Crime rate drops and coffee breaks rise in Scottsdale
A Progress column notes Scottsdale's crime rate fell for six months and may continue to decline. The piece ponders effects on funding and police morale as burglaries drop, coffee rises, and officials weigh budgets, equipment, and the city’s safety image.
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Progress News
Gordon Robbins
Progress
Oe Scottsdale
Phoenix
Scottsdale
Ghance
Department of Public Safety
Inmates seize guards at Cummins Prison Farm Hole
Armed inmates in isolation unit called the Hole seized four guards early today, threatening to kill them for safe passage. They had at least two guns and about a dozen rounds. authorities refused to surrender and said the building is not under siege. Some inmates involved reportedly want escape but others appear not to. Prison officials maintain hostages are alive and plan no immediate action beyond containment.
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Cummins Prison Farm
Ark
UPI
Bill Steed
Werhaver
Little Rock
Robert Sarver
Arkansas Correction Commissioner
Steed
Door Fire Toll at 5 7 Dance Hall Rises in France
In Saint Laurent du Pont France the 5 7 dance hall fire claimed 144 victims as two more severely burned youths died. A government inquiry opens amid questions over fire safety and escape routes.
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ST. Laurent-Du-Pont
France
UPI
Chantal
Colette Peroni
Christian Bevillard
Fire and burglaries loom in post on Paris event and Scottsdale crimes
Witnesses describe a fatal Club accident in Grenoble with exits bolted and a one way turnstile. Police report three burglaries over the weekend in Scottsdale including a Mobil Station theft of four money bags totaling $454, and a residence burglary stealing rifles, jewelry, and cash. Attorney John W. Rood advocates reorganizing Maricopa County courts with tighter juvenile procedures.
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Scottsdale
Mobil
Scottsdale Rd
A.safe
James Coones
Coones
Grenoble
Figaro
South Vietnamese drive kills 109 in Cambodia border clashes
South Vietnamese forces reported killing 109 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong in battles across the frontier in Cambodia. The heaviest actions were near Parrot's Beak west of Saigon and around Snoul, with artillery barrages credited in killing 65 more guerrillas. No major U.S. troop actions were noted.
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Kim Willenson
Saigon
UPI
Cambodia
Snoul
Juvenile bomb threats shut Scottsdale malls and hotel
Police investigated three bomb threats on Saturday at Los Arcos Mall and Broadway store on McDowell Roads and the Safari Hotel on North Scottsdale Road. Evacuations occurred, a box of popcorn with a long match was found, and the threats were linked to juveniles.
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Scottsdale & First Ave
20Th ST. & Thomas RD
East Apache Blvd
Tempe
143Rd Ave
Glendale
Stapley & Main
Mesa
NEW Adams
Central & Adams
Los Arcos Mall
E. Broadway
Tucson
Scottsdale
McDowell Roads
U. S. Senate
Sam Grossman
Safari Hotel
Scottsdale Rd
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Jack) Rood
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Arcor
United Press International
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Northrup
Alcoa
Owens Illinois
American Can
Pan American American Motors
Pg&e
At&t
Parke Davis
Penn Central
Anacona
Pepsico
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Bell & Howell
TWA
Ford Motors
Union Oil
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Frontier
General Dynamics
United Aircraft General
US Steel
General Motors
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Xerox
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Goodyear
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U.S
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Ames Gibson
Teece
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John Roeder
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George Leonard “George
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