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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1966
Page
3
Mrs O D Grammar age 83 sits with one month old great grandchild Stoney Schafer while his mother Mrs George Schafer 18 sits nearby. The five generation gathering also includes Mrs Etna McCoy 63 and others in the family.
Thirty Yugoslavs touring Munich’s Oktoberfest and a food exhibition ended in drunken chaos. They spent Western money, abandoned shopping, and fled to Zirndorf refugee camp, then headed toward Hamm seeking work while authorities weighed their stay.
Queen Elizabeth signed an order to make the Labour government wage price freeze mandatory amid worker opposition. Four ministers attended a Balmoral privy council session where violations incur fines from 280 to 1400 dollars. The measure extends beyond its August expiry and signals a continued economic squeeze.
San Francisco health officials said the city remains the nation’s cirrhosis capital with last year’s death rate nearly five times California’s and about six times the U S rate. The Department of Health cited drinking patterns as the city’s major health issue.
Senator Stuart Symington of Missouri is undergoing surgery at the Washington Hospital Center to repair a ruptured tendon in his left thumb. Doctors expect a period of recovery after the procedure.
At the regular meeting the Scottsdale City Council rejected three requests to string banners across Scottsdale Road. Doris McCauley condemned the practice as unsightly and outdated, while council members cited fairness to organizations and potential continued presence after a set date, ultimately denying all banner permits 4 to 3. The session approved a polo club request to install eight directional signs near Shea Boulevard and Scottsdale Road for a matches series from Oct 24 to Nov 20.
Philadelphia editor says the public must have information on crimes and criticizes American Bar Association proposals to restrict pre trial coverage. He warns such rules could hide arrests and secret trials and argues First and Sixth Amendments protect press and fair trial rights.
Narcotics runners dumped more than a thousand pounds of uncut marijuana valued at about half a million dollars on a Malibu beach during the night and fled to sea. Two suspects were arrested at Paradise Cove by sheriff's deputies as U S Customs agents and Coast Guardsmen pursued the fleeing boat. The vessel, believed to have originated in Mexico, was captured about 30 miles offshore and the crew detained.
Scottsdale police investigated a new lead in a $2,358 equipment theft at the Valley National Bank construction site on 4821 N Scottsdale Rd. Thieves cut a padlock to access a storage area and stole copper tubing reels, a rotor hammer, an electric saw, and a pipe threader from Cannon Wendt Electric Co and DeWitt Plumbing. Most missing items belonged to Cannon Wendt. DeWitt reported $205 in missing equipment.
Arizona Public Service describes its $450 million complex, 2600 employees, miles of pipe and wire, and 38000 stockholders as the backbone of home energy. The message emphasizes reliability, investment, and ongoing efforts to lower gas and electric costs for customers.
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