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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1963
Page
2
Dr Walter C Alvarez recounts letters from wives of chronic alcoholics, detailing torture, abuse, and fear for children. He notes many husbands relapse, families uprooted, and mothers seeking support amid stigma and danger. He also reports a successful kidney transplant in Leeds with a donor kidney from a dying man restoring function in a younger patient.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk predicted strong U S backing for the partial test ban treaty he signed with Britain and the Soviet Union. He noted forthcoming Senate hearings and planned to brief reporters before heading to Leningrad for further talks with Soviet officials.
The city council approved four liquor licenses and postponed action on one. Recommendations to the State Liquor Control Board included licenses for Scottsdale Big Town, Wrangler's Roost, the 7 11 Market, and Scottsdale Food Market. Cros Keys license decision was postponed due to arrears on city assessments by previous tenants.
Rep. F Edward Hebert accuses the administration of using servicemen as a tool in desegregation, condemning a Defense Department order restricting off base activity as economic blackmail and a political tool of top officials. House debates extend the national debt ceiling to November 30, while Ways and Means advances Kennedy tax program with a quick path to a proposed tax cut.
Mesa City Council ordered condemnation action to annex near city land as part of creating a city owned electrical utility. SRP president Victor Corbell warned loss of 10 percent rising to 22 percent of Project revenue could jeopardize low cost water and power contributions and municipal functions.
Mayor Bill Schrader and Councilman John Woudenberg will attend the American Municipal Association annual convention in Houston August 10 14. Schrader will serve on the water resources committee. The city council approved $310 in expenses for the trip.
African U.N. members faced a tough fight as they sought Security Council approval for a partial South Africa boycott. The resolution to halt all South African goods and arms shipments drew resistance from the United States Britain France and Norway, risking insufficient support to pass with the five permanent members.
About 200 supporters of Krebiozen gathered near the White House and HEW to press for an executive order allowing continued use of the serum until an NCI test concludes. AMA calls the drug worthless. Salinger said the President would look into the matter, with Douglas and Pike pushing congressional action to keep patients supplied.
Arizona State University testing service sets the ACT for 8 a.m. Saturday in Life Science Building room 191. No advance application required. students must arrive early to pay a $4 fee per test per student, per Dr. Richard E. Schutz.
In Phoenix the Human Relations Commission adopts a policy of prompt action over long studies. Chairman William P. Reilly urges moving into the field now rather than awaiting proof. The panel plans talks with the NAACP and the Urban League before Sept. 26 to begin hearings.
Tucson police describe Joseph Bonanno as a national overlord of organized crime. The 20 year Tucson resident is linked to Mafia disclosures by Joseph Valachi. Bonanno, who denied Mafia ties in 1954, allegedly attended the Apalachin convention in 1957 and died in trial. He lived at 1847 East Elm Street.
Beverly Hills California UPI report says Mercedes Hester Douglas former wife of Supreme Court Justice William O Douglas and attorney Robert Eichholz honeymooning en route to her Washington state ranch. They wed here Tuesday a day after Douglas wed Joan Carol Martin. Douglas 64 and Martin 23 married in Buffalo New York. Douglas and Mrs Eichholz 46 had divorced a week earlier. The weddings this week were the third for each.
A 140 car Chicago and Northwestern freight train struck the side of a Chicago and Illinois Midland train 11 miles northwest of Springfield. One engineer was killed, apparently when he jumped from the engine, and many freight cars derailed.
In Mississippi Lt. Gov. Paul B. Johnson and former Gov. J. P. Coleman led as votes from 1,307 of 1,888 precincts were tallied in the Democratic gubernatorial primary. Johnson held 102,519 and Coleman 81,911 with Charles Sullivan at 73,595, signaling a August 27 runoff for the nomination.
About 300 Marines at the San Diego recruit depot and Navy training center received treatment to halt a meningitis outbreak. Pvt. John P. Leonard, 19, Highland Park, Michigan, died Tuesday at Navy Hospital. This marked the fifth case at the depot and the first fatality. the adjacent center reported 25 cases and three deaths this year.
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