Wind and Rain Hit Scottsdale Area Damage and Fatality Report
A night storm swept into the Scottsdale region with dust and lightning, causing minor property damage and multiple traffic incidents. A vehicle driven by Carl C. Jacobson Jr struck and killed Duncan Dévoe Brown as he crossed Baseline Road near Tempe in heavy rain. Brown, 56, was identified by authorities. Weather data show gusts to 48 mph at Sky Harbor with scattered rainfall totals across the state and power outages in Florence and nearby areas.
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Scottsdale
Carl C. Jacobson Jr
Pierce Way
Mesa
Tempe
Baseline Road
Jacobson
Duncan Dévoe Brown
Scottsdale Road
First Street
Scottsdale Sees Small Cost for Sewage Plant Says City Manager
Johnson pledges no Berlin retreat on sewage costs. McNutt quoted in a Phoenix paper claiming the 913 485 plant cost would be small when pro rated if Scottsdale joins a four city met system. He says the plant is needed for immediate service and future joining could waste only part of the investment.
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Scottsdale
Bob McNutt
McNutt
Phoenix
Mesa
Tempe
Kanaga Named Outstanding Man At Guard Camp
Maj. Robert L. Kanaga of the 161st Fighter Group Arizona Air National Guard Phoenix was named outstanding member of the Arizona National Guard. He received the Gen Oscar F Temple Memorial Trophy during Gover nor's Day at Fort Huachuca. Governor Paul Fannin reviewed the guards with Maj. Gen. Francis F Uhrhane present.
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UPI
Robert L. Kanaga
Arizona Air National Guard
Phoenix
Arizona National Guard
Kanaga
Oscar F. Temple
Charles G. Kroger
180Th Artillery
Mesa
Prvice
Ialion
13Th Artillery
Aptin
Albert K. Crandell
Paul Fannin
T 2
Francis F. Uhrhane
Army Electronics Proving Ground
Five Weeks Left in Scottsdale Prize Contest
The Scottsdale Daily Progress announces a five week run to win prizes in the Everybody Wins subscription drive. Local readers can aim for top prizes including a 1961 Oldsmobile Super 88 and a 1961 Oldsmobile F85, with weekly payout options and other awards for collectors. Visit suite H over Woolworth or call WH 5-4504 for details.
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Scottsdale Daily Progress
Woolworth
County Official Fires Former City Manager in Dispute
The status of former Scottsdale City Manager Gordon Allison as a county employee is disputed after county personnel director John D. Burke says he fired Allison for dereliction of duties. County Manager Charles Miller counters that only the county board can hire or fire.
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Scottsdale
Gordon Allison
Maricopa County
John D. Burke
Allison
Charles Miller
Burke
Miller
County Board of Supervisors
Bill Downing
Downing
Mort Kimsey
Paradise Valley Fate At Stake In Court
The Town of Paradise Valley faces a court date on Sept. 11 as Judge P C Stanford Jr sets arguments on a motion to dismiss the state suit challenging the town's incorporation. Earlier rulings by Judge E R Thurman found the town incorporated but the annexation invalid.
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Paradise Valley
Superior Court
P.C. Stanford Jr
Stanford
E.R. Thurman
Woman Convicted in Treasures Office Holdup Case
Superior Court jurors convict Mamie Sabari 40 for involvement in the June 5 holdup of the state treasurer's office. She aided by providing a getaway car for three men who masterminded the $2,639 robbery.
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Phoenix
UPI
Mamie Sabari
State Treasurer’s Office
Soviets Reject U S Protest on West Berlin Border Seal
The Soviets dismissed a U S protest over East Germany sealing the West Berlin border as groundless. Tass quoted Moscow backing East Germany as protecting its interests and stating border closures follow Warsaw Pact directives.
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United States
East Germany
West Berlin
German Democratic Republic
Socialist Commonwealth
Warsaw
Gdr
U. S
West Ber
Delta DC8 lands safely after hydraulic loss
Delta Flight 820 carrying 122 aboard made an emergency landing at Dobbins AFB with hydraulics out. Captain Elmer Bennett reported loss of hydraulic fluid after warning light appeared over Greenwood Mississippi and described using a gravity fall procedure to set the wheels before landing.
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API
Dobbins A.F.B
Delta Flight 820
Los Angeles
Dallas
Tex
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Fort Worth
Elmer Bennett
Greenwood
Bennett
Johnson pledges no retreat as U.S. forces head to Berlin
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson arrives in Bonn and pledges firm U.S. policy in Berlin crisis. About 1,500 battle trained troops move from Mannheim toward Berlin, with Britain and France also bolstering garrisons. Johnson and Adenauer meet, warning Soviet and East German leaders of swift retribution while reaffirming U.S. resolve.
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UPI
Lyndon B. Johnson
West Berlin
United States
Johnson
Konrad Adenauer
Bonn
U. S
Mannheim
Britain
France
Adenauer
Heinrich von Brentano
Presi
Clay
Charles E. Bohlen
Germany
Walter Dowling
Kennedy
Soviet Union
East Germany
West Germany
U.S
Lucius Clay Returns to Berlin amid Cold War tensions
Berlin greets retired US general Lucius D. Clay as he travels with Vice President Johnson on a morale mission to Bonn and Berlin. Clay, famed for organizing the 1948 49 airlift during the Soviet blockade, reassures West Berliners of continued US support as Cold War pressure intensifies.
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Lucius D. Clay
Germany
Berlin
UPI
Kennedy
Clay
Scottsdale High graduate dies from Sacramento crash injuries
James Chavey Jr., 17, a 1961 Scottsdale High School graduate and trumpet player, died of injuries from a traffic crash in Sacramento. He was one of six youths in a car driven by a serviceman en route to Lake Tahoe. the car overturned after missing a turn. Funeral services are 9 a.m. Monday at Messinger Mortuary chapel.
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Scottsdale High School
Sacramento
Calif
James Chavey Jr
Chavey
Lake Tahoe
Scottsdale
Scottsdale Highland
Messinger Mortuary Chapel
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