Youth library expands to mobile trailer in Scottsdale
Scottsdale Public Library opens a spacious mobile trailer for children and junior readers beside the main building at 133 East Main Street. On opening day 517 books circulated, and librarian Don Cresp expects continued use until a new city hall area is finished next year. The section, led by Pauline Nelson with assistant Wildes Wilson, houses over 12 000 editions. Hours are 10 am to 9 pm Monday through Thursday and 10 am to 9 pm Friday and Saturday, closed Sundays.
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Lynn
Bobby Pettit
George Pettit
Scottsdale Public Library
E. Main St
Cresp
Hinton
George
2Nd St
Lirary
Paper Seeks Info On Anonymous Informant Call
The Progress received a confidential report from an anonymous informer Friday evening. Reporters were on the scene from 7 30 to 10 a m but nothing occurred. Readers are asked to call Monday morning with additional information.
Northeast faces second major snowstorm of the season
United Press International reports a new northeast snowstorm bringing six inches or more, with icy rain and cold fronts advancing toward the Midwest and Pacific Northwest. Buffalo and parts of Pennsylvania and New York recorded several inches, while Vermont and New Hampshire saw flakes and higher elevations may reach six inches.
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Raina
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Pacific Northwest
Great Lakes
Washington Coast
Buffalo
N.Y
Bradford
Dubois
Binghamton
Vermont
New Hampshire
Arizona Legislature adjourns tax talks in special session
Arizona lawmakers recessed after 19 days with five minor bills in a tax reform push. Tim Barrow outlined proposals to raise state income taxes and curb federal deductions, plus studies on a sales tax for professional services and a statewide school tax. The plan aims to broaden the base and ease property tax burden.
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UPI
Arizona
Barrow
Jack Williams
Son Not to Blame in Billing Call Mixup
Matthew Mackenzie recalls a phone call on November 8 about a car incident involving his son David. A woman claimed his son backed into her vehicle and provided name, address, and license number, but the license matched Mackenzie's own car. No police or insurer filed a report, and David has been serving in Vietnam since December 1966.
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David MacKenzie
First Air Cavalry
Vietnam
Divorce ruling upends Brown family fortune claim
Merced California case holds Ralph Waldo Brown’s 1939 Mexican divorce invalid. Judge Jack Hammerberg orders a new divorce for Brown’s first wife and awards her one half of Brown’s community property, including a quarter of Brown and his second wife’s Fraser Co. holdings. Brown had sent $200 monthly to the first wife as social security benefits.
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UPI
Ralph Waldo Brown
Jack Jammerberg
Brown
Mra
Regina Brown
Livingston
Calif
Merced- Fraser Co
Mountain lion scare ends as police say dog is culprit
Residents near 70th Street and Paradise Drive feared a mountain lion was roaming the area after several livestock attacks. Scottsdale police report footprints and witness accounts point to a large black shepherd dog, with game and fish officials noting most tracks were from domestic animals.Calls for sightings and dog owner tips continue as authorities urge vigilance.
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70Th St
Paradise Dr
Scottsdale
Don Phillips
Philips
Tom Barnes
Arizona Game and Fish Department
Game and Fish Department
Game and Fish
Sunny today and tomorrow forecast
The report notes sunny conditions for today and tomorrow with a high near 82 degrees today and a low around 50 tonight. Tomorrow’s high is expected near 79 degrees with similar clear skies.
Romney Runs for Republican Presidential Nomination
Gov. George Romney announced his candidacy at a Detroit news conference as the first major Republican contender. He pledged to win the nomination and the presidency, vow to stop what he called endless government control, and seek a just peace in Vietnam unshackled by past mistakes.
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UPI
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United States
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Tam
America
Fai
Remy
Chicago jetliner bomb plot charges shake city
Federal authorities hold bottling company executive Earl Cook on $100000 bond for allegedly placing a bomb on a Chicago to San Diego jetliner carrying his ill wife. The 727 landed safely after a blast in the baggage compartment but injures were avoided. Federal agents arrested Cook in Naperville after an FBI probe and court affidavits say he discussed killing his wife with associates.
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UPI
San Diego
American Airlines
Naperville
Crewcut
U.S
Sixth Annual Scottsdale Policeman Ball Set for 8 P M
The Sixth Annual Scottsdale Policeman Ball at Mountain Shadows starts at 8 tonight with about 1,400 tickets issued for the Police Benevolent Association event. Det. Dave Samuels chairs the dance committee and notes proceeds go to the death benefit fund for widows and orphans of officers. The PBA has also donated to the Scottsdale Boys Club YMCA building fund and a teen fund.
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Scottsdale Boys Club
Ymca Building Fund
Dawn Mekong Delta clash as Viet Cong attack U.S. artillery
About 500 Viet Cong staged a dawn assault on American artillerymen during a search and destroy mission in the Mekong Delta. U.S. troops fought at pointblank range for two hours, with a Saigon spokesman reporting 102 Viet Cong deaths.
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Mekong
U.S
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Judge to rule on downtown Phoenix convention center vote
In Phoenix Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Jack D. Hays will decide by month end on a lawsuit aiming to block a referendum financing the Downtown Phoenix convention center. He took the case under advisement after hearings from both sides. In Tempe ASU faculty Senate will consider a resolution for a voluntary ROTC program after the ASU Student Senate passed it and urged President G Homer Durham to present it to the Board of Regents.
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Phoenix - Maricopa County
Jack D. H. Hays
Phoenix Convention Center
Hays
S Tempe
Arizona State University
ASU
G. Homer Durham
Board of Regents
Pound crisis grips Britain as Wilson meets Cabinet
Prime Minister Harold Wilson met with Foreign Secretary George Brown and Richard Crossman at No 10 as Britain's pound faces its worst threat in two decades. Bank of England reserves are strained while international loan talks and market uncertainty put the government under pressure. Debre in Paris discussed the crisis with the British ambassador and reported to De Gaulle.
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UPD
Harold Wilson
George Brown
Richard Crossman
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Britain
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Paris
Michel Debre
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de Gaullet
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By Richard Hughes
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Nikolai Krylov
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