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Scottsdale Progress

Location

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Aug 18, 1961

Page

3

Scottsdale Builder Featured In Two National Magazines

Bernie Young of Scottsdale and his firm Young Construction Company are showcased in two national magazines. The August American Builder cover shows Young with Robert Smith. A Better Homes and Gardens September feature highlights the territorial home on Indian Bend Road using stabilized units and native materials.

Southwest Territorial Southwest Young Construction Company Scottsdale Indian Bend Road Scottsdale Road Bernie Young Scottsdale Custom Builder Young Robert Smith Craftsman’s Court American Builder Territorial Idea Better Homes and Gardens Arizona

Fifteen Scottsdale Teachers to Attend NEA Confab

Fifteen Scottsdale School District teachers will attend the annual four day Arizona Education Association leaders conference at Arizona State College in Flagstaff starting Sunday. Attendees include Herbert Forsberg and Robert White representing Hopi and several Kaibab Kachina and Tonto School staff plus Scottsdale High School treasurer Josephine Sawaia. The event aims to acquaint new officers and local association representatives with the ABA and National Education Association.

Scottsdale Arizona Education Association Arizona State College Flagstaff Herbert W. Forsberg E. Sheridan Robert J. White N. 45Th St Frances Greenwald S. Joseph Way Jerry E. Winn Kachina Doris Bale E. Georgia Elinor Rae Quail Run Road Barbara Hill

Prison uprising at Tennessee prison stopped by Army tank

Authorities used an M48 Patton tank to crush an eight hour rebellion at Tennessee's state prison where 33 people fired from a barricaded commissary. Ringleader Raymond Farra plus Frank Sanders and brothers Robert and John Bohannon identified among inmates. Corrections officials vow tighter get tough policy with denials of radio TV papers and heightened guard presence.

Nashville, Tenn UPI Tennessee Raymond Farra Frank Sanders Robert John Bohannon A. Farra West Virginia Sir Tler Keith Hampton Hampton

Scottsdale official criticizes city civic planning approach

Bernie Young chairman of Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce civic beautification committee says the city shows apathy toward civic appearance. He criticizes lack of public notice for improvement district plans and underutilization of chamber expertise including a $3,000 offering for growth studies. The council pursues seven improvement districts while coordinating with Traffic studies and a new zoning ordinance.

National Council of Custom Builders Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce Bernie Young Young Maricopa County Scottsdale

Pollen Culprit Isolated Sparks Hope For Hay Fever Aid

Hayfever shots ten thousand times stronger than current ones may arrive after Chicago researchers isolate a single ragweed pollen substance triggering hay fever. Dr. A Robert Goldfarb leads a three man Chicago Medical School team whose decade long study finds this allergen far more potent than whole pollen and could enable targeted vaccines.

United Press International Chicago UPI Chicago Robert Goldfarb Chicago Medical School Goldfarb

Grandmother Performs Roof Stunts in Darlington

In Darlington England 81 year old Martha Dent climbed onto an outhouse roof after losing her key then traversed to another roof and slipped into a bedroom window officers arrived after she was safely inside Firefighters contained the incident and did not need to intervene further

Darlington England UPI Fire Department Martha Dent Mrs. Dent

Riese Accepts Coast Work on Move to Cal State Northridge

Dr. Russell L Riese ASU engineering division chairman until last June will become professor of engineering and associate dean at San Fernando Valley State College Northridge California He and his wife and daughter Cathy Ella plan to move around Sept 1 They are active in PTA church and civic groups Riese was Scottsdale City Council candidate last primary He is one of four ASU engineering division members to leave this year with Dr R A Manhart heading UNLV electrical engineering Larry Goshan joining GE Phoenix and John A Tartar moving to IBM in San Jose California.

Russell L Riese Arizona State University San Fernando Valley State College Northridge Calif Riese Cathy Ella Granada Road Scottsdale PTA ASU R. A. Manhart University of Nevada Larry Goshan General Electric Computer Phoenix John A. Tartar San Jose International Business Machines Company

ASC Completes Summer Session Toward Record Enrollment

A total of 967 students at Arizona State College complete the second five week term as summer courses wrap up. Summer session enrollment reaches about 2,200, an all time high. Fall term begins September 11 with freshmen and transfer orientation. Registration for upperclassmen on September 13. Classes start September 14. Dormitories open September 10.

Flagstaff Arizona State College

Phoenix College anticipates fall enrollments

Phoenix College officials expect 3000 day session students and 4000 at night this fall registration runs August 28 through September 1.

Phoenix UPI Phoenix College

Major Airlines Trim Coast to Coast Fares

Major airlines cut about 100 dollars on select transcontinental routes approved by the Civil Aeronautics Board. A 198 dollar round-trip excursion fare for jets and 178 dollars for piston planes plus the 10 percent federal tax apply for trips of 13 to 30 days with travel between Monday noon and Friday noon. TWA reports strong demand with high coach occupancy and thousands of advance reservations, while American and United also adopt the reduced fares in a strategy to boost business.

Civil Aeronautics Board Trans World Airlines

Oregon Journal to Merge Into Sunday Oregonian

M J Frey of the Oregonian Publishing Co announces the Sunday Oregon Journal will merge into the Sunday Oregonian starting with the August 27 issue. The Oregonian Publishing Co owner Samuel I Newhouse bought the Journal on August 4 for more than 8 million dollars.

Portland UPI M. J. Frey The Oregonian Publishing Co Sunday Oregon Journal Oregonian Samuel I. Newhouse of New York

Met Opera Cancels 1961 62 Season For Second Time

New York The Metropolitan Opera scrapped its 1961 62 season after ending contract talks with the orchestra union. This marks only the second cancellation in the company’s 78 year history, with blame exchanged between management and the union amid reported exorbitant wage demands.

New York UPI Metropolitan Opera Company Orchestra Francis Robinson Met Harold A. Felix

Amphitheater High FFA Wins Arizona Farm Safety Honor

Amphitheater High School in Tucson earns the state FFA farm safety award. Ronald Fish, 17, receives a $1200 scholarship from the Salt River Valley Water Users Association for outstanding FFA member achievement.

Tucson UPI Amphitheater High School Future Farmer Amphitheater Ronald Fish Salt River Valley Water Users Association FFA

Trio Arrested For Hotel Theft In Ischia Near Naples

Police say Germano Fincamore, 24, and two minors were arrested at Ischia for stealing jewels and $2,000 from Tempe Arizona tourist Mrs Ann Thompson and her daughter Mary. The women were asleep when chloroform was delivered through an open hotel window.

San Remo Italy UPI Tempe Ariz Germano Fincamore Ischia Naples Ann Thompson Mary

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