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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1966
Page
6
Arizonans will narrow the field Tuesday as voters pick party nominees in the first step toward electing a newly reapportioned legislature based on population shifts. The process aims to shape control of the statehouse through upcoming elections and redistricting changes.
In Phoenix race coverage, Republicans seek control of at least one chamber as Democrats defend Governor Goddard amid a crowded primary. Key contests include Maricopa County races with Sen. Conlan facing Ralph Staggs and Isabell Burgess aiming for a senate seat alongside David Kret. Democrats field Jack Gilbert and Norman Green against Goddard, with turnout and reapportioned districts shaping the legislative balance.
Tomorrow's primary election notes polls open 6 am to 7 pm. Voters must be Arizona residents for at least one year and residents of the precinct for 30 days, be registered to vote, and cast ballots for party candidates.
Mrs. Donald Lubecke 20 of 7806 E Loma Land pled guilty to a misdemeanor charge of child neglect in Scottsdale Justice Court. She received a one month suspended jail sentence and six months probation after the death of her daughter Dawn, 10, in Baptist Hospital from dehydration. Investigators said the infant was left in a parked car at a Tempe shopping center for about 1 1/2 hours with a window open. Felony charges were reduced to misdemeanor by Judge Harold Holcomb.
A 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck near Verdi west of Reno injuring none but halting traffic on Interstate 80 and U.S. 50. Rail lines were checked as aftershocks followed. Nevada and California areas reported power and phone outages with several windows shattered at Tahoe and Truckee schools closed.
A boy was injured when he darted into the path of a car in the 2000 block of Scottsdale Road Saturday night. The driver, Michael Peete, 28, of Tempe, was not cited, police reported.
A digest from United Press International and The Progress Staff compiling notable items from the week. The brief covers politics, economy, and social events with concise summaries and upcoming deadlines.
A former American Catholic priest Harold Koch reportedly defected to the Soviet Union after leaving the church amid psychiatric treatment recommendations. Tass says he requested asylum and permission to campaign against U.S. policy in Vietnam. he was linked to Chicago archdiocese 1958–63. In Washington, a budget official said Johnson's anti inflation plan includes a 25 percent overtime cut for federal workers not on Vietnam duties.
Real estate broker Leroy B. Malouf was kicked and beaten by two couples as he left Gabrielle's Restaurant with his wife. He described two middle aged men and their younger female companions as the assailants. Burglars also stole cash liquor and cigarettes valued at 495 dollars from the Scottsdale Elks Club on Oak Street early Saturday.
Gemini 11 astronauts Charles Conrad and Richard Gordon launched from Cape Kennedy aboard a Titan 2 and rendezvoused with the Agena target on their first orbit. They docked at 12 16 p.m. EDT, marking the first in-space rendezvous and setting the stage for three days of experiments and spacewalks.
Incumbent George Finley leads three Republican hopefuls for Scottsdale Justice Precinct constable in Tuesday's primary with Democrats absent from the race. Finley, a former Peoria detective and deputy sheriff, seeks election after two years appointed in office and a prior career in federal investigations and burglary Hold Up cases. The slate also includes Forbes Beck, a Navy veteran and former reserve officer who worked with U S Steel Sperry Gyroscope and U S Marshal's, and Joe Samsill, a longtime rodeo performer and former Naval Air Corps member who became a State Livestock Inspector.
Harold R. Holcomb the incumbent JP faces retired attorney Paul F. Jackson in tomorrow's primary. Holcomb was elected in 1962 and took office in 1983. Jackson 64, from Indiana with Notre Dame law degree, formerly deputy prosecutor and town attorney.
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