10 Aug 1964
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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1964
Page
1
A reflection traces early remedies from nux vomica and belladonna to atropine and modern practice. It notes bitter tonics losing value and quacks who claimed a drug matched every disease. The piece also warns that many fatal fires stem from sleeping drunk or after sleeping pills, delaying escape.
South faced a tough bridge hand as West proved the danger in spades. The expert declarer misplayed, while Alfred Sheinwold explains how South should develop clubs without giving West the lead, forecasting a safer path to nine or more tricks.
The first fully automated bank in Phoenix began operations at 3500 N Central. A.B. Robbs Jr. chairs the board, with H Albert McEvoy as president and Norman Fall, Richard Danley as senior vice presidents, and Eugene P as vice president and cashier. The bank acquired major assets of the A B Robbe Trust Co.
Joseph L. Granger of Sumter South Carolina the first U S civilian official captured in Viet Nam was seized Sunday by Communist guerrillas in the central highlands. He accompanied by a Filipino aide and a Vietnamese farm manager were taken at gunpoint. Granger and 13 other Americans now reportedly held by the Reds include Dr Ardel Vietty of Dallas a medical mission member.
William F. Spradling tracked his car after it was abandoned on State Route 77. Deputy Ralph Bologna arrested Felix Salcido and Andy Ybarra in Globe after observing them removing wheels, battery, generator, distributor, and other parts within 30 minutes.
Two separate crashes in Arizona and nearby areas killed nine people and injured three. The fatalities raise the year’s toll to 369, with five dead in one collision and two couples killed on U.S. 89 near Cameron.
Baptist Hospital records list three newborn girls. The Williamses of 8601 E Buena Terra have a daughter born August 8, along with the Arch ie L Newport family at 6616 E Cactus Rd and the John W Patterson household P O Box 1087 also welcoming a daughter on August 9.
UPI reports from Tokyo say U.S. carrier launched jets and strafing attacks wounded three male civilians at a ferry landing and two women nearby. Hanoi rejects UN Security Council participation claims while stating pilots Alvarez and Sather are missing in action.
Markets in New York show fractional gains led by the auto sector with Chrysler Ford GM and American Motors rising. Mack Truck gained a point while steel shares were mixed with Bethlehem and Republic higher but U S Steel and Youngstown Sheet eased slightly.
The report notes white teen Billy Wayne Wallace 18 shot to death at White Rock Lake Dallas during a name calling session with three others wounded. In nearby downtown Dallas two white men were injured by Negro attackers. In Alabama a Negro man was stabbed to death after a horn incident and four combatants injured. Separate theater fights occurred in Cleveland with minor injuries. Jackson Mississippi Bishop Gerow calls desegregation of Catholic schools in September. In New York 5500 mourners attended services for civil rights workers Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner.
A U S Sixth Fleet task group including the aircraft carrier USS Franklin D Roosevelt and USS Boston steamed from Naples toward the Cyprus area under emergency orders. The group, led by Rear Adm. William E. Ellis, includes USS Springfield and several destroyers and support ships. Navy spokesmen kept destination vague noting they monitor the Cyprus situation with Adm. James Russell. The force comprises about 50 ships and 25,000 sailors.
Lewis W. Douglas of Tucson announced he will support President Johnson in November. He cited friendship with Barry Goldwater but said Johnson is better equipped to weigh international developments and avoid war while pursuing peaceful existence.
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