Council probes teen dance hall permits amid 75th Street license vote
City council plans further investigations before approving teen dance hall licenses, delaying James Wiggins outfit at 1401 N 75th St. as part of a new ordinance. Mayor Bud Tims and others seek more information, while staff discussions since August weigh hardship against delay. Grants and refusals also shape zoning and business projects across Scottsdale.
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James Wiggins
Scottsdale Tailor
N. 75Th St
Bud Tims
Doris McCauley
Leonard Johnson
Bob Jones
Tims
Wiggins
Hallcraft Homes
Romney Says Press Blamed Inconsistent Vietnam Stance
Governor George Romney, candidate for the Republican nomination, told reporters in Lansing that press coverage has distorted his Vietnam position. He defended a single shift since 1965, caused by beliefs about progress in Vietnam, and urged readers to review his documentary record to see a consistent stance. Romney spoke before more than 40 reporters and seven TV crews.
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Lansing
Mich
UPI
George Romney
Vietnam
Romney
Johnson
South Vietnam
No Paper Thursday Thanksgiving Holiday Notice
The Progress will not publish Thursday due to Thanksgiving. Editorial and advertising offices will be closed all day. Offices reopen Friday and publication resumes with Friday afternoon edition.
Thanksgiving Baskets Delivered To Scottsdale Families
The Papago Plaza Shopping Center Association and Bayless Markets provided 15 needy Scottsdale families with bushel baskets of staple foods and half a bushel of fruit. Ray Terry said deliveries began at 1 p.m. with school officials aiding in selecting recipients.
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Papago Plaza Shopping Center Association
Bayless Markets
Scottsdale
Ray Terry
Association
Arizona Faces Cold, Wet Wake With Snow Plots Across State
Rain and snow blanketed Arizona overnight with temperatures as low as 20 degrees at one point. Scottsdale logged nearly one third of an inch of precipitation, while Flagstaff and the White Mountains reported snowfalls up to 2 inches. Travelers faced warnings at higher elevations and Phoenix area rainfall totals included Sky Harbor 0.23 inches and Tempe 0.64 inches as showers continued in the south central region.
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Arizona
Scottsdale
Camelback Mountain
McDowells
al Weather Bureau
Hamnizan Meadows
White Mountains
Ft. Huachuca
Page
Flagstaff
McNary
Reading
Phoenix
Sky Harbor
Phoenix Indian School
Tempe
Laveen
Coolidge
Gila Bend
Globe
Payson al
Winslow
Tucson
Hearings Held in Drug Case for 18-Year-Old Robert Taylor
Justice of the Peace Harold Holcomb presided a preliminary hearing in Scottsdale Justice Court for Robert H. Taylor 18 of 16235 N 40th Pl Scottsdale. The judge will decide whether to bind Taylor over to Superior Court or dismiss the charges after police alleged possession of marijuana following a traffic stop and field test confirmation.
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Justice of the Peace
Harold Holcomb
Seottsdale
Taylor
Scottsdale Police Department
Government offices and schools close for Thanksgiving
Scottsdale government offices and schools will close tomorrow and Friday for the Thanksgiving holiday. The Scottsdale Justice of the Peace Court the state driver's license office and banks will close Thursday but reopen Friday. Motorola employees mostly off Thursday and Friday with few scheduled to work Friday. Dickson Electronics employees off both tomorrow and Friday.
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Scottsdale
Justice of the Peace Court
Motorola
Frity
Dickson Electronics
Senate approves record $7 billion Social Security hike
The Senate voted 78 to 6 for a $7 billion increase in Social Security and welfare benefits reaching 23.8 million retirees. The bill raises benefits 15 percent, boosts the minimum from 44 to 70 dollars, expands the earnings test, and sets payroll tax changes for 1968 to 1972, with payments rising to over 30 billion in 1969.
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Washington
Senate
House
Westmoreland declares early Vietnam battle a beginning of great defeat
Gen. William C. Westmoreland told Pentagon reporters that the fight in the Central Highlands marks the beginning of a great defeat for the enemy. He cited high morale, excellent leadership in Dak To, and said U S and ARVN troops have not been trapped or cut off.
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Washington
UPI
William C. Westmoreland
Vietnam
Highlands
Pentagon
Cretchton
Abrams
Dak To
Westmoreland
Vu. S
Theft hits Tonalea School saxophones in auditiorium
Scottsdale Police report three tenor saxophones valued at about 580 dollars stolen from Tonalea School auditorium between 11 pm Monday and 7 15 am yesterday. Entry was via a door opened from inside after a nearby window was broken. Custodian Larry Wehling reported the burglary. A wooden storage cage holding the instruments was broken open. another storage case remained untouched. Fingerprints and a footprint were found. police say youths likely involved.
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Scottsdale
Tonalea School
Larry
Paratroopers advance near hilltop fortress in Central Highlands
American paratroopers move within 25 yards of the North Vietnamese fortress atop Hill 875 as air strikes pound the position in the Central Highlands. Eyewitness details appear on Page 3. In Dallas, Catholic, Jewish and Protestant leaders hold a wreath ceremony on Elm Street near the Kennedy assassination site, sponsored by the Greater Dallas Council of Churches.
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Saigon
Dallas
Elm St
Kennedy
Greater
Flagstaff aide denies Hayden influence on interstate interchange
Flagstaff administrative assistant Roy Elson denied using the senator’s office to secure approval for a third access interchange at Butler Ave. The accusation came from Norman Sharber, a local oil distributor, asserting political pressure in Flagstaff. In Tucson, doctors fight to save 20 month old Kevin Hunt after a car fire left him with extensive burns.
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Flagstaff
Roy Elson
Carl Hayden
Norman Sharber
Flagstaff Oil Company
Elson
Hayden
Butler Ave
Tucson
St. Mary's Hospital
Kevin Hunt
Thanksgiving interfaith service leads Scottsdale observance
Scottsdale hosts an Interfaith Service of Thanksgiving at 7 30 p m in the high school auditorium with Rabbi Albert Plotkin of Temple Beth Israel Phoenix as featured speaker. The Scottsdale Ministerial Association sponsors the event with clergy readings by Rev Jack Zoellner and Rev Martin Kelly.
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Scottsdale
Albert Plotkin
Temple Beth Israel
Phoenix
Scottsdale High School
Jack Zoellner
Bethany Lutheran Church
Martin Kelly
St. Daniel the Prophet Catholic Church
Fred Hilse
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