Buried Rooms Discovered Beneath White House Pool
White House workmen uncover two underground rooms beneath the Flower Room while expanding the indoor pool. Artifacts date to Jefferson and Lincoln eras with porcelain shards from Grant and Harrison periods. Curator James Ketchum notes no gold or skeletons found as officials plan studies and possible reuse for broadcasting space.
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Fires Cause Varying Damage Across City Homes
A series of residential blazes caused damages from 100 to 2000 dollars. At John Dowdell residence 8215 East Turney a fire started by an apparent electrical fault damaged books a bookcase and carpeting. time 6 41 p m Saturday. Robert Bleakly 8501 Vista Drive furnace room fire caused 100 dollars damage and was extinguished on arrival. G R Gelre residence 1831 North Granite Reef Road carpet and pool cover burned near a water heater storeroom causing 10 dollars of damage. Eldorado Park brush fire at 76th Street and Oak burned out with no damage reported.
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Scottsdale
Robert
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Granite Reef
Eldorado Park
Oak
U.S. troops reinforced South Vietnamese forces along Cambodian border
The US military disclosed it has dispatched American troops to reinforce South Vietnamese units fighting a 5,000-strong Communist threat near Ban Me Thuot 175 miles northeast of Saigon. Eight Americans wounded in a 15-minute Sunday battle. attackers fled. Lt. Gen. Julian J. Ewell expressed confidence in the ARVN but warned of unit weaknesses without U.S. support.
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Humphrey urges Nixon to hush Agnew over media attacks
Former vice president Hubert Humphrey urged President Nixon to hush Spiro Agnew's attacks on the press during a Brandeis University trustees visit in Los Angeles. He said the media should not bow to Agnew and criticized continued Vietnam draft and withdrawal plans.
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Jogger Exposes Self Near Indian Bend Wash
Two 13 year old girls report a man exposed himself near Indian Bend Wash west of 77th Street and Roosevelt around 3 p.m. Sunday. They described the suspect as 35 to 50 years old, about six feet tall, 180 pounds with gray hair. He allegedly drove away in a light blue station wagon.
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Obituaries for Melville Powell and Jonathan Meitz
Services are announced for Melville A Powell 66 of Chaparral who died Sunday at St Luke s Posen with a 10 a m Wednesday service in Messinger Chapel and interment in St Francis Cemetery. Powell formerly of Chicago was a retired vice president of Continental National Bank and Trust Co. Survivors include son James A Powell of Los Angeles and daughter Mary A Powell of Santa Fe. Also reported is the death of Jonathan W Meitz four year old son of Mr and Mrs Robert Meitz who died Friday in St Joseph s Hospital Phoenix. He is survived by his brother Robert Scott two sisters Deborah Ann and Julia Ann and his parents. Services were held today at Green Acres Mortuary with interment in Green Acres Memorial Gardens.
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Santa Fe
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St. Joseph’s Hospital
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Granada
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Chicago, Ill
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Green .Acres
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Service set for Hazel Turley hair stylist in Valley
Mrs. Hazel Turley 65 a hair stylist for Josef's at the Executive House Arizonian died Saturday in Scottsdale Baptist Hospital She lived in the Valley 30 years born in Texas Survivors include daughter Mrs Lawrence Liberty of Fort Lauderdale Fla her mother Mrs Dora M Carson of Sierra Vista and five grandchildren and two great grandchildren Visitation will be after 6 tonight until the 10 am Tuesday service at Messinger's Mortuary 6721 E McDowell Ave Scottsdale"}
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Fort, Lauderdale
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Dora M. Carson
Sierra Vista
Services for Army Spec Michael Biles Held in Phoenix
Services for Army Spec 40 Michael Biles 22 will be at 3 pm Tuesday in Messinger's Mortuary with burial in East Resthaven Cemetery. He was killed in action in South Vietnam on Nov. 16 born in Phoenix and lived at 1311 N 48th Pl before joining the Army three years ago. He attended Scottsdale High School. Survivors include his wife Marilyn a stepson Joe Hufschmidt and stepdaughter Teresa Hufschmidt all of Panama City Fla his father Nubie Biles of Simla Colo and a brother David of Phoenix. Friends may call after noon today at the mortuary.
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Sato in San Francisco for rest before return to Japan
Japanese Prime Minister Eisaku Sato arrived in San Francisco from Washington for two days of rest and sightseeing before flying home. Demonstrators outside the airport and hotel denounced the U S Japanese security pact as the two nations had agreed to return Okinawa in 1972 with U S bases north of the island while respecting Japanese sentiment against nuclear weapons. The San Francisco protest was organized by Stanford SDS and Palo Alto Resistrace.
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Justices Rule On Voting Residency Case And More
The Supreme Court ruled on appeals to state election rules including Colorado’s presidential residency clause in a 6-2 decision noting no live controversy. It also denied a Cincinnati Negro boy’s appeal over a 14 year old confession and rejected a Mississippi school zone realignment to end segregation. The court also dismissed Paul Brockington’s challenge to his independent candidacy in Ohio’s 21st district in 1968.
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Three Phoenix Women Charged With Second Degree Burglary
Three Phoenix women Jeannette Whitmore 20 Gloria Martin 27 and Ollie Reynolds 20 were arrested by Scottsdale police after attempting to steal shoes and a dress valued at about 30 dollars at K Mart 7902 East McDowell at 425 PM Sunday. They were apprehended by a store security guard and two witnesses and are being held in Scottsdale City jail pending arraignment.
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