Open Contest in Scottsdale Offers 1961 Oldsmobile Prize
Entry numbers for the Scottsdale Daily Progress progress contest are lower than expected with seven big prizes including a 1961 Oldsmobile four door sedan valued at 4456.55. Entries are accepted at Suite H over Woolworth, 20 West Main, with votes earned by subscription sales and commissions of 20 percent on new and renewal sells. Special cash prizes of 25 dollars plus commissions go to those who collect 125 dollars in subscriptions in the first week.
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Kennedy orders patrols on planes to curb hijacks
President Kennedy directed border patrolmen to ride select U S airliners to deter hijackings and the Senate moved to punish aircraft hijacking with the death penalty. The action follows a surge in hijackings including a daylight Cuban landing.
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Arizona Traffic Claims 3 Lives in Night Crashes
UPI reports three fatalities in Arizona including Jessie Nicolson 38 of Phoenix who died when her sports car overturned on Cavecreek Road north of Cactus. Leo Byrd 40 and Millard Lee Hyde 36, both cooks at Forest Cafe in Holbrook, died in a head on collision on U S 66 near the Holbrook community hospital.
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Holbrook
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Kennedy vows peaceful Berlin solution with every means
President Kennedy pledges to employ every available diplomatic means to resolve the Berlin crisis peacefully. He contrasts with Khrushchev’s taunts and says months will focus on protecting West Berlin rights while pursuing negotiations and a possible Western summit only if groundwork ensures success. He also signals renewed Geneva talks on nuclear tests and outlines security steps for air travel and broader foreign policy moves.
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East German Plan Rumored to Halt Refugee Flight
East German propaganda organs said the people's chamber would act Friday to stop mass refugee flights to West Berlin amid growing demands to curb emigrants and communists.
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Community Contests Bring Big Prizes at Woolworth Office
Get in the game today and be a big prize winner. Come to the contest office in Suite H over the Woolworth store for full information or call WH 5-4504. Contact John R. Welty Jr. at 7019 E Vista to learn more or enter.
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Taxpayers Clash Over Scottsdale Sidewalk Plan
Scottsdale Taxpayers Association promotes Redwood embedded sidewalks and multicolor patterns as alternatives to a defeated improvement district. A protest meeting is set for Sunday at the Valley Ho. City officials estimate costs up to 18 per front foot, average 12 to 15, payable over 10 years, with claimed property value gains.
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Anti-Castroists Try Hijacking Plane Over Cuba
Anti-Castro Cubans fought soldiers aboard a speeding Cuban airliner in a failed hijack attempt. Three killed and six wounded in the midair gun battle. The pilot died, the copilot landed the plane at a sugar plantation near Guira de Melena, 30 miles south of Havana, as another hijacked Pan Am jet landed at Havana International.
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Bids Called For Post Office Here In Scottsdale
Post Office Department invites bids for a new Scottsdale branch on McDowell Road between 74th and 76th Street. Builders must construct a 5,442 square foot building with parking and lease it to the department for 10 years. Bids due by Sept. 13 to Newt H. Gordon, Phoenix post office.
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Khrushchev presses West to propose first Berlin talks
Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev signaled the West must propose the first talks on Germany and Berlin. He urged no war, warned of “lunacy” in a war over a Soviet East German peace treaty, and cited Soviet readiness to use all means if aggression occurs. Titov backed the stance at a Kremlin reception.
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Anti-Communist Center Plans Expansion Here
Citizens Information Center Inc. outlined expansion and program improvements at a Tuesday meeting with 17 board members. A finance committee was formed to secure funding, while secretary Edwin M. Keyes noted strong interest in pamphlets and rental books. Volunteers are listed and others can register at 1341 S Scottsdale Rd 9 am to 5 pm.
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Joe Chambers
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S. Scottsdale Road
Paradise Valley Budget Hearing Tonight at Town Hall
The Paradise Valley town council will hold a budget hearing at 7 30 tonight at 6316 N Quail Run Road. The 42000 dollar budget is funded mainly by state tax allocations and includes discussion of a use permit for a Lincoln Drive power substation.
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Jaycees Push Scottsdale Annexation Petitions
Jaycees and their wives report strong support for city annexation on Scottsdale's eastside. Whitey Kahlen says about 90 percent of approached residents signed, with a decision tonight on continuing petitions. H. E. Camp notes possible timing issues before Tuesday's council meeting. City officials say annexation saves about 97 dollars annually for a home valued at 3700 dollars.
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H. E. Camp
Lazy Js
Bottleneck Remains on Thomas Road in Scottsdale
Scottsdale reports a single remaining bottleneck on Thomas Road inside city limits. Phoenix is resurfacing and widening from 56th Street to 48th Street, while county work earlier extended from Scottsdale Road to Pima Road. City officials will get estimates soon for completing the link from 56th Street to Scottsdale Road.
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Freeholders To Get Final Charter Draft Tonight
The Freeholders will receive the final draft of the proposed city charter at a 7:30 meeting in the old city hall. chairman Charles Christakis said the group completed an item by item review last Thursday and hopes to approve the charter within two weeks for submission to the city council.
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