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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1968
Page
1
Temperatures and precipitation figures cover a 24 hour period ending at 4 am. Regional readings vary with expected conditions including rainfall and temperature changes across areas.
A bizarre incident involving a poodle chewing a man’s dentures was reported along with a teased company name fragment. The readable text hints at disorder and a humorous dental mishap. Names, places, or dates are not clearly present in the legible portion.
In Iloilo and the southern port city of Hailo a gasoline spill from a leaky pipeline ignited. The blaze burned for hours, killing 14 people mostly children and injuring 46 others in critical condition. Investigators cite a flash fire from spilled gasoline around the leak.
Dr William A Grills 73 of 4806 North 78th Place died Saturday at Good Samaritan Hospital Fayetteville Tennessee a Denver College of Optometry graduate former owner of Dickinson and Grills Optical Co and member of Don Mass of the Angels Served in World War I and survived by his wife Mary Louise two daughters and several siblings Services in Denver and interment at St Francis Cemetery with arrangements by Messinger Mortuary Also noted is the death of David Paul Jones son of Mr and Mrs John Paul Jones of 8549 East Orange Blossom Lane who died in San Francisco and will receive memorial service and burial in Scottsdale with services at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church and St Maria Goretti Church details include dates times and locations for wakes services and burial and listing of survivors and associations.
President-elect Richard Nixon flew to Washington with wife Pat to meet outgoing President Lyndon B. Johnson. They held a White House lunch and talks likely to cover the Vietnam war and Paris peace efforts before Nixon’s January 20 inauguration. Johnson was briefed on possible Nixon role in peace talks if invited.
Memphis report says Percy Foreman refuses to discuss fees for defending James Earl Ray in the MLK assassination case but asserts constitutional presumption of innocence. He plans to seek a continuance after a late 1960s trial prep, while security drills proceed and prior counsel faces replacement.
Scottsdale Police credit a helmet for saving the life of Jeffery Van Skike a 20 year old Phoenix manhead injury minor injuries after he lost control of his motorcycle on 5818 H Oak about 1130 am Sunday. The bike flipped end over end twice and the helmet absorbed the impact he was cited for failure to control his vehicle. Also injured were Jerry Smith 11 and Peter Pokrajac 47 in separate Hayden Road incidents.
A rash of brush fires kept the Rural Fire Department busy Saturday with incidents at Oak Street and Hayden at 9 34 p m 1252 North 78th Street at 8 14 p m 68th Street and Thomas at 5 28 p m Scottsdale and Vista Road at 12 37 p m and a quarter mile west of Shea at 5 17 Firemen reported no fires on Sunday Morning at 10 03 they were called to 218 East Stetson to extinguish a brush and tree fire no damage reported
Police described multiple break ins between Saturday and Sunday, including a school burglary at Soloma School with $250 damage and a broken safe lock. A student suspect was named. Other crimes included thefts of two power drills, a wheelbarrow, $85 cash and checks, and household cash ranging from $24 to $55 plus jewelry.
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