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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1965
Page
6
An armored South Vietnamese column backed by U.S. airpower advances toward the Duc Co Special Forces camp near Pleiku as Communist resistance slows the push. Officials report at least 219 Viet Cong killed and six captured, with 13 American advisers inside the camp.
Federal officials say Roberto Ramirez confessed in Miami to killing the captain first mate and three crew members aboard the Seven Seas after a political dispute over Cuba. He was picked up in a skiff about 60 miles south of Miami before dawn today.
In Se arcy Arkansas rescue workers hauled 53 bodies from a Titan IT missile silo after a blast killed a construction crew. Two workers escaped through a safety hatch as officials ordered an immediate investigation and a 30 person expert team arrived to determine the final death toll. The incident occurred during modifications inside a 170 foot deep silo and involved a diesel engine ignition that triggered the blast.
President Johnson signs a 7.5 billion housing bill at the White House calling it a landmark act. The measure expands federal housing programs and includes a new rent subsidy plan aimed at the elderly and low income families living in slums and blighted neighborhoods.
The planning and zoning commission adopted resolutions urging that a city park be named for Tom Felke 31 who died of cancer Saturday Felke a former city council member planning and zoning commissioner city magistrate and STEP committee member was buried today in Wilmette Indiana The Scottsdale Political Action Delegates praised Felke for his dedication to duty and public service noting his work on parks and recreation facilities The zoning commission resolution said Felke contributions to the city will never be forgotten.
The planning and zoning commission endorsed a design review district to control architecture in specified zones, sending the proposal to the city council for a final hearing next month. The five member board would oversee building design in areas marked as DR zones, especially downtown, with hearings and potential appeals to the council.
Broadway-Hale Stores plans a 79 foot high three story plus penthouse store in a Valley center with Sears Roebuck and other shops. Neighbors protested the height and HR zoning. center expected two year completion with $30 million total investment and annual sales tax about $400,000.
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted unanimously to approve Abe Fortas for the Supreme Court. The panel also backed Thurgood Marshall for solicitor general and Rep. Orin Harris for a federal judgeship in Arkansas, while Dirksen noted possible negative votes on Marshall.
Scottsdale residents will face a combined tax rate of 11 dollars per 100 of assessed valuation. The Scottsdale School District sets 6.37 dollars, the county 1.51, city 1.07, state 1.77, flood district 0.02, and junior college 0.26. The total is up 19 cents from last year’s 10.81, aided by higher state funds and a cash balance shorter than expected.
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