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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1969
Page
13
A discussion of an intricate bridge hand where North-South vulnerabilities shape strategy. The writer analyzes opening leads, trump drawing, and timing of heart tricks, noting how a defender can counter with an ace and a diamond continuation, affecting dummy's entries and the plan's success.
Detroit report says Ford Motor Co president Bunkie Knudsen is fired amid company shakeup after 19 months as head. He leaves with 900000 in unemployment compensation due over 3.5 years and a 5 year contract. Henry Ford II notes the move as a necessary realignment and three new group presidents will lead Ford.
The Eldorado Wrestling Club, reigning State AAU champions in free style and Greco Roman, will hold a car wash at Mac McCune Hitching Rail Texaco, 320 W Indian School Rd on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Funds support uniforms and equipment for the team.
Rev Dian R Paisley denouncesMiss Devlin and Northern Ireland Catholics as responsible for civil strife and accuses church hierarchy of bias. He reports threats against his safety and says funds raised will support Protestant causes despite questions over money use.
Most of the nation enjoyed fair weather under high pressure with 60s and 70s in many areas while the arid southwest stayed hot. In Santa Anita Canyon a wildfire forced 500 evacuations as volunteers fought to control an 800 acre blaze. Light precipitation touched northern New England and parts of the Rockies and southwest.
Louis Casales reports that a Civil Service Committee criticizes a proposed system for federal pay setting. The plan would create four government spokesmen sharing three votes, giving the administration a 4 to 3 majority and allowing veto power over pay scales after 80 days by Congress. It would affect 34 million workers and change how government pay is negotiated.
Wall Street chatter weighs earnings trajectories and a possible recession. Analysts debate the impact of government construction cuts on inflation and stock prices, with firms like Wright Investors Service and Thomson & McKinnon offering mixed near term views and a 790-800 support zone to test.
The discussion frames Thailand amid U S pullback after Vietnam and Laos settlements. It notes a contingency to defend Laos if needed, the Thai response, and debates on maintaining bases, ports, and economic effects from American funding and presence.
A Scottsdale council resolution proposes improving Hayden Road Osborn Road and surrounding streets with vitrified clay sanitary sewers and pavement, declaring the work a district-borne cost and issuing improvement bonds. The project spans Hayden Road Osborn Road Avalon Drive Mulberry Monterey Way and related streets with detailed plans on file and emergency declaration.
Legal notice describes boundary points near Tot 81 and Unit One, parcels in Scottsdale, with sections of road monuments and Osborn and Hayden roads, stating bonds issued for sewer improvements repaid from special assessments in ten annual installments, four and a half percent interest, with publication and formal approvals dated 1969.
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