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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1961
Page
4
Scottsdale's Hopi Elementary School opened in 1960 costing 483000. The 10 acre site features color coded corridors with distinct doors, mosaic Hopi drawings, two playgrounds, and heat pump heating. Enrollment is expected near 850 with bright cool classrooms and a plastic encased mural program by Joe Wong and Associates.
The Chicago summer saw rising tensions as large influx of Southern African Americans tested urban integration. Police used strong measures at Rainbow Beach and 23rd and Whipple as leaders from the Chicago Urban League warned that growth in the Black Belt would strain housing, and officials vowed to address the underlying issues to prevent further violence.
Detroit UPI reports the United Auto Workers threaten a strike vote from about 310,000 GM workers if talks stall this week. Leonard Woodcock states strong rank and file support and the bargaining committee may seek authorization from the international union to mobilize a strike.
On June 17 the mayor's Commission on Human Relations logged 200 racial-incident complaints since January, near the total for 1960. Soon hundreds of Negro and white freedom riders flocked weekly to Rainbow Beach on the South Side, drawing crowds of thousands.
Edward A. Marciniak of the ON ON Human Relations outlines hopes for Chicago in the future. He predicts merit hiring under a new state fair employment law, white flight easing as Negro families move to suburbs, and mortgage access improving for Black residents.
A UPI feature portrays the sweeper woman of Karachi as unrestrained and frank, living on the social fringe. Described with gypsy dress and gaudy shawl, she works multiple jobs, earns meager wages, scavenges for goods, and shares crowded, hygiene-poor housing. Despite social stigma, she is honest and unrebellious, gaining limited national rights as social tolerance grows.
Soprano Maria Callas thrilled 17 000 in Epidaurus ancient theater as she sang Medea. Elsa Maxwell kissed her on stage and public cheers interrupted the performance. Aristotle Onassis did not attend the show and left Epidaurus with Callas earlier.
A Hungarian air crash in a Budapest suburb killed 24 people including 20 passengers and four crew. The DC3 aircraft likely belonged to Maley Airlines used for Sunday sightseeing flights over the city. The official timing of the announcement coincided with a Soviet spaceman Titov's flight.
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