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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1970
Page
1
Six soldiers told a House committee they were ordered to fabricate stories to award Brig. Gen. E P Forrester the Silver Star and a DF C. Forrester did receive the Silver Star but the DF C approval was never finalized. Roy Trent Jr said the task involved making basic paperwork from thin air.
The World Adventure Series begins its 14th season with Scotland Afore Ye at Arcadia High School Scottsdale. Jonathan Hagar narrates covering Edinburgh Glasgow Aberdeen Inverness Loch Ness and the Hebrides. Tickets available Valley Book Shop Halabill Travel box office opens 7:30 p.m.
Two 16 year olds were charged with burglary in a break-in at the John Constable residence 7039 E Moreland. The theft occurred between July 31 and August 3 and involved a wristwatch liquor and cash valued at 315 dollars. Victim later recovered his watch and the youths were referred to county juvenile authorities.
District 21 Democratic senatorial candidate Guy Stillman reiterates claims that incumbent John Conlan supports a voting reapportionment plan deemed unconstitutional by federal courts. Conlan counters that Supreme Court criteria, not court rulings, drive the ongoing reapportionment impasse and details who qualifies for one man one vote.
Firefighters extinguished a dumpster fire at 5:38 p.m. near Scottsdale and Camelback Roads and a nearby grass fire at 8:31 p.m. behind a residence at 7760 E Verde Lane. Cause for both fires remains under investigation. only a small pile of grass burned.
Dow Jones at 3 p.m. EDT lists interim averages with notable gains for American Can American Motors Ford General Dynamics General Electric GM and others while several lag behind. Prices include multiple 1 to 4 percent moves across Alcoa AT&T Boeing Chrysler DuPont Eastman Kodak IBM RCA and Texaco amid broad market activity.
President Nixon and Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko met in Washington for a private discussion aimed at easing the Middle East crisis and avoiding direct U S Soviet confrontation. Present were William Rogers Henry Kissinger Anatoly Dobrynin and an interpreter. The talks covered the Indochina peace plan and limits on strategic nuclear weapons amid a tough UN speech by Gromyko.
Charles E. Cancik Jr. of 11428 N 66th St elected chairman of a Phoenix Diocese Catholic scouting group succeeding Judge William A. Holohan. Cancik previously served as secretary for two years. The major project is a two day retreat planned for this weekend at the Heard Scout Pueblo in Phoenix.
Tiny Tim plans to return to Britain Sunday to resume his appearances after leaving the tour following heckling at Batley Variety Club. A audience member jumped on stage during the show objecting to his rendition of There’ll always be an England.
Deputies say a dog was found in a desert grave mistaken for a possible human body. Workers stopped digging after finding a bone and an expensive blanket wrapped around what looked like a body in a four foot deep grave.
Rome UPI reports pilots from Alitalia, the state owned airline, resume duties ending a 40 hour strike. Ground crews plan a separate 24 hour stoppage for Friday as tensions persist.
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller signed an extradition order for Angela Davis who faces murder charges in California. Her lawyers plan to fight the move as she is held without bail with a Nov. 9 hearing set. Davis, a self described Communist and Black Panther supporter, was arrested in New York on federal interstate flight charges and turned over to state authorities for extradition.
A 27 year old marketing consultant told police he was flagged down by about 14 people who robbed him of 3 dollars at 1 15 a m near Scottsdale Road and Fourth Avenue. The victim, Robert N Beard of 1202 N 74th St, said a white man about 25 flagged him down and then the group robbed him.
Beard testified after a struggle on Fourth Avenue he saw a person under a car and was then attacked by about 12 Black males. He says he fled south into a field, was caught and robbed, losing $3 though his wallet and cards were later returned.
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