Johnson Visit Reassures West Berliners After Troop Arrival
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson’s Berlin visit and the arrival of 1500 U S troops reassured West Berliners that the United States will defend them. Secretary of State Dean Rusk said the events of the last two days eased fears after the East Berlin border was closed. He warned against a rushed showing of force and emphasized peaceful means to protect Western interests in Berlin.
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Washington
UPI
Lyndon B. Johnson
Berlin
U.S
West
Rusk
United States
West Berlin
Arizona Guard Terms Extended At Fort Huachuca Maneuvers
Officials of the Arizona Army National Guard said Washington ordered a one year extension for all enlistments expiring between October 1 and June 1. The guard is conducting summer maneuvers at Fort Huachuca and recruiting offices will open statewide, but no draftees will be considered.
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Fort Huachuca
API
Arizona Army National Guard
Washington
Sale of Sam's Milk Depot Planned for Aug 28 1961
Legal notice states Samuel J Contracieri and Elizabeth L Contracieri doing business as Sam's Milk Depot at 2613 North Scottsdale Road Scottsdale Arizona will sell transfer and deliver all rights to Ralph F Rohlfsen and Irene J Rohlfsen on August 28 1961 at 10 00 am All creditors must file claims with Miller Byrnes Attorneys at Law 77 Third Avenue West Scottsdale Arizona by August 28 1961 at 10 00 am Possession to buyers on August 28 1961 after which buyers bear all bills. Notary Janet Nicholson verifies attorneys authority. Publish dates August 19 21 22 23 24 25 1961.
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Samuel J. Contracieri
Elizabeth L. Contracieri
Sam's Milk Depot
North
Scottsdale Road
Scottsdale
Arizona
Ralph F. Rohlfsen
Irene J. Rohlfsen
Maricopa
Robert F. Byrnes
Janet Nicholson
Three Democrats urge resuming nuclear tests amid Soviet secret tests
Three Democratic congressmen contend Russia is covertly testing nuclear weapons during the Geneva talks. They urge the United States to restart underground tests while seeking a test ban agreement, flagging Kennedy’s openness to “test and talk” under Geneva negotiations.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
Russia
Holifield
Kennedy
Geneva
United States
John Stennis
D-Miss
Police Capture Sex-Crazed Knife Slayer
In New York Brooklyn police report the arrest of 17 year old Israel Santiago who re enacted a double murder in a swamp area. He allegedly killed Augustin Trinidad Jr. 13 and Jaime Luis Ruiz 9 with a knife after sexually assaulting them. Santiago says he sought sexual relations with boys and became enraged when the younger resisted. He was booked on serious charges and linked to a prior 9 year old slaying from last June.
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New York
UPS
Israel Santiago
Santiago
Brooklyn
Augustin Trinidad Jr
Jaime Luis Ruiz
Raymond V. Martin
Augustin
Sheba Wins Camel Race in Virginia City Fest
Sheba the camel wins the annual race in Virginia City Nevada riding with Frank Lyttle at the finish line Heba the daughter at the finish. The Riverside Press Enterprise sponsored event drew about 9000 visitors to the historic mining town and produced a record 32 second downtown run amid a three day celebration featuring four wins for Sheba.
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Virginia City
Nev
UPD
Sheba
Seba
Heba
Riverside
Calif
Press-Enterprise
Indio
Frank Lyttle
Enterprise
Chandler Attends Sales Course in Los Angeles
William J. Chandler, a medical service representative for J. B. Roerig and Company, attends an 11 state refresher sales seminar in Los Angeles as part of eight regional meetings nationwide. Roerig is a pharmaceutical division of Charles Pfizer & Co. Inc.
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William J. Chandler
E. Monte Vista Rd
J.B. Roerig and Company
Los Angeles
Calif
Roerig
J. B. Roerig and Company
Charles Pfizer & Co., Inc
City May Vote To Stop Rental Of Courtroom
City Manager Bob McNutt plans a council recommendation to bar nonofficial use of the new courtroom and council chamber, allowing only emergency or official Town of Scottsdale meetings. The room now hosts magistrate court, planning commission, council, and juvenile court sessions.
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Bob McNutt
McNutt
Scottsdale
Planning Commission
Council
Board of Freeholders
Board of Adjustments
Old City ‘Hall
Board of Architecture
Retail Sales Show Drop For Six Months In Arizona
Arizona Progress, a Valley National Bank digest, reports six month retail sales totaled 957 million dollars up 1 percent from a year earlier. National sales fell 2 percent in the period. Weaker new car and truck demand curtailed overall retail volume with 17 percent fewer vehicle sales than the first half of 1960.
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Phoenix
UPS
Arizona
Arizona Progress
Valley National Bank
Johnson Boosts Berlin Troop Support and U.S. Presence
Vice President Johnson lauded the 1,500 new U.S. troops in West Berlin for strengthening the Allied garrison. West German Ambassador Grewe said the visit ended days of uncertainty. Johnson planned to report to Kennedy in Hyannis Port before meeting in Washington with Gen. Lucius Clay and State Department expert Charles Bohlen.
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U.S
West Berlin
America
Johnson
Wilhelm Grewe
Berlin
Kennedy
Cape Cod
Hyannis Port
Mass
Washington
Lucius Clay
Charles Bohlen
Depetinors
Teachers Drawn From 18 States For District Staffing
Conners notes the district hired teachers from 18 or 19 states this year. Of 780 teachers on the 1961-62 payroll, about 500 will teach in elementary schools. All teachers begin meetings Tuesday August 29 at their home schools with a district session the next day at Arcadia High School.
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Conners
Arcadia High School
Weather outlook with sun and clouds and heat
Sunny today and Tuesday with late afternoon and evening cloudiness. Thunder shower possible over the valley at 30 percent. Temperatures near 106 during the day and around 80 at night, with little change. 24 hour period ending 4am shows temperatures and precipitation.
Two Tucson Boys Die in Abandoned Ice Box Tragedy
In Tucson, 11 year old James Waldrop and his 4 year old nephew William Croy suffocated after entering an open metal ice box found in an adjacent garage. A neighbor discovered them about 10 p.m. after a concerned woman recalled the stored box near the Waldroop home. Police and medical examiners indicate suffocation occurred within minutes of their entry. William’s father serves aboard the USS Intrepid. the boys had been missing since mid afternoon.
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Tucson
UPI
James Waldrop
William Croy
Charles Clark
Norris Waldroop
Outdoor Theater Hearing Slated By City Council
City council plans a 8 p.m. hearing to decide on use permits for a drive in theater at Rogers Lane and Indian School Road and for a convalescent hospital on Indian Bend Road near Pima. The planning commission previously disapproved the theater. the hospital was approved.
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Rogers Lane
Indian School Road
Indian Bend Road
Pima
City Planning Commission
Scottsdale Terrace
Paiute School
Scottsdale
Oak Street
Coffin Killed In One Car Crash
Funeral services are pending for James N. Coffin 30 of 808 E Fairmont killed in a one car crash at 21st Avenue and Southern. Police say he was thrown from the car after it overturned four times hitting rain water. Coffin lived in Scottsdale two and a half years and worked as a salesman for B F Goodrich Co. He is survived by his widow Pauline and three children Robert Eugene 7 James Randolph 4 all of Scottsdale and a sister Mrs Mary Cook Phoenix. Funeral arrangements are with Messinger Mortuary.
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James N. Coffin
E. Fairmont
21St Avenue
Southern
Coffin
Scottsdale
B. F. Goodrich Co
Pauline
Robert Eugene
James Randolph
Mary Cook
Phoenix
Messinger Mortuary
Ethics collapse warning sparks teaching group plea
A National Education Association official urged a return to ethical standards in America and warned the nation could slip into dictatorship. Dr. Glenn Snow cited U-2, CIA Cuba actions, and price fixing indictments to illustrate an ethics problem as 250 educators met at Arizona State College in Flagstaff.
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Flagstaff
UPI
National Education Association
America
Glenn Snow
Washington, D.C
Law Rela
Snow
CIA
Kansan Wins Soap Box Derby Crown in Akron
Dick Lawson, 13, of Wichita Kansas, won the 1961 All-American Soap Box Derby title in Akron beating 151 entrants. Gary Patchen, 15, of Fort Lauderdale Florida, finished second and earned a $4,000 scholarship.
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Akron
Ohio
UPI
Dick Lawson
Wichita
Kan
Gary Patchen
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
Payson to Build New High School at $146 000
Construction of a new Payson high school is slated to begin mid October with an estimated cost of 146000 dollars. Gila County supervisors will soon invite bids. Superintendent Ivan Wade said federal funds will not be available for the project.
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Allstate
Allstate Insurance Office
S. Scottsdale Rd
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Skokie
Ikea
Paradise Ford
RAY Bryson General Sales
Mar
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Ray Bryson
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