28 Nov 1969
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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1969
Page
1
United Press International notes 24 hour period ending 4 a.m. with temperatures and precipitation readings across the nation. A carbon monoxide average of 3 parts per million is reported hourly with a peak at 11 p.m. local time.
A series of burglaries across Phoenix targets residences and business sites this week. Losses include metal materials at a workshop on 3310 North 71st Street and tools and an engine at Union 76 Service Station on East Thomas Road. Jewelry and electronics vanish from several homes, with damages and timeframes specified.
Firemen say a flood light in a window display touched a blanket causing a blaze at Troy's Store 11 E Main on Wednesday afternoon. The incident resulted in about 35 dollars in damage.
Two gunmen entered a small East Chicago grocery store on Thanksgiving Day and demanded a turkey. Owner Mrs. Lillian Walt said no turkey was available and offered a canned ham, but the men fled with $300 instead.
Patrolman Dale Samuels treated for minor injuries at Scottsdale Baptist Hospital after arresting David Frazier 20 of 302 E Granada for driving while intoxicated obstructing police and aggravated assault. Frazier’s mother Irene Mune also fought with the officer but was not arrested.
John P. Smith died Wednesday in Good Samaritan Hospital after a long illness. Services will be 11 am Saturday at A. L. Moore and Sons Mortuary in Phoenix with burial at Greenwood Memorial Park. He was 73 and lived at 2630 North 56th Street. Survivors include his wife Irene of Phoenix, three daughters Jackie Ater of Long Beach California Maxine Ratter and Ann Pater of Phoenix, and seven grandchildren. He worked for Holsum from 1941 to 1960 and earlier was general manager of Bayless Market. Born in Haroldboro Kentucky, he moved to Phoenix in 1925 and was a member of the Phoenix Elks Lodge 335 and Phoenix Downtown Lions Club.
The service for Mrs Ida M Mayo will be held Saturday at 9 30 am at A L Moore and Sons Mortuary Phoenix burial follows at Double Butte Cemetery She was born in Bryant Texas moved to Arizona in 1921 from Vaughn New Mexico lived in Mesa and Phoenix She was a member of Mountain View Baptist Church Survivors include a daughter Mrs J N Wash four sons Walter Ben Oliver and Edward 19 grandchildren and 34 great grandchildren
North Vietnamese forces fired 120 rounds of mortars rockets and artillery into the Green Beret camp at Bu Prang opening the second month of their offensive near the Cambodian border. No fatalities were reported. U S Navy hands over My Tho base to the Saigon government as part of delta redeployments. American casualties reported at 308000 in total with 39572 dead and 258778 wounded. Civilians sought asylum after Viet Cong shelling while reporting assurances of humane treatment.
At the 68th Street and McDowell Road intersection a collision involving William Roberts 93 and Hayes Wicker 19 left Roberts with minor injuries. Police cited Wicker for failure to yield and Roberts for suspended license. Three other crashes at the same intersection caused no injuries. Traffic signals are out for about three weeks while engineers redesign the system.
Motorola Inc GED 8201 E McDowell Rd awarded an 11 638 government contract by the Defense Supply Agency Electronics Supply Center Dayton Ohio for electronic supplies including 42 units.
Soviet dissident Army Captain Genrikh Altunyan, a Kharkov Military Academy teacher who co signed a United Nations petition on human rights, was arrested last July and sentenced to three years in prison. The case relates to his role as one of 54 signers.
West Germany joined 93 nations ratifying the nuclear nonproliferation treaty in a State Department ceremony. Ambassador Rolf Pauls signed as Secretary of State William P. Rogers reaffirmed NATO commitment. Ratification requires 43 nations. 24 have ratified so far. The United States and Russia ratified on Monday.
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