Scottsdale Daily Progress (Newspaper) - February 2, 1962, Scottsdale, Arizona Fail As Heavy LUANG Laos rebel forces blasted the airstrip of besieged Nam Tha with mortar fire* and royal army defenders 0vero reported to their headquarters out of town to higher ground to the west Military sources here believed the Lao troops had infiltrated On Laos WASHINGTON S. officials scanned intelligence reports on Laos hoping to find some concrete results from the latest sweetness and light in between Washington and they looked for any signs that Russia might be persuading Communist guerrillas in Laos to call off their latest sticks in the Nam Tha area of hem A Communist buildup and some skirmishing began around Nam Tha lata last f President Kennedy and Assistant Secretary of State Averell both have expressed to Soviet officials that the skirmishing might grow into a breakdown of the uneasy which has with Tome in Laos since Kennedy expressed this view to Alexei I. son-in-law of premier Nikita S. Khrushchev editor of who called at the White House expressed concern to Soviet Minister Mikhail at State last Both Adzhubei and paid a half-hour call on Harriman Neither side would say whether State night would not receipt of any Soviet reply to the U.S. plea to enforce the Labs Kennedy and Khrushchev agreed ui Vienna last June that cease-fire in Laos should be maintained so political negotiations could go Since then a 14-nation conference at including Russia and the United has agreed on general for a neutral Laos with inspection to preserve the But this Geneva agreement cannot go into effect until the three rival princes of Laos reach a coalition government run the 25c Per Week - 10c Per Copy Lee Case Bested PHOENIX - The state rested Thursday against fames R. Heron 0. who are being tried on 23 counts of embezzlement and conspiracy stemming from their activities as officers Arizona Savings and Loan Defense attorneys said Thursday That no crimes were committed by the Superior Judge Warren L. who is hearing the has expressed concern over some of the counts in fhe the Judge said be will hear all of law and he for of If motions for directed verdicts acquittal should be granted on all would be free and could I prosecuted again on In testimony the state key counting underwent cross examination from WEATHER W kf kr ' this L pressure - i on n the royal government perimeter six miles south of Nam Tha to bring their mortars within range of the Latest reports said rebel were barring the vital aerial lifeline into the embattled provincial capital in northwest Laos by lobbing shells on strip from positions some distance The reports said the mortar fire forced the defenders to move their headquarters out of Nam Tha to a position overlooking the town from the Royal government Premier Prince Boun refused to discuss formation of a coalition government with MAf ist Prince un * less allies lift their siege of Nam The two rival princes were to have met here today but Boun Oum called off the talks and said they would stay until forces 15 kilometers Nam who had scheduled an audience with Sevang also was reported to have cancelled his visit to this royal capital after receiving Boun Communist and leftist troops launched a drive against Nam Tha the beginning of last The government hastily flew in troops and supplies and its loyal ist defenders stalled the offensive six miles short of its goal The attacking forces pounded an airstrip with mortar fire and supply lines and assure their capture of Boun Oum had been scheduled to confer with Prince about a government for this divided The coalition talks have bogged down over the question of who will control the country's armed forces and supported by his Prince Souphanouvong of the rebel Pathet claims these key ministries should be under his Boun Oum refused to give them Boun Oum said yesterday he would not go to Luang Prabang the reliable sources said the International Control Commission had been asked to inform Souvanna to expect Boun ROUTE - This map the route of the Longest Horse Drawn in tomorrow's eighth annual Parada del Sol. The parade will begin at 10 a.m. at the corner of Stetson Drive and Scottsdale It will proceed to First West to south on Marshall to Sunset Rd. Turning north on Scottsdale it will then turn east on Main St to Miller Rd. where it proceeds to its finishing point north of Stetson a p.m. Forecast - today with about 80, low about 40. 1 Italy Fanfani Cabinet Quits ROME middle of the road cabinet of Premier Fanfani resigned tonight The move opened the way for an historic turn in Italian politics which probably will bring about a government which may isolate the Italian Communist party first time since World War H. The decision to step down came at a cabinet session which lasted only IS who Js virtually certain to head the next government with Socialist Tbe id a was started late Premier after 194& It of collaboration by Democrat 4aUsU- of. a move had President Said Inconsistent In WASHINGTON - Sen. John J. said today President Kennedy's at the size of the strategic stockpile was not reflected in Kennedy's Senate record of voting funds to buy such In a prepared Senate speech Williams cited nine roll call votes on which he said Kennedy as a senator opposed mineral subsidies only Williams said that in has been speaking out against the 0 subsidy and program since 1955. He said he strongly denounced this program then as of the raids on the federal The GOP senator said Defense Mobilization Director Arthur S. Hemming advised him at the time that would be no justification in the name of national defense for either extending or enlarging these who placed letter in the Congressional added President may be to know the nine different roll call votes in the United States Senate he voted against these subsidies on the first vote but that on the next eight roll calls between 1956 and 1960, he voted for them every five-year voting secord as a the United States Senate has been consistently in support of providing more and more money to buy these minerals which were being piled up in unnecessary Williams said monthly reports on the stockpile the Joint Committee on Nonessential bad beoL provided to Kennedy's Senate office oyer 4p past Ja - another - the President announced that he for a federal 3udgeShh>| Old Drivers Test Dutch would leave Afro in Frank who m charge of the ElUs has servea as heatt of the Office gency The House saH there was no between judgeship appointment and the - - to ' aim to yon ' IT yen In new * ip WH 6-31441 you want to duck the new? tough written drivers take your exam at home herein For days now potential drivers have been warned they better bone up on law if they want to pass test. Scottsdale and adjoining the only two full time testing centers in Maricopa County outside are still giving the old George head of the Scottsdale license said today that Phoenix is being used as an experimental point for the new Carlin said Phoenix is using mimeographed copies at the ent since the new tests have not come form the Scottsdale's bureau accepts an average of 100 applications a day between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 Monday through ' The bureau is handled by Fred Christinas and Ed Earl state license said Scottsdale would receive the new tests just as soon as they are off the probably in two to three Carlin said only five to seven per cent of the applicants taking the old test given here in Scottsdale fail to get a To date 25 per cent of those taking the new test in Phoenix have been flunking on their first School Racial Probe Starts WASHINGTON - Adam today launched his education committee into to special 17, 1964, to heed the new given in the could into federally of receiving A cover and federal loans for teasing for and other An source sbM several bais steady bad been introduced bar federal akl to r City Manager Interviews Set For Next Week Scottsdale city council week will begin to interview applicants for the posi tion of city applicants are considered for the The first six to be interviewed will be residents of The 16 applicants were hand picked from more than 84 who applied for the The job has been vacant for several months since Robert Mc Nutt Memi Holds Own After Operation WASHINGTON - an Greek girl brought to this country by Mrs. Jacqueline successfully underwent a heart operation Thursday at 4-Ciiy Sewage Tempe City Manager Lou Cooper today said along with the three other cities is now in the process of drafting a with the Glendale contract with Phoenix as a to be used in a 4-city compact together with city managers from Scottsdale and Phoenix met yesterday to discuss the possibility of the The meeting was held in The first phase of the proposed system the city of pe Cooper Scottsdale would have to for its share in the since Scottsdale will naval to build more interceptors to Cooper Jim acting city manager of said he meet with Phoenix representatives Monday to go over the A Scottsdale bond issue for million was approved for a plant in Smith said that at the Tempe meeting the existing sewer con tract between Phoenix and dale was gone Some changes were be Navajo Posse Riders Brave Neither nor nor snow - nor the McDowell Indians stopped the Navajo County Sheriff s better known as the Hashknife from delivering the mail from The group arrived in Scottsdale at 11 today as part of the opening of the annual | Parada Del SoL Twenty riders the Pony Express mail route from Holbrook Post Office to Scottsdale Post i They left Holbrok at 12:15 on The first day they rode 49 miles to Their first night camping out the temperatures dropped to a degrees below Some of it was pretty tough snow three feet deep in some through the Mogollon In addition to the 20 horses and four plus two cooks PARADA SCHEDULE Here Is the schedule for the Parada Del Sol for Saturday and Jaycee 2 p.m. Street Frontier 8 p.m. Square Boys 9 p.m. 10 a.m. 2 p.m. Square Boys 9 p.m. t p.m. took the ride in a more conventional The the thai night on the Today they had it pretty easy riding 21 miles into where they delivered the prized mail C. Scottsdale This year the group carried close to 2,000 pieces of mail eagerly awaited by stamp collectors the world The Hashknife group the last battle of Ft. this morning when they told to leave the reservation where they had camped out over Paul captain of the group said a letter to the chief of the reservation apparently had been waylaid and they were rot aware the group was Second phase of the Parada took place at 2 p.m. today when the first rodeo got under There will be a rodeo Saturday and beginning at 2 p.m. The famous horse-drawn parade will begin at 10 a.m. when over 300 units will wind through the streets of Some 80,000 people are expected to turn out for the Attends UNITED General Assembly was summoned to unusual session today for a first hand report on the Congo by its vigorous young Cyrille Adoula was flying to New York fresh from a meeting of moderate Africa leaders in He arranged to meet assembly President Mongi Slim of Tunisia and then have talk acting Secretary General Thank It was the first visit here for who took over the government under President Joseph when the Congolese parliament was reorganized last year after the erasure of leftist Premier He will go to Washington for talks with President who is expected to an- mat the United States would step its aid to the now be Ray Merchants Get Extra Year RAY Copper the area is needed for expansion Company has given Ray merchants an additional year of grace to vacate buildings in the mining The new deadline is March 1, 1963. Kennecott owns the entire downtown business section of Ray and of the company's open pit The merchants were first told in 1959 of the eventual eviction Affected will be several stores and a movie post office and telephone D.S. la's visit as evidence of strong commitment to U.N. the which the United States They expected it to increase his prestige at home perhaps more to create an image of him as a strong leader in the United where other Congolese such as the late Antoine and Moise Tshombe have been better Algiers Radio Is Paralyzed ALGIERS The Algiers police paralyzed today by the explosion of a plastic bomb in the radio transmitter on the sixth floor of a downtown police said no one was injured in the blast Thursday night bat the equipment was The explosion cut Algiers police radio communications with outlying districts and with the French interior A guard said he saw two men coming from the transmitter area just before the blast but thought they were radio operators and let them Police said the bomb - of used by the outlawed Secret Army Organization - apparently was meant as reprisal for the arrest Tuesday of three Europeans as jed to through sub-zero with snow but the mail got Shown shortly after their arrival are Don Wft of tain and
