21 Nov 1969
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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1969
Page
1
Apollo 12 astronauts Charles Conrad Richard Gordon and Alan Bean cruised lunar orbit photographing possible future landing areas after a dramatic Intrepid moon touchdown. Ground controllers rejected an early return, keeping plans for a Dec 10 quarantine and a South Pacific splashdown aboard Yankee Clipper.
UPI reports the U.S. Army Green Beret outposts at Bu Prang and Duc Lap on the Cambodian border faced rocket and mortar attacks for the 25th straight day. South Vietnamese forces killed about 50 guerrillas around Bu Prang, while allied HQ said losses were light. Cambodian officials cited air and artillery strikes causing 25 Cambodian deaths and three injuries at a border outpost.
Grover C. Gage aged 83 died Thursday at Doctors Hospital. He worked for D. D. Castleberry Building and Real Estate Co. from 1953 to 1965 and lived at 6417 E. Thomas Phoenix. Survived by wife Ruth three daughters Lelia Boyd Elaine Warner and Pat Ellison a stepdaughter Guylene Marshall a son Lawrence a stepson Dewey Castleberry 18 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Services Sunday at Mercer Mortuary Phoenix with burial Greenwood Cemetery.
Scottsdale’s Boost Our Parks collected a meritorious service commendation at the Arizona Parks and Recreation Association’s 20th annual conference in Kingman. The group has raised over 50 000 toward park improvements and has more than 500 donors contributing since six months ago.
The principal's list at Pima includes students with a 1.2 average in grades four through eight. Names appear across fourth grade to eighth grade for 1.2 averages and 1.5 averages, listing multiple students per grade and per performance tier.
The Scottsdale Rural Fire Department extinguished a brush fire at 10848 N 66th St at 5 35 p m Thursday. The small blaze caused no damage and the cause remains unknown.
The Labor Department reports a 0.4 percent October rise in the consumer price index due to higher costs for new and used cars clothing and most consumer services. Weaker purchasing power followed a shorter factory work week and the rise mirrors mid year gains.
UPI reports lawmakers pressed for a full inquiry into alleged mass killings by American soldiers in Vietnam. Three veterans and a former photographer testified of March 1988 slayings in several hamlets by C Company, 1st Battalion, 20th Infantry, prompting calls for investigation and comparisons to prior secrecy in the Green Beret case.
Snow blankets the Great Lakes region with more than a foot in some towns. Cleveland and Syracuse each report an additional inch, totaling three inches, while Buffalo has 14 inches and Gaylord 12 inches. Public and parochial schools close in Buffalo for the first time since March 1968 as many districts shutter operations.
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