Unser Wins Indy 500 After Turbine Failures Cut Leonard Lead
Bobby Unser triumphed in the 500 mile Indianapolis race as turbine cars faltered late, with Joe Leonard leading most of the event before a final stretch stoppage. Dan Gurney finished second, Mel Kenyon third, while crowd over 300000 watched under near perfect conditions.
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Joe Leonard
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Gurney
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Gratatelli
Parnelli Jones
A. J. Foyt
Granatelli
Art Pollard
Graham Hill
Ruby
Johnson to accept six billion dollar spending cuts
President Johnson says he will accept congressional demands for a six billion dollar spending cut as the price for a tax increase. He spoke at Johnson City claiming the tax rise is urgently needed. The week brings Vietnam tolls to new highs with 426 American deaths and injuries for the period. A Norfolk probe finds no solid source for a mysterious submarine code message. Vice President Humphrey in Gettysburg says peace could emerge sooner than expected. Hijackers seize five hundred thousand dollars in dimes from a Railway Express truck in Englewood Cliffs New Jersey. A Phoenix man awaiting a heart transplant may leave a Houston hospital within a month while remaining under observation.
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Johnson
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Everett Thomas
How two sessions avoided double sessions at Navajo area
Townzen outlined the district plan to remove double sessions by using 15 portable classrooms and class rescheduling. Navajo Pima Supai Tonalea will shift to floating eighth grade sections and traveling vocal music teachers. Enrollment projections remain a concern with potential room shortages next year. Sunny today and Friday with highs near 108 and 105.
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Townzen
Supai
Tonalea
Wars Dead Honored In Scottsdale Memorial Ceremonies
Two Memorial Day services paid tribute to fallen soldiers in Scottsdale. At Old Scottsdale Cemetery Bill Bright gave invocation as City Councilman Bill Jenkins spoke. Green Acres Memorial Gardens hosted a second ceremony with State Senator John Conlan as speaker.
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Bill Jenkins
Green Acres Memorial Gardens
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Wayne Worner
of St. Daniel’s ‘Catholic Church
Tom Murphy
Bugler
Kenton Stott
VFW
City crews police training targets crime in Scottsdale
Refuse wranglers and other city employees with radio equipped vehicles are being trained by police in efforts to stem rising crime in Scottsdale. Police Chief Walter Nemetz says the program provides extra eyes and ears for tip reporting to regular officers. Training officer Gil Deaton rides with crews to point out how to spot evidence of criminal activity and report it promptly.
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Walter Nemetz
Gil Deaton
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Bud Tims
De Gaulle warns of emergency powers amid French unrest
President Charles de Gaulle says he will assume emergency powers if chaos continues in France. He dissolves the National Assembly and calls for general elections, postpones the June 16 labor reform referendum, and warns of a possible dictatorship to preserve order. He plans cabinet changes with Premier Pompidou and appeals for broad support in Paris as strikes persist.
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Nixon says no candidate has sewn up the GOP nomination
Richard M. Nixon told Ari zonans that no Republican candidate has the nomination locked, though his Oregon win and fundraising contacts boost his campaign. He noted Rockefeller's weak 5 percent showing and predicted gains for Republicans in the House and Senate with new leadership.
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Caywood quits bid for city council post
Former City Councilman Herb Caywood withdrew from contention citing press of business. New candidates include Heinz Hink of Arizona State University and Herb Drinkwater, while William Arthur and Joe Strickler remain contenders. Mrs Diane Cusak is named as a dark horse possibility. Doris McCauley says the replacement should be a qualified woman if one is found.
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Doris ‘McCauley
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Heinz Hink
Arizona State University
Herb Drinkwater
North Scottsdale
William Arthur
City Planning and Zoning Commission
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