22 Jan 1962
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Newspaper
Arizona Daily Sun
Location
Flagstaff, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1962
Page
1
Flagstaff's City Council weighs names for the 800 acre tract near the mesa between old and new zones. Multiple proposals surface including Mid-West Middle Mesa Sky Land and Mesa Grane with community input from Zoning Commission and residents.
The Federal Housing and Home Finance Agency will grant ASC a 1 million loan for a new 44 bed dormitory at Arizona State College Flagstaff. The building will sit south of Cottage City and open next spring, with three wings and separate entrances for men and women. The project aims to house more students after rising enrollment and housing shortages on the campus.
In Rome the Tulian defense ministry said a Bulgarian Soviet built MIG 19 drone plane crash landed in Italy during a spying mission near Bari. The communique claimed film evidence showed high powered cameras over a secret missile base. The Bulgarian pilot allegedly feared capture and sought asylum.
AP reports jurors are screened as the Salvatore Bonanne trial launches in Phoenix. Bonanne, 38, linked to a Tucson hoodlum past, faces questions over a reportedly bad 1800 dollar check and related financial allegations amid ongoing proceedings.
City Council schedules final reading on a ordinance doubling mayor pay from 50 to 150 dollars monthly and quintuple council pay from 25 to 100 dollars. If approved, increases would take effect April 1964 after current terms expire. Mayor Wheeler opposes. some rural residents protested previously. Proponents argue higher pay attracts capable leaders while opponents fear civil service tone.
Capes Canaveral reports delays to John Glenn Jr. orbital mission due to a faulty oxygen system in the environmental control circuit. Officials postponed launch by days while technicians remove parts to inspect the hard to reach fault, with no new date set.
Arizona School Board Association elected John Stilley a Flagstaff dentist as president during the annual convention in Phoenix. Mrs. Hela Kolko of Patagonia was named first vice president and Wally T. was named second vice president. The association pressed for a statewide kindergarten program and broader school employee protections.
Weather experts placed a 20 percent chance of additional heavy snow as a low pressure system drifts from central California toward Arizona. Flagstaff reported 1.09 inches of moisture breaking January records while total snow since October stands at 71.2 inches. Temperatures may fall to 5 above with 10 below if clearing occurs late Tuesday or Wednesday.
City candidates rush to file nominating petitions ahead of 4:30 pm deadline. Jack Bird leads mayoral entries with other entrants including incumbent Rollin Wheeler and several council hopefuls. Petitions show anticipated names such as Renner Pederson O Maira Perluil Oval Vindmann and others with final counts due after today.
The Arizona Daily Sun lists new nominations for Man of the Year in Coconino County including City Chair Harry Field Jr and Water Department Superintendent Times D. Beavit. Readers are urged to send letters to the editor by Box 80 Flagstaff and committees of distinguished citizens will select the winner. Continues on Page Four.
Seventeen avivona seniors proposed a federal budget reform to end income tax, aiming to broaden government oversight of state and business sectors. The plan, led by Sen. Toe Haldy and THManivopa, envisions a social boon and tighter constitutional limits.
President Kennedy urges Congress to unleash a public works surge and up to 5 percent income tax cuts to spur a $600 billion production year. He backs temporary tax relief, tariff reductions, and a run of jobs programs including 3 million new workers, investment credits, and education and health measures as a defense against inflation.
A Sunday snowslide slid down Colorado's highest peak Mount Elbert region, burying the western end of Twin Lakes area. Six family members died and three others were injured or missing, with two adults found dead and a boy aged eight presumed dead. Rescue efforts ongoing as homes were destroyed and a nearby couple survived with injuries.
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