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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1963
Page
2
Emeritus Mayo Clinic consultant notes that modern varicose vein surgery succeeds in about 95 percent of cases. The article outlines vein valves, past procedures like the stripping method, tests to locate incompetent valves, and nonoperative aids such as elastic stockings. It also mentions pregnancy effects and a booklet by Dr. Walter C. Alvarez available for 25 cents.
Detroit court reports Henry Ford II and Ann McDonnell have separated after 23 years of marriage. The Ford family confirms the split with no divorce or financial settlement mentioned. The couple wed July 13, 1940 in Southampton New York with a high profile guest list and substantial wedding gifts.
Washington reports rising pressure from farm lawmakers including Sen. Hubert Humphrey for a revised wheat bill after voters rejected mandatory production controls. If no new program emerges, 1964 wheat price supports fall to 1.25 dollars per bushel with voluntary planting limits. Republicans push a plan offering diversion payments and supports to curb feed grain plantings.
Tempe UPI Terry Lenhart eight daughter of James and Phoenixed Lenhart honored as Legend Citys 100000th visitor. Park opened June 29 and granted the Lenhart family season passes and gifts. Lenharts father is a civilian employee at Luke Air Force Base and the family chose the park over a golf outing with daughters Terry and Gerry, six.
Paintings by Mrs. Ken Williams and William Manderfield brighten Scottsdale City Hall at 69 W. Indian School Road. Mrs Fern Anderson acting city clerk proposed hanging the works in the spacious building for public display.
Actress June Allyson, 39, widow of Dick Powell, canceled a planned Las Vegas ceremony with Glenn Maxwell after legal concerns tied to Powell's estate. She later indicated plans to marry once finances and widow’s allowance are resolved, noting her daughter Pam and son Ricky would attend.
In Apache Junction AP news four Tempe family members vanish in the Superstition Mountains. John Anderson 31 Gail Anderson 29 Tom Metz 26 Jean Metz 30 were last seen near their pickup Sunday as deputies and Williams AFB helicopters search the rugged terrain. Odette Metz mother says they expected to return by Saturday night.
The News of the World reported Prince Rainier and Princess Grace of Monaco are house hunting near Dublin Ireland for a 20 room summer residence. The paper said they are eager to return to the Emerald Isle where the princess has roots.
United Press International reports a Moscow summit talk could lead to a United Nations meeting in New York this fall. Kellogg era style diplomacy continues as Rusk probes Soviet intentions while Khrushchev presses for China isolation and Beijing relations.
Justice Department says jailed mobster Joseph Valachi has given detailed testimony on how the Cosa Nostra operates, naming crime centers in 15 cities and identifying Vito Genovese as head. Valachi, 60, has been in protective custody since June last year and faces a life term for a prison killing.
A small plane piloted by Dick Mardigan of Los Angeles crashed on approach at Sky Harbor Airport as strong winds and dust reduced visibility in the Salt River Valley. The aircraft struck a directional sign, flipped once, then settled on its nose and back. the pilot escaped with no serious injuries after four hours of coastal flight.
Washington (UPI) Labor Secretary W Willard Wirtz met with railroad industry leaders to renew attempts at bargaining over work rules. A union spokesman said the sessions aimed to clarify Wirtz suggestions on fireman requirements for diesel locomotives and crew composition on switching and yard trains. Some sources warned a quick settlement is unlikely as railroads insist Congress must act.
A 20 month old boy, Allen Ray Armstrong of Mesa, remained in critical condition after burns covering about 90 percent of his body from a gasoline accident Sunday. The child was at Charles M. Rogers’s Mesa home when he reportedly found a gallon gasoline can in the backyard and was engulfed in flames after the liquid spilled and reached a water heater, causing an explosion.
Hummingbirds have the highest energy output per unit weight among warm blooded animals, a finding reported by the New York Zoological Society.
President Kennedy returns to Washington from Cape Cod after a fifth weekend away as diplomats sign a limited test ban treaty in Moscow. He departs Otis Air Force Base at 9:99 a.m. EDT with Mrs Kennedy staying behind for the expected birth of their third child. Kennedy resumes duties at the White House desk while Rusk and allied ministers monitor East West talks.
The Scottsdale Schools invite lease and alternate bids for language laboratories at Arcadia Coronado and Scottsdale High Schools. Bid forms and specs are at the Purchasing Agent Office 3811 N 44th St Phoenix. Bids due by 4 PM August 16 1963 and opening follows. Harald Gade Purchasing Agent. Published Aug 1 2 3 5 6 1963.
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