City tackles two major street paving projects and rights of way
City engineers target West Main Street and Ball Park Plaza districts with combined costs around 300000 and 200000, aiming for mid July and fall construction pending court rulings on annexation and land acquisition. Right of way issues include street widths from 7 to 39 feet and absentee landowners.
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Indian School
Scottsdale
West Main
Ball Park Plaza
City Plans Five Road Projects With Federal Aid
City officials outline a program to begin five road projects in late fall with completion in four to five months. Federal funds would cover about 70 percent, with the city and property owners paying the rest. Projects include the Osborn Road paving, Winfield Scott area streets, and a Post Office district bounded by Second Street and Scottsdale Road, with right of way issues delaying some plans.
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McDowell
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Granite Reef Road
Indian Bend
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Osborn Roads
Scottsdale Rd
Tax-exempt municipal bonds debate and buyer costs
A Scottsdale Daily Progress reader asks about the impact of tax-exempt bonds on taxpayers markets and small businesses. The correspondent and expert discuss how tax free municipal bonds reduce local taxes and lower borrowing costs, while affecting federal taxes and stock investing dynamics. The expert notes there is no clear evidence favoring either side and explains the "with interest" pricing.
Voter Drive Looms In Birmingham Civil Rights Push
In Birmingham a major voter registration drive begins amid 13 days of unrest and 250 plus arrests. Rev F L Shuttlesworth calls voting a tool against segregation as mass marches are planned. Nearby, 34 Negroes arrested in Knoxville for parade without permit amid city celebrations. Martin Luther King Jr goes on trial with 52 others. defense seeks move to federal court. Mrs King reports Kennedy assures her husband’s safety.
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Look Magazine
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Atlanta
Kennedy
EM Receivers Put Under Ban
The Federal Aviation Agency announced a temporary ban on the use of frequency modulation radio receivers on all commercial airliners.
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UPI
Federal Aviation Agency
Mesa Chamber urges three small junior colleges in county plan
The Mesa Chamber of Commerce education committee urged immediate construction of three small junior colleges including Mesa, opposing the plan for two larger campuses. The Maricopa County Junior College Board weighs two new colleges in Phoenix-Glendale and Phoenix-Scottsdale areas. Shadow the Great Dane was acquitted in a civil case over Sky the Shetland sheep dog, after boy Mark Buckalew testified Sky fought but did not bark. The judge reserved damages ruling, while bond issues worth 9.75 million dollars await voter approval May 7 to fund the college plan.
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Estes Remains Free On Bond Amid Fraud Conviction
Billie Sol Estes, facing 23 years more in state and federal prisons, is kept free on a new 100000 dollar bond while awaiting July 8 trials on two of the first suits filed after his March 29, 1962 arrest. Federal Judge Thomason labeled Estes a major swindler after a 15 year federal sentence on five counts of fraud and conspiracy related to 24 million dollars in mortgages.
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Tex
UPI
Billie Sol Estes
Wonder of Agriculture
Estes
R. Ewing Thomason
Fistes
Thomason
ThreeYearOld Survives Spill From Fast Car
Pam ela Reid, a 3 year old from Chicago, survives after tumbling from a car going 65 mph on the Ohio Turnpike near Berea. She sustains multiple fractures but is listed in satisfactory condition at Children’s Hospital. The incident occurred as the vehicle, driven by stepfather Thomas Stewart, traveled on the highway.
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UPI
Pamela Reid
Chicago
Children's Hospital
Berea
Ohio
Thomas Stewart
Storms Rake West as Great Plains, Hawaii Hit Hard
A deepening storm battered the Great Plains and Midwest with thundershowers and high winds, while Hawaii faced record rains causing millions in damage and two missing. Severe winds up to 60 m p h hit Watertown South Dakota and up to 100 m p h damaged Hyannis Nebraska.
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Neb
Goodland
Kaw
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Mont
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U.S. 40
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Sierra Nevada Mountains
State Highway Patrol
Ha- Wall
Boeing Walkout Averted With Tentative New Pact
Boeing Co and the International Association of Machinists reached a tentative contract on Monday averting a strike by a few hours. William E. Simkin of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service said terms would not be announced until union members vote on Wednesday.
Teen admits killing boat captain and son in Florida
A 17 year old honor student Roger Foster told his parents he wanted to die as he admitted killing Captain Douglas Trevor 47 and his son Edward 22 aboard the Dream Girl 32 foot fishing boat. He reenacted the slayings with a 10 inch knife in a blood spattered scene aboard the vessel north of Cuba. Foster was arrested Friday night after authorities found the boat.
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Cuba
Douglas Trevor
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