20 May 1967
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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1967
Page
1
The Gatti-Charles Circus sets up at Coronado High stadium for performances this afternoon and tonight at 8 p.m. Co sponsored by Camelback and Scottsdale Jaycees, the event promises family entertainment.
London dispatch reports a joke circulating in Eastern Europe about East German diners told by a waiter to stop wasting food for capitalist enemies. The punchline imagines using a diet to undermine opponents.
Paradise Valley School District seeks a 355000 bond issue for 18 classrooms at Desert Cove, a library at Greenway, and an office plus groundwork. If approved, a 10 acre site may be bought up to 40000 dollars. Tax impact shown by Supt Langton with rate changes.
Scottsdale police seek a six foot two inch, 190 pound Caucasian man who entered via a pried rear door and attacked a woman at Miller Road apartment early today. The victim awoke to a muscular man at her bed and bit his left hand as he leaped away.
Seven winners were selected from 36 nominees by the Scottsdale Junior Woman's Club in a Woman of the Year contest announced at the Executive House. Gov. Jack Williams sent a congratulatory telegram praising the winners for their societal contributions.
U S jets hit a quarter of North Vietnam's MIG force and destroyed a key plant near Hanoi. Marines launched a helicopter assault into the DMZ joining heavy fighting and ground actions against about 5 000 Communist troops as air battles raged and losses mounted.
Paris reports that Premier Georges Pompidou’s Gaullist government, with coalition support, appears poised to survive a censure motion and push an emergency bill granting the cabinet power to enact social and legislative measures by decree for six months. President de Gaulle endorses the move.
A gas blast at the International Smelting and Refining Co plant in Tooele Utah damaged the facility as backfire ripped through ductwork and shattered panels. Five-foot metal bars were hurled up to 100 yards but no injuries were reported.
Charley Schmid has pleaded guilty to second degree murder in the death of 16 year old Aileen Rowe. The plea came before the start of further testimony in Pima County Superior Court. Sentencing tentatively set for June 3. Miss Mary Rae French testified that she lured Rowe into the desert for Schmid and Saunders to beat her to death.
Syria says it is ready to begin liberation operations against Israel and warns of possible interference by the U S Sixth Fleet from the Mediterranean. Foreign Minister Makhous accuses the CIA of causing the crisis as UN peacekeepers withdraw from the Sinai.
Weather brief notes a hot period with high temperatures near 108 and a low around 62. Occasional high clouds drift across the sky with little temperature change expected tonight and tomorrow.
Secretary General Thant told the United Nations Security Council the Middle East situation is more menacing than since the Suez crisis. He urged Israel to end the EIMAC boycott and urged ISMaC participation while noting UNEF withdrawal would be orderly.
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Intense ground fighting continues around the DMZ with Marines staging another helicopter assault as part of large hunt and destroy operations against North Vietnamese forces. About 5,000 Communists fight back with tear gas and heavy artillery while a river blocks retreat.
Investigation continues into the fatal beating of 2%year-old mother of three Mrs. Adrian Loise Yoder found in her Tucson home. Police say her husband John called after returning from work. A 2-year-old girl, Rachel Williams, is missing as hundreds from police and base units search the southeast area.
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