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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1966
Page
11
A brief United Press International digest labeled Thursday in the news summarizes top items from international and Progress staff coverage.
Defense Secretary McNamara visits Saigon and returns to push for steady troop buildup without crash programs. President Johnson rallies support in Wilmington urging voters to keep the Democrats in power. Household measures and court decisions ripple through domestic politics as labor talks loom and a draft card case reaches the courts.
The Pima County Grand Jury reconvened today after a Superior Court ruled it illegally empaneled and should be dismissed. Judge John Collins quashed an indictment against State Senator Sol Ahee earlier this week. The Tucson based Aerial Phenomena Research group offered its 1,200 members to assist a UFO study led by Dr Edward H Condon at the University of Colorado and funded by the Air Force.
UPI reports Viet Cong guerrillas used civilians as human shields to escape a clash with 101st Airborne troopers near My Phu in the Central Highlands about 230 miles northeast of Saigon. Two civilians were wounded. no U.S. casualties. Since Sept 5 Operation Seward began, Viet Cong losses include 64 captured, 753 suspected guerrillas arrested, with higher Communist casualties last week.
Commerce report shows GNP rising at a 746 billion annual rate in Q3 aided by a big jump in Viet Nam war outlays. Real GNP up 1 percent with prices up about 0.75 percent. defense and durable goods curb inflation concerns. Weather forecast notes fair to partly cloudy conditions with highs near 84 and 82.
Thieves entered a postal building at Orval International Airport in Montreal during workers lunch hour and took 15 mailbags from inbound and outbound air shipments. Quebec police estimate losses near 1 million dollars with bags believed to contain cash. Police found empty mailbags discarded near St. Lawrence Blvd later that morning.
Entomologist Paul Min reports widespread celeric lineata caterpillars in east Phoenix Epcleaa and Paradise Valley. The yellow green larvae migrate yearly from desert breeding grounds. foil barriers may deter them, as adults will be giant moths.
Construction begins on a 120000 square foot Dickson Electronics facility at the Pima and Thomas site. The split level plant will house more than 1000 employees per shift and consolidate operations from 18 buildings. Completion is targeted for May 1967 with financing from New England Mutual Life.
The Dickson company expanded from 280 to over 1000 workers since 1963, planning a large electronics plant across multiple sites. After exploring Tucson Deer Valley Phoenix Indian School Pima corridors and a Salt River Reservation loan, final approval came June 9 for a Thomas and Pima Roads site despite tight funding and local opposition.
Rolland at 2717 N Myrtle Ave has been named assistant advertising manager of the Progress. The announcement was made by W B Doc Wright assistant publisher and advertising director. Rolland joined the advertising department in 1964 and has lived in the area since 1960.
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