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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1966
Page
10
A detailed guide outlines finding and evaluating a business to purchase. It stresses talking with bankers and accountants, using brokers and trade groups, and checking with the Better Business Bureau. It advises thorough audits, legal checks, and tax planning before making a serious investment.
House Speaker John W. McCormack praised the 89th Congress as fulfilling major goals including Medicare and the Voting Rights Act while Republican Gerald Ford condemned it for failing to curb inflation. Ford labeled Johnson-Democrat spending as inflationary and urged Social Security boosts. McCormack said the session built a lasting Great Society foundation.
In Phoenix, women employed in the state auditor's office are reportedly working overtime without pay. Auditor Jewel Jordan confirms the claim as the workload grows, while AFL-CIO official Nicholas F. Pinto cites state law limiting daily and weekly hours.
Lady Bird Johnson charmed Australian crowds during a girl’s only tour of Canberra with Mrs. Harold Holt. Aussies greeted her with cheerful good mornings and polite hoots as beautification themes marked the visit, highlighting informal affection for the First Lady.
Open warfare erupts between rival right wing military factions in Laos with eight Royal Lao Air Force planes bombing army installations near Vientiane. Premier Souvanna Phouma suspects a coup, citing a long running feud between General Thao and the general staff. he plans rapid return from Paris to Bangkok en route to Vientiane.
Entries report Marine PFC Gerald Van Reusen in Vietnam as part of a large search and destroy sweep. Air Force promotions include Larry Reichman to Airman Second Class and Douglas Higbee to Airman First. Navy Seaman Apprentice Robert Mattson graduates Amphibious Warfare Indoctrination. Also listed are Patrick Sweeney at Memphis training and Gary Lenz aboard the USS Cone in the Middle East. ASU ROTC cadets Schaefer Vorbrich and Hollister receive sea duties certificates.
Phoenix police nabbed John L. Armstrong 40 on a bench warrant after he failed to appear for trial on illegal possession and passing counterfeit $20 bills. He was arrested Thursday in an east side bar and faces U.S. District Court action in Scottsdale.
Scottsdale Progress notes frequent cancellations of want ads as proof that local listings deliver results. Mrs. V A of North 56th Street cancels after selling her car at her asking price and customers are urged to call the want ad hotline to sell, rent, or buy.
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