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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1969
Page
9
Twelve senior contestants vie for Scottsdale Junior Miss honors at Saguaro High School. One will be crowned after charming a panel of five judges with beauty and talents this Saturday despite strong rivalries.
Scottsdale police report two men about 20 years old, dark skinned and 5 foot 4 to 5 foot 8 inches, robbed five women at gunpoint on 73rd Street driving from Thomas Mall in Phoenix to Scottsdale. They stole $127, a stereo and tachometer, then carjacked a second vehicle and returned to Phoenix. Another victim, William Abel, 22, was robbed of $2000 at gunpoint on Van Buren Street. Weather forecast calls for cloudy skies with scattered showers today tonight and Saturday, with cooler temperatures and winds.
The Arizona Board of Regents planned a Saturday meeting at Arizona State University but officials could not provide the agenda. Regents were unreachable statewide, and ASU announced agendas are not distributed until the morning of the meeting in the Administration Building.
Scottsdale School District to seek board approval for a policy mandating routine police fingerprint checks on all new employees to curb hires with criminal records. The move would take effect January 1 and apply before new staff report to duty. Also on the agenda are final drawings for additions to Scottsdale and Saguaro high schools with bids to follow next month.
The Progress reports a letter writing drive by Baptist laymen urging the Arizona Southern Baptist Convention to revisit its vote to sell Phoenix and Scottsdale Baptist hospitals. An executive board meeting Tuesday is expected to discuss an offer from St Luke's Hospital for Scottsdale, with other bidders possible. Dr A E Carpenter notes uncertainty over a board offer, while Phoenix staff previously favored selling to Beatitudes Retirement and Extended Care over Good Samaritan.
A Monterey police rookie had a string of blunders after stopping a traffic violator. He left the citation in the patrol car and locked himself out after entering the back seat to reach the front door grill. He used a walkie talkie to summon the chief, who freed him.
U S casualties in Vietnam rise past 300000 with 39572 killed and 258778 wounded since 1961 while fighting continues. Lt Col Reid Kennedy prepares to oversee the Calley massacre case as news interrogations spark court limits. Senegal seeks UN session over alleged Portuguese attack. Israeli planes strike along Suez. West Germany signs nonproliferation treaty but delays ratification. Chicago Seven mistrial motions fail. Apollo 12 moon rocks differ from Apollo 11 specimens.
Mayor Bud Tims faces difficulty assembling a quorum as four councilmen plan to attend a National League of Cities meeting in Los Angeles. Two contentious cases were continued from Nov 18 to Dec 16. one requires a three-fourths vote, but only four ayes were available at the last session. Four new zoning items go before the council Tuesday, including a triplex to townhouse rezoning on 60th and Thomas and a 170-unit apartment project on 12 acres at 60th and Thomas, both facing mixed opposition.
A preliminary hearing for Isaac Jewell age 42 of 8740 East Monte Vista is scheduled for December 16 at 3 PM in Scottsdale Justice Court. Jewell faces rape and two counts of lewd and lascivious conduct related to three teenage foster children in his care.
Scottsdale officials announce a two day Thanksgiving holiday for city buildings with City Hall and the library closed today. The library will reopen Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Police and fire stay on duty without overtime. overtime is added to vacation time.
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