Mardian Errs Again On Annexation Costs
Phoenix Mayor Sam Mardian errs again over annexation costs as Scottsdale faces a new lawsuit. The piece notes Mardian underplayed trash charges, Arcadia annexation questions, and a dispute over authority to reannex an Arcadia area between 68th and 64th Streets with residents seeking court clarity.
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Phoenix
Sam Mardian
Scottsdale
Arcadia
Buel Nutt
Mardian
McNutt
Scottsdalians
Doyle D. Willis
E. Exeter
68Th
64Th Streets
Cuba Reports Break in Counterrevolutionary Plot
Havana police say security forces shattered a plot by more than 300 officers and sailors opposing Fidel Castro. Several antigovernment members fled after the plan was discovered. In a separate report police arrested 50 Roman Catholics at an Easter procession in Havana and the passion play cast in Gaines as bursts of gunfire interrupted the events.
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Havana
UPI
Fidel Castro
Gaines
Sunrise Easter Services at Green Acres Memorial Gardens
Greater Scottsdale holds Easter sunrise services at Green Acres Memorial Gardens near Hayden Road. Thousands attend the cross site with multiple faith groups including Rev. Lee J. Smallsteed and pastors H. Francis Berkshire and Wayne Young, plus youth choir performance. Coffee served after the 6 to 6 45 a.m. service near the Fountain of Light.
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WEA
Scottsdale’s
Green Acres
Memorial Gardens
Greater Scottsdale
Green Acres Memorial Gardens
Hayden Road
Blatneenall
Lee J. Smallsteed
United Church of Christ
H. Francis Berkshire
Papago Park
Methodist Church
Central Garden
Fountain of Light
Scottsdale
Scottsdale Deliberates Bus Garage Building Use
The Scottsdale school board will decide April 18 whether the $138000 Osborn Street building should house buses and a warehouse or be repurposed. Residents led by James McGinnis urged stopping use for storage and buying another site while a landscaping study and roof color changes were discussed.
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Bill Doyle
Scottsdale School Board
James McGinnis
Osborn
McGinnis
Paradise Valley Incorporation Unaffected by New Bill
The Paradise Valley incorporation plan remains unaffected by a bill signed by Governor Fan nin restricting areas within six miles of cities from incorporating. The measure takes effect June 17, 90 days after session close, but petitions already signed can still be filed. Scottsdale and Phoenix would need to approve any fringe-area incorporation.
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Paradise Valley
Fannin
Messinger
Scottsdale
Phoenix
Soviet accepts idea of negotiated peace for Laos
United Press reports the Soviet Union accepted the Anglo American concept of negotiated peace for Laos but ignored a joint U.S. and British call for an immediate cease fire.
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United Press
International
Soviet Union
Laos
United States
Britain
Cease Fire Preferred Before Laos Talks Says Rusk
Secretary of State Dean Rusk, after a White House meeting with President Kennedy, said a cease fire should come first before any negotiations on a neutral Laos. He declined to detail the Russian note but urged diplomacy only after fighting ends.
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Kennedy
Rusk
Washington
Laos
Plot Against JFK Probed in Palm Beach Report
Federal authorities are evaluating a reported threat by Cuban exiles to assassinate President Kennedy and his family possibly at Easter services. An undetermined number of Cubans are under secret surveillance as agents investigate one man, a woman, and two associates amid tips about a plan to harm the President or kidnap his daughter Caroline.
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Palm Beach
Fia
UPI
Kennedy
United States Secret Service
Caroline
Easter Bunny To Enjoy Mild Spring Weather
A UPI report notes April began milder than March with forecast sunny seasonable Easter across most of the country. Yet the month opened with mixed precipitation including snow sleet and freezing rain in parts as spring arrived.
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Weather Bureau
Pacific Northwest
Appalachians
Rockies
Great Lakes
North Atlantic States
Plains
Gulf States
Alabama
Georgia
Iowa
Southwest
United Press International
Homeowner groups oppose Scottsdale annexation plan
Organized resistance forms among homeowners in the unincorporated area between Pima and Scottsdale roads as petitions move to block annexation. The Scottsdale Estates Homeowners Association distributed a report listing objections including higher taxes, no water rate relief, and proposed bills to rally 5 000 to 7 000 eastern Scottsdale area homes. Other subdivisions plan to organize to oppose the move.
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Katy Worth
Scottsdale
Pima
Scottsdale Estates
Village Grove
Thomas and
Hallcraft
City upgrades sewer water bonds won’t raise taxes
Scottsdale officials assure voters that sewer and water bond approvals Tuesday will not raise city property taxes. Bonds will be repaid from sewer use charges and water revenues, with half funding Hayden Road outfall and connections to the Hallcraft subdivision serving 2,200 homes and more buildings.
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Scottsdale
Bob McNutt
Reisnes, Eli, Beck and Company
McNutty
Hayden Road
Camelback
Hallcraft
Scottsdale Arts Show Opens At Civic Center Weaving Local Talent
A Scottsdale arts and crafts exhibition opens at the Civic Center on 16th Street and Osborn in Phoenix. The show runs daily through April 9 from 7 to 10 p.m. Valley artists including Leona Caldwell Originals, Gra-Wun, King’s Indian Jewelry, Loloma, Reese Vaughn, John Linquist, Agave Craft Center, and the American Institute of Decorators Arizona Chapter will display booths and samples from Scottsdale and surrounding areas.
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Scottsdale
Phoebe
Civic Center
16Th Street
Osborn
Phoenix
Leona Caldwell
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