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Newspaper

Scottsdale Progress

Location

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Oct 03, 1968

Page

2

Wallace names LeMay as running mate for Wallace ticket

Gen. Curtis LeMay named by George Wallace as his vice presidential running mate on the American Independent Party ticket in Pittsburgh. Wallace praised LeMay as a patriot while LeMay urged more US force in Vietnam. both contrasted with Humphrey and Nixon as inferior choices.

Pittsburgh UPI Curtis E. LeMay U.S Vietnam George Wallace American Independent Party Air Force Wallace Alabama America

Socialist Vice President Candidate Attacks War At ASU

Paul Boutelle of the Socialist Workers Party spoke for 70 minutes at Arizona State University condemning the Vietnam War. He urged students not to support the war and criticized American racism. His ballot appearances with Fred Halstead extend to Arizona and 20 states in the November election.

Boutelle Socialist Workers Fred Halstead Arizona

Czechoslovak Leaders Fly to Moscow for Kremlin Talks

Czechoslovak Communist Party First Secretary Alexander Dubcek and two other party officials arrived in Moscow from Prague for a Kremlin meeting that could decide the fate of Czechoslovakia. No formal ceremonies marked the arrival at Vnukovo 2 Airport, and Soviet leaders greeted them on a strictly working visit.

Moscow UPI Alexander ‘ Dubcek Prague Kremlin Czechoslovakia Reform Movement Vnukovo-2 Dubcek Ludvik Svoboda

GOP candidates to speak at home rally Friday

Gov Jack Williams along with Maria Copa County Attorney Robert Corbin county prosecutor Moise Berger and Barry Goldwater Jr will be featured guests at a Republican rally and meet the candidates session Friday at 8 p m at the home of Stan Davies 6846 E Vernon The candidates will speak briefly then circulate through the crowd to answer questions Refreshments will be served The visit included a tightly controlled arrival with a Kremlin oriented transport plan and no ceremonial trappings as the 15 mile airport road was shut to traffic and some cars diverted to fields

Jack’ Williams Maricopa County Robert Corbin Moise Berger Barry Goldwater Jr Stan Davies E. Vernon

Nationwide Temperatures and precipitation summary

United Press International reports 24 hour readings ending at 4 a.m. show temperature ranges and rainfall across regions. Data highlight regional warmth in the south and cooler conditions in the north with varying precipitation patterns.

United Press International

Abbie Hoffman Arrested Over Flag Shirt At Capitol

Yippie Abbie Hoffman was seized by Capitol police outside a House Un American Activities hearing after a shirt bearing a Viet Cong flag was deemed defacement of the U S flag. Hoffman and Bradley Fox were among Hippies detained. a scuffle occurred during arrest. Hoffman said the shirt was commercially made.

Washington UPI House Committee On UN- American Activities Capitol Abbie Hoffman Hoffman Bradley Fox United States Fox Greenwich Village New York City Rep Richard H. Schord Dmo Chicago

Scottsdale teen tops Theodore Roosevelt Council Scout

Scottsdale youth David Evans, 17, son of Carl G. and Mrs. Evans, was named top Boy Scout in the Theodore Roosevelt Council. He will compete with five Arizona Scouts for the state title on October 12 and may advance to a western states event reporting to the President. Evans is a Coronado High School senior and member of Explorer Post 440 at Hohokam School.

Evans Coronado High School Explorer Hohokam

Mexico City violence threatens Olympic Games and civilian toll

In a nine block housing project in northern Mexico City, an hours long clash between troops, police, and demonstrators left at least 26 civilians and one soldier dead. More than 100 wounded and 450 leftwing students arrested as tanks swept through the Tlatelolco complex. A separate terrorist attack sprayed police guarding the national palace with machine gun fire. The emergency raised the possibility of canceling the Olympics and led officials to pledge complete military vigilance for security.

Mexico City UPI National Palace Tlatelolco Mexico

Peruvian Armed Forces Oust Belaunde Government

Proctors report that Peru’s armed forces toppled President Belaunde’s government before dawn. Belaunde was seized at the presidential palace and exiled to Buenos Aires. Protests erupted as students clashed with police and troops.

Belaunde Julian Escovar Lima Peru UPI Fertrando Buenos Aires

Reporter Guilty in Shakedown Case Against Karafin

Philadelphia jurors convict 53 year old former reporter Harry Karafin of blackmail and corrupt solicitation after a three hour deliberation. The 40 counts allege he extorted up to 250000 from businessmen by threatening to publish negative stories. The judge called the trial a serious challenge to press freedom.

Philadelphia Harry Karafin Karafin Robert J. Nix, Jr

Small Scottsdale brush fires put out with no damage

Rural Fire Department fought two small brush fires in Scottsdale on Wednesday. At 3 40 p.m. a fire in a gully at Lincoln and Hillside Dr was extinguished and about 8 p.m. a fire in Indian Bend Wash at 76th St and McDowell Rd was extinguished. No damage reported by the department.

Scottsdale Lincoln Hillside Dr Indian Bend Wash 76Th St McDowell’ Rd

Arizona Supreme Court Upholds Burglary Conviction

Arden Lee Smith is affirmed on burglary by mechanical means for breaking into a Scottsdale jewelry store in 1966 with a sledge hammer and crow bar. The Arizona Supreme Court rejected that these tools were not mechanical devices as defined by state law.

Phoenix UPI Arizona Supreme Court Arden Lee Smith Scottsdale Smith

Obituary Charles R. Longstreet 51 Scottsdale VP Dies

Charles R. Longstreet 51 vice president of Bennewitz Associates died Wednesday at Scottsdale Baptist Hospital. A native of Alamosa Colorado he moved to Scottsdale from Denver three and a half years ago. A 1938 University of Colorado BSEE graduate he belonged to Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Tau Beta Pi. Survived by his wife Charline and a daughter Mrs Variey Anes of Stanford California. Memorial service Friday at 4 p.m. at St. Barnabas on the Desert Episcopal Church. Friends may call at Messinger Mortuary this evening.

Charles R. Longstreet Bennewitz Associates Scottsdale Baptist Hospital Mr. Longstreet Alamosa Colo Scottsdale Denver University of Colorado Sigma,Alpha,Epsi Charline Variey Anes Stanford Calif St. Barnabas On Desert Episcopal Church Messinger Mortuary

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