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Scottsdale Progress

Location

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Apr 04, 1961

Page

5

Highway patrolman kills escaped mental patient near New River

A Phoenix highway patrolman shot at an escaping mental patient Cowden after a high speed chase on Black Canyon Highway. Cowden was wounded in the head by a bullet and captured near New River. He had been undergoing treatment for mental disturbance and faced planned transfer to a VA hospital in Salt Lake City.

Phoenix UPI Seston Bond New River Black Canyon New Riv Cowden VA ™ Hospital Salt Lake ‘City

Mesa Approves Bond Election For School District

Maricopa county approves Mesa High School district bond election set for May 16 to fund a new high school for 2400 students at West Eighth Street and a nearby site acquisition. Board cites indebtedness limits but voter approval will decide.

Phoenix APD Maricopa County Mesa High Barney Burns Mesa West Eighth St Wes Dd

FAA chief urges airlines to provide passenger information

Najeeb E. Halaby, head of the Federal Aviation Agency, urged U S air lines to inform passengers about weather delays air traffic control and other flight risks so travelers can decide whether to fly. He compared safety to everyday risks and stressed confidence in air travel.

Washington UPI Federal Aviation Agency Najeeb E. Halaby Halaby U.S. News and World Report Fifth Avenue 57Th Street New York Los Angeles

Senate housing bill passage seen despite opposition

Sen. John Sparkman predicted the Senate would pass the major part of President Kennedy's $3.2 billion housing bill as hearings opened with Housing and Home Finance Administrator Robert Weaver and other officials present.

Washington UPS Senate Kennedy Sen John J. Sparkman D-Ala Housing and Home Finance Robert C. Weaver

Texans vote in Texas Senate special election to replace Johnson

Texans vote today to choose a successor for Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson in a U.S. Senate special election that features 64 candidates. Most expect a runoff as no candidate is likely to win a majority. six leading contenders are Blakley Wright Maver, Tower, and others from San Antonio and Wichita Falls.

Dallas Tex UPI Lyndon’ “B. Johnson U.S. Senate Ders Gnry William A. Blakley Price Daniel Johnson Jim Wright Fort Worth Will Neon Tt Latmer State Maury Mave San’ Antonio Tower Wichita Falls Polo College

Lady Bankers Gather in Scottsdale for National Meet

About 150 women bankers are expected in Scottsdale this weekend for the Western and Rocky Mountain Conference of the National Association of Bank Women. The Valley Ho Hotel hosts the Friday to Sunday event with special guests and general co chairmen Miss Dorothea Weichelt of First National Bank of Arizona and Miss Janet Graham of Valley National Bank.

Hundréed Scottsdale Western Rotky Mountain National Association of Bank Women The Valley Ho ‘Hotel Dorothea Weichelt First ‘National ‘Bank of Arizona Janet Graham Valley National Bank

Draft chief attacks physicals in military draft debate

Lt Gen Lewis B Hershey criticizes reliance on medical exams as sole draft criterion. He argues judging a person by what they can do matters more than what they cannot do. He cites a rejected case due to slight curvature of the spine as an example of premature exclusion.

Lewis B. Hershey Jon Steveidore

Cadet Lonnie E. Brown Wins Badge

Sgt Lonnie E Brown son of Mr and Mrs Shirley Brown of 302 E Second St Scottsdale was awarded the badge for completion of training.

Lonnie E. Brown Shirley ‘Brown Second Street Scottsdale

Boys Unearth 175 Million Year Old Gliding Reptile

Three teenage paleontologists from West New York and Guttenberg, NJ unearthed a seven inch long fossilized skeleton of a gliding reptile in an abandoned quarry. Museum officials announced the find and seek to recover the specimen from the youths who found it while working for the American Museum of Natural History last summer.

West New York N. J Sis Tors Alfred Siefker Joseph Geiler Michael Bandrowski Guttenberg, NJ Stime Edwin. H. Hyelbert Museum

Youths Target Cordoba Ambassadors Car During Visit

Disturbances erupted as youths pelted a diplomat’s car during a Cordoba University visit. The ambassador’s limousine was damaged and guards were present while university officials apologized for the incident.

Cordoba Argel Cordoba University

Identity of Dead Buckeye Reported by UPI

A Buckeye man’s death is reported with initial details indicating the case involved an apparent fatal incident. Officials are examining the scene and notifying next of kin as investigations proceed.

Buckeye

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