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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1961
Page
2
The city council seeks wider durable streets for modernization, weighing purchase, condemnation, or donation of right of way. Street upgrades reduce maintenance costs, attract residents and business, and improve lighting to deter crime, tracing Scottsdale’s history from cobbled core to asphalted future.
Sign up notes reveal Scottsdale will open Coronado High and two new elementary schools Yavapai and Paiute. Existing Hohokam and Supai schools are expanded to 1600 and 1500 capacity respectively. The district hires 185 new teachers for the surge.
State regents favor a University of Arizona medical school but push a wait-and-see approach due to broader state education needs. President Harvill would hire staff for preliminary plans while Gov. Fannin urges delay for long range needs and potential Phoenix hospital funding.
Arizona legislators voiced caution on funding a proposed medical school. Senate leaders said state finances will limit action for at least two years, stressing existing education commitments and university growth. House leaders echoed the need for more funds before deciding where to allocate any medical school funds.
A rosary recital for Kathleen Ann Dahn 37 of 3513 East Taylor Phoenix will be held at 8 p m tomorrow in the chapel of Messinger Mortuary 515 East Indian School Road. Dahn a native of Newburgh New York moved to the Valley eight years ago from Poughkeepsie New York and died at her home Sunday. She is survived by her husband Lester J Cahn three sons Frederick A James A and David A her father James T Burns and a sister Mrs Eileen Molenda all of Phoenix.
About 170 convicted freedom riders arrived in Jackson Mississippi for a mass court appearance under police protection. James Farmer CORE urged persistence as 182 cases were set for trial next week with juries two per day five days a week.
Eichmann's attorney argued that Israel lacks jurisdiction to try the fugitive Nazi for the Holocaust. Dr. Robert Servatius urged judges to ignore the indictment and apply Argentine statutes of limitation, contending only Argentina could prosecute the crimes. He described Eichmann as a mere agent obeying higher orders and requested the court pause until November.
Weather forecast shows variable cloudiness today and Tuesday with 80 percent chance of afternoon or evening thunderstorms over the Valley and 40 percent on Tuesday. Temperatures: high near 105 in Phoenix today, low around 78 Tuesday morning, high about 103 Tuesday.
Authorities in Yuma discussed possible charges against 18 year old Richard Lynn Wright of Mesa for abducting a Phoenix housewife and forcing two others toward the Mexican border. Investigators cited holding against wil l, armed recovery, brain theft and Dyer Act concerns while noting Wright allegedly abducted Janette Farrar 21, disarmed Sgt. Richard Frazier, forced Otto Carlisle and his son Bob toward San Luis and crossed into Mexico with money and a car. Mexican police arrested Wright after a wreck near Sonoyta.
In Aix en Provence thieves broke into the Ven drome Pavillon and stole eight Paul Cezanne paintings including The Card Players. A woman caretaker slept through the break in as two guards faced submachine guns. insurance sources estimate the eight works at least six hundred thousand dollars, part of France’s art theft total topping 3.59 million since last year.
City meeting records show critics arguing Scottsdale needs no storm drains or vertical curbs. Speakers claim parking setbacks and curb design harm business, while advocates insist sidewalks and sidewalks attract tourists. Council members challenge calls for new infrastructure.
Joseph A. Tolman, 63, of 153 W. Indian School Road, Scottsdale, died Saturday at the county hospital after neighbors said he was very ill. Police found him in a dilapidated cabin suffering from malnutrition. A World War I veteran, Tolman had lived in Scottsdale 13 years and is survived by two sisters Mrs. Phillip Aldrich of Provincetown Rhode Island and Mrs. H C Maxwell of Cranston Rhode Island and a nephew Arthur Ellinwood of Cranston.
A head on collision 17 miles west of Winslow on U S 66 killed four people. Victims include Ralph Alfred Nelson 78 and Nettie 61 of Phoenix Lois Bernice Bramman 30 of Phoenix and Laura Fortunebeck 72 of Orlando Fla.
Jesse E. Riebe age 41 of 413 West Moreland died Sunday night at Good Samaritan Hospital after being rushed to the emergency room from his home. Funeral arrangements are being made with Messinger Mortuary.
Welfare Secretary Ribicoff warned it would be tragic if Congress funds schools for children of federal workers but ignores the rest of Kennedy’s school aid package. He avoided stating if he would back vetoes on separate legislation renewing the impacted areas program. The Senate panel advanced a one year extension while House actions mix impacted aid with college construction and scholarships.
At the Laos conference in Geneva Britain’s Malcolm MacDonald accused North Viet Nam of evasion over its military units in Laos. He pressed for a real pullout of all foreign forces and for international control, refuting charges of American intervention.
More than 50 applications have been received for the chamber of commerce manager job. Dick Houseworth, committee chairman, said the deadline set for tomorrow was missed as the selection continues. Directors will meet tomorrow afternoon to approve a candidate and announce the new manager within a week.
Arizona Army National Guard units moved personnel and equipment to Fort Huachuca as the annual two-week encampment opened today. Training is reported to proceed at maximum intensity across units statewide.
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