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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1972
Page
1
Governor George C Wallace underwent minor surgery at Holy Cross Hospital to drain fluids from two drain sites in the abdomen following bullet wounds. Doctors reported immediate improvement and reduced pain, while the governor’s condition remained stable as he recovers from the May 13 shooting attempt.
Phoenix police arrested 20 year old Luther Marcellus Stuart for the death of his 14 month old stepson Otis Marshall. The infant died May 13 from a brain injury caused by blunt force impact. Stuart had married the boy's mother Dianne Stuart on March 25.
A 14 year old Glendale rider, Thomas Dean Gray, died when his motorcycle ran a stop sign and collided with a car driven by Roy Hanes, 49, of Sun City, west of Phoenix. The 1972 highway fatality count rose to 288, 13 fewer than last year.
The hearing for Thurston E. Simmons of Tempe, 39, charged in a May 15 case, is scheduled before a U.S. Magistrate. Simmons allegedly tried to collect 50,000 from bank manager Roy Johnson at Johnson home after extortion claims. Police captured him as he left the residence.
Services for Arthur L. Young 68 who died Tuesday in a local hospital will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Memory Lawn Chapel Phoenix. He lived at 4320 E. Mc Dowell Rd. born in Taylor Idaho came to Arizona 23 years ago worked as a truck driver and in sales at Merrigay Foods Corp Phoenix retired. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Survivors include wife Gwen two sons Gerald of Peoria and Arthur of Concord Calif a stepson W. Lloyd of Phoenix a daughter Mrs Dora Greer of Tucson a brother and three sisters out of state 14 grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Friends may call at the chapel until 8 tonight.
North Vietnamese units attacked along the My Chanh River defense line north of Hue in multibattalion strength and were repelled with heavy losses. They overran a firebase near Da Nang, blew up the Nam O Bridge, and pressed toward An Loc and Dat To as U S and South Vietnamese air raids continued.
Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Controls granted a license for Generosity Inc at 7436 E. McDowell despite Scottsdale City Council objections. The council had urged disapproval amid resident petitions arguing absence of necessity or local convenience. The state board forwarded its approval to City Clerk Fern Anderson Nell with no stated reasons.
George P. Shultz, Nixon’s choice for Treasury secretary, won fast Senate Finance Committee approval. The panel also backed three other Treasury nominees after a hearing in which oil import regulation via tariffs was urged as fairer than quotas.
Governor Jack Williams signed all recent appropriations bills but vetoed a $1 million portion to restore the Capitol as a museum. He approved funds for a new Capitol wing to house most departments and said he feared the Legislature may have over-appropriated funds.
Phoenix businessman Sam Grossman a 1970 Democratic Senate candidate says he may seek the Democratic nomination in the new Fourth District for Congress. He will decide after June and is managing partner of Chris Town Shopping Center. He was defeated in 1970 by Sen. Paul Fannin. The district covers parts of Apache, Graham, Gila, Greenlee, Navajo counties and most of Pinal.
Lawmakers consider the Capitol restoration next year while approving 451.9 million dollars from the state general fund for the coming fiscal year. Universities receive 13 million for new construction with 4.5 million to Arizona and Arizona State universities and 4 million to Northern Arizona University.
Three people suffered minor injuries when two cars collided at Indian School and Miller Roads at noon Wednesday. Daniel Dunstan Davis, 19, Martha Louise Caywood, 45, and Gleena Nakitin, 49, were treated and released from area hospitals. Police cited Davis for failing to stop at a red light and Caywood for failing to yield on a left turn.
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