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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1963
Page
2
Charles McDowell Jr. muses on the Post Office adopting a Zip Code 23229 and a growing web of personal numbers. He imagines a future of Zip Messages and nearly hundreds of coded transmissions, with humorous translations about lost identity and crossed wires.
Attorneys for 352 persons charged with violating an antidemon stration injunction at Danville Virginia would ask a federal court to assume jurisdiction. They would seek a stay of trials until Judge Sobeloff rules on the injunctions constitutionality.
Three rabid dogs found in southern Yuma County prompt a quarantine covering Yuma Somerton Welton and areas of the Yuma and Gila Valleys and Martinez Lake.
Three more leaking drums of a deadly insecticide concentrate were found in Tucson by firemen late Wednesday. The leak followed a Tuesday spill when a 55 gallon drum of parathion cyanamide saturated ground under a railroad box car. The car carried 76 malathion drums and 25 parathion drums. Fire crews worked seven hours to contain the contamination. Southern Pacific ordered guards around the box car overnight to prevent further spread.
Forty one Scottsdale residents earned high academic honors at Arizona State University in the second semester per registrar Alfred Thomas Jr. The list includes all A students with 12 or more hours and a second group on the high honor roll with A minus to A grades. Names and addresses span multiple streets in Scottsdale and nearby areas.
Haitian exile forces claim the 300 man invasion persists and has grown to about 600 while the Haitian government says it has crushed the attack. Spokesmen report clashes on the northern plains with casualties cited by exile leaders.
Scottsdale Parks and Recreation Director L B Spacewater announced an extra hour of public swimming. The pool will be open from noon to 8 30 p m, extending previously short hours. The change aims to accommodate business people wanting to swim after work.
Charles H. Reed, 56, chief counsel for Arizona’s Colorado River water fight, collapsed and died during a Washington, D.C. dinner with Roy Elson, administrative assistant to Senator Hayden. Reed led Arizona’s interstate water case and argued before the Supreme Court, with a 1950s victory cited. autopsy ordered. He died at Washington Hospital Center after arrival. Reed had noted fatigue days earlier and had recent ties to a Phoenix law firm.
Joseph Valachi testifies that Arnold Schuster's murder was ordered by Albert Anastasia after Schuster identified bank robber Willie Sutton. Valachi says Frederick Tenuto was the shooter, killed to hide the trail as Vito Genovese fights for control. authorities believe Tenuto unreachable.
Maricopa County claims it does not practice racial discrimination in hiring. Chairman Barney Burns says the proposed resolution by Negro leaders would misstate the board’s position. He notes Negroes are 9.1 percent of 2,555 employees but 3.8 percent of the population and says no Negro has sought a department head post.
Bats migrate through the Salt River Valley from August to October with possible rabies. Maricopa County officials note annual movement in Phoenix area. Last year three of 2 bats tested carried rabies. Kevin Emery, 8, was bitten by a rabid bat and receives anti rabies treatment.
Hughes Aircraft Co in Tucson plans to lay off about 1 000 employees by the end of October as production of one Falcon guided missile version is suspended and several major programs near completion. Division Plant Manager Louis Reasor said the Air Force will halt Falcon air to air missile production, prompting the cutback.
An Arizona House committee led by Rep. T C Rhodes plans its last meeting for September 9-10 to review hospital operations and push improvements for the 1964 legislature. The panel backs stronger security for the criminally insane, debated facility locations, and potential fringe benefit cuts for salary rises. a Florence prison option may be costly.
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