vietnamese and Viet Cong delegations praise the proposal as a path to peace though U S officials note it calls for withdrawal of American troops without conditions. Nihon Denpa News quotes Nguyen Phu Trong and Hanoi officials saying the plan is decisive for settling the war and asserts respect for South Vietnam's right to self determination.
UPI reports Phoenix adopts an honor system to collect a 5 cent per pack cigarette tax starting next Tuesday. Officials say stamps will be unavailable for 30 to 90 days, and a state approved bottom-of-pack design may be used. The ordinance lacks penalties and a referendum exemption. Carmine DeGiacomo files petitions challenging the tax.
United Press International reports Israeli commandos and jets attacked targets across Jordan and the Sinai Peninsula before dawn. In Jordan, at least five houses were destroyed and civilians killed by a mine during a strike near Beisan. In Sinai, Egyptian artillery reportedly wounded two Israeli soldiers and four others, while an attack on Bir Al Harir hit an Arab guerrilla base. An Amman spokesman cited five destroyed houses in southern Jordan and three civilian deaths. The raids followed an earlier attack on another guerrilla camp at Bir Al Harir.
Saigon rejected the Viet Cong ten point peace plan as undemocratic but embraced certain proposals as a basis for progress. A Foreign Ministry communiqué noted the Communist call for a provisional coalition government and neutral South Vietnam, while accepting wartime prisoner exchanges, the demilitarized zone, and Laos Geneva accords as discussable within Paris talks.
UPI reports the Justice Abe Fortas is being reviewed by the criminal division to see if laws prohibiting private compensation related to government matters or private practice by judges were violated. The probe centers on a $20,000 1966 Wolfson foundation fee Fortas reportedly returned, amid broader securities and influence questions.
Mrs Frank Loydright will return Monday to deliver the major address at Arizona State University College of Fine Arts fourth annual honors convocation. The 4:30 pm program in Grady Gammage Memorial Auditorium is open to the public. Dean Henry Bruinsma says each department will announce students receiving special awards in art music speech and drama.
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