Arizona ambitions and a warning from Hank in Phoenix
A lively column surveys Arizona politics and media power, noting Goldwater prominence, water conflicts over the Colorado River, and a plan to attract tourists to Phoenix and Las Vegas. It warns Hank’s rise, then covers Boy Scouts clarifying their voting stance and a Henderson outage caused by a contractor damaging telephone cables.
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Arizona
Las Vegas
Colorado
California
Nevada
Frank Rodgers
Central Telephone Company
Frank
Henderson
Manele Ee
British Stocks Plunge as Sex Scandal Rocks Regime
The scandal triggered massive stock losses as fears of Labour nationalization rose. Prime Minister Macmillan returned to London, ordered security probes from Lord Dilhorne, and sought to steady the Conservatives amid Profumo’s admission of deception and the Ward Keeler affair.
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Macmillan
London
Scotland
Lord Dilhorne
Mac
John
Jack) Profumo
Call Girl
Stephen Ward
Christine Keeler
Profumo
Eugene Ivanov
Harold Macmillan
John Profumo
UPI Radiotelephone
Wallace arrives in Tuscaloosa for Alabama showdown over integration
Gov. George Wallace arrives to face federal order to admit two Black students to the University of Alabama. President Kennedy sends a telegram urging restraint. Wallace says there will be peace as he reviews 700 national guardsmen he has ordered for the standoff.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
UPI
George C. Wallace
University of Alabama
Kennedy
Wallace
Pope John XXIII Peace Force Seen as Answer to Turmoil
Vatican diplomats hailed Pope John XXIII as launching forces of peace that will endure despite world threats. The College of Cardinals, meeting in Rome, oversees Church affairs as they prepare to elect a new pope. Baron Prosper Poswick conveyed the diplomats’ sorrow and recalled his exhortations during a time of global crisis.
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Pope John
Vatican City
College of Cardinals
Rome
Baron Prosper Poswick
John
Telephone outage hits Las Vegas-Henderson link
A four hour service cut affected calls between Las Vegas and Henderson yesterday after workers damaged a cable along Boulder Highway near the Nevada Power steam plant. Local spokesmen said the outage started shortly before 3 p.m. and disrupted area telephone service.
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Las Vegas
Henderson
Boulder Highway
Nevada Power Company
Joe Conforte Plea On Tax Fraud Moves To Sentencing
Federal District Judge William C. Mathes of Los Angeles heard a motion to dismiss two counts of tax evasion against Joe Conforte before sentencing Tuesday. The 37 year old former bawdy house operator pleaded guilty at the start of his retrial on tax evasion charges involving $28,400 for 1956 58.
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Federal Dist
William C. Mathes
Los Angeles
Asst
U. S. Atty
Tom Wilson
Conforte
Jaycees Offer Free Rides to Polling Places
Las Vegas voters lacking transportation for the Sales Tax Referendum election are urged to call TAB Answering Service for a free taxi, courtesy of the Jaycees. Toy Gregory Jr., president, notes the service is arranged by Chuck King and Ken Grayson under the Get Out The Vote program.
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Las Vegas
Jaycees
Toy Gregory, Jr
Chuck King
Ken Grayson
Chamber of Commerce
Nevada sales tax vote seen with 55 percent turnout
Nevada voters face a ballot on raising the state sales tax from two to three percent. Secretary of State John Koontz estimates about 58,000 of 106,282 registered voters will cast ballots, a drop from 1962, with Clark and Washoe counties most affected. Supporters say sentiment may have shifted toward approval despite earlier polls.
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Carson City
UPI
Nevada
John Koontz
Clark
Washoe
Kennedy pledges end to atmospheric tests unless others act
President Kennedy announced the United States will refrain from atmospheric nuclear tests if other nations do likewise. He said the U S, USSR and Britain will begin new talks in Moscow to seek a test ban treaty and ordered high level discussions among leaders.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
United States
Russia
Britain
Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
Harold Macmillan
Weather Summary: Partly Cloudy with 20-30 mph NW winds
Partly cloudy today with northwest winds 20 to 30 mph. High near 80 and a low around 60. Yesterday’s high 86 and low 73. Noon relative humidity 22 percent. Sunrise at 6:23, sunset at 7:57.
Convict Four Black Muslims For Bloody Race Rioting
An all Caucasian jury convicted four of fourteen Black Muslims in a Los Angeles riot case. The verdicts found two defendants guilty of assault and interference with police. Deliberations stretched to the 14th day as coverage noted likely more verdicts if time allowed.
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Los Angeles
UPI
David Coleman
Dean Scott
Hoffa Stands Mute at Jury Tampering Arraignment
Teamsters President James R. Hoffa and 10 co defendants appeared before Federal Judge Frank Gray Jr. in Nashville to answer charges of jury tampering. Hoffa and his lawyers argued the case rests on perjured testimony and Hoffa stood mute during arraignment.
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Nashville, Tenn
UPI
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Hoffa
Frank Gray Jr
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