20 May 1968
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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1968
Page
1
Paris reels as 5 to 6 million workers strike, shutdowns paralyze public services. Unions seize plants nationwide, while De Gaulle faces censure in the National Assembly and orders new security measures as airports railways and subways halt.
Fire caused about 2500 dollars in damage at a Scottsdale house on 11615 N Scottsdale Rd. The Rural Fire Department reported a cigarette started the fire at Thomas C. Callahan's home early today. A separate air conditioner fire at 5250 E Covina Rd caused 300 dollars in damage, and a vehicle fire at 131 N Scottsdale Rd damaged 250 dollars. The department answered 11 calls over the weekend, mainly trash and grass fires.
Two Scottsdale men once dance instructors in Oklahoma City were jailed in Maricopa County on charges tied to a death ruled a suicide. The shooting victim, a 24 year old Scottsdale man, was found in a shower at his parents home. Also jailed were Rene Garin and Eugene Pollick for defrauding two widows as Arthur Murray instructors, with Pollick bonded at 10000 and Garin at 50000.
UPI reports fierce battles around Khe Sanh Con Thien and near Da Nang as U S Marines suffer heavy losses. Estimates put dead at about 600 with many wounded in a week of fighting tied to stalled Paris talks and a renewed DMZ push by North Vietnamese forces.
Israeli and Jordanian troops exchange fire along the ceasefire boundary with both sides reporting shelling near Beisan Valley and the Sea of Galilee. No casualties reported. Separately, a Jordanian complaint at the UN seeks progress toward peace talks with mediator Gunnars Jarring to meet both sides.
Police say valuables including pearl ring and adding machines were taken from William Barth's home at 7907 East Oak over the weekend. Entry was through a broken kitchen window and a door, with theft occurring between 7:30 PM Saturday and 12:50 AM Sunday as burglars searched every room.
Hazel M Watson 54 of 7427 E McKinley died Saturday in Scottsdale Baptist Hospital. A native of Oklahoma she came to Arizona 26 years ago. Survivors include her husband Woodrow a son Garland of Scottsdale a daughter Mrs Arthur Duck of LaMarque Texas and six grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. tomorrow in Green Acres Mortuary with burial in Green Acres Cemetery. Friends may call at the mortuary between 7 and 9 p.m. today.
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