Thai leader proclaims coup to keep Thailand independent
Prime Minister Thanom Kittikachorn announced a bloodless coup to preserve independence and monarchy. He suspended the constitution, dissolved cabinet and parliament, and imposed martial law while warning officials of severe punishment for actions against national interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Daniel Bangkok
UPI
Thanom Kittikachorn
Thailand
Thanon
New Revolutionary Party
U. Alexis Johnson
U.S
Thanom
Nam
United States
Bhumibol Adulyadej
New Party
Bhumibol
Sixteen Seek Scottsdale Junior Miss Title
Sixteen Scottsdale area high school girls compete for the Scottsdale Junior Miss title at the Junior Miss Winter Ball Monday at the Windmill Dinner Theater. The Scottsdale Jaycees sponsor the contest with a 6 p.m. dinner dance and $5 tickets. The winner advances to the state contest in Phoenix in February.
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Scottsdale-Area
Barbara Hoey
Saguaro High
Lynd Iacobelli
Scottsdale High
Debbie Scheckel
Saguaro
Mindy Strauss
Arcadia
Tonya Miller
Scottsdale Area
Scottsdale
Scottsdale Jaycees
Herb Drinkwater
Gabriel Reuben
Shirley Frye
Daphne Dicino
Las Arcos Mall
Irma
Phoenix
Foes of Vietnam Vote Sparks Hopes in Senate
The Senate Appropriations Committee rejected a move to curb Vietnam war funding, voting 14 to 10 against limiting spending to withdraw all U S troops. Backers saw the margin as fresh momentum for a broader antiwar push on the Senate floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
Vietnam
U.S
Senate
Parks group selects Ensign secretary at Tempe conference
Bill Ensign, Scottsdale Parks superintendent, was chosen secretary of the Arizona Parks and Recreation Association at its Second Annual Conference in Tempe. Other officers elected include Ingols of Flagstaff as president elect Gene Laus of Tucson as vice president and Hilda Hernandez of Yuma as treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Ensign
Scottsdale
Arizona Parks and Recreation Association
Tempe
Fire on Norwegian freighter claims three sailors
A blaze aboard the Norwegian freighter Brynje in Hiroshima Bay on Wednesday night killed three seamen and injured three others, officials said. The cause was not immediately released and firefighting crews battled the flames.
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Hiroshima
Japan
UPI
Brynje
Democrats Defeat GOP Bid On Presidential Campaign Funding
Senate Democrats block a Republican attempt to fund next year’s campaigns with a $1 tax checkoff on 1971 income tax returns. The 46 to 49 vote keeps public funding for both parties possible, with Wallace potential support of $6.3 million if he runs. Analysts foresee passage as an amendment to Nixon’s tax bill, forcing spending limits if public funds are accepted.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
George C. Wallace
James V. Allen
D-Ala
Wallace
Nixon
Sen
Norris H. Cotton
R-N.h
Stock market snapshot and listed gains by major firms
United Press International reports stock movements with percentages for Alcoa American Brands American Can American Motors Anaconda AT&T Arizona Public Service Bell Howell Bendix Bethlehem Steel Boeing Chrysler Cities Services CBS Control Data Du Pont Eastern Airlines Eastman Fairchild General Dynamics General Electric General Motors General Telephone Goodyear Honeywell IBM Kennecott Litton Minnesota Mining Motorola North American Rockwell Northrup Owens-Illinois Pan American PG&E Penn Central PepsiCo Polaroid Raytheon RCA San Diego G&E Santa Fe Sears Roebuck Skaggs Southern Pacific Sperry Rand Standard of California Standard of New Jersey Texaco Texas Gulf Sulphur Trans America TWA Union Oil Uniroyal United Aircraft US Steel Xerox Zenith.
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United Press International
F. J. du Pont
Glore
Forgan & Co
Alcoa
American Brands
American Can
American Motors
Anaconda
At&t
Arizona Public
Sve
Bell & Howell
Bendix
Bethlehem Steel
Boeing
Chyysler
Cities Services
CBS
Control Data
du Pont
Eastern Airlines
Eastman
Emison
Fairchild Camera
Ford Motors
General Dynamics
General Electric
General Motors
General Telephone
Goodyear
Honeywell
IBM
Nickel
It&t
Johns Manville
Kennecott
Litton
Marco
Minnesota Mining
Motorola
North Amn Rockwell
Northrup
Owens Illinois
Pan American
Pg&e
Penn Central
Pepsico
Polaroid
Raytheon
RCA
San Diego G&e
Santa Fe
Sears Roebuck
Skaggs
Southern Pacific
Sperry Rand
Standard of Calif
Standard of NJ
Texaco
Texas Gulf
Princeton geologist backs controlled quakes to avert big ones
Dr. Kenneth S. Deffeyes of Princeton argues it is wiser to trigger small man made earthquakes with advance warning than wait for natural quakes. He cites the San Andreas fault and a 50 percent chance of an earthquake in the next decade, urging milder events every 25 years to prevent a killer quake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Deffeyes
Scottsdale Board to finance four Title III projects with federal funds
The Scottsdale School Board authorizes four Title III projects to be financed entirely with federal funds pending government approval. Earlier reports stated the $131,000 projects would need 50 percent matching funds from the district. Dr. Leon Webb says the district writes the proposals and submits them to the Arizona State Department of Education for approval. if approved, funding comes from the federal government. Projects include a career oriented education program for handicapped children, a district wide reading instruction system, a remediation program for learning disabilities, and a parent volunteer instructor aides program.
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Scottsdale School
Leon Webb
Arizona
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Revolutionary Party
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Coronado
Karen Bittinger
Sherri Godbehere
Cindi Clark
Amado
Mel Appling
Ron Kaye
Ball
Sen. Chifford P Case
R-Nj
Indochina
Frank Church
Didaho
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R-Ky
Cooper
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J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Mike Mansfield
Montana
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the Coliseum
Dow Jones
Indus
Turkey
Los Arcos Mall
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Bottle Tree
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