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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1963
Page
1
Hazleton Pennsylvania report that rescue teams paused efforts to reach one of three miners trapped nine days after a cave in. Louis Bova is thought to be entombed behind rock and debris with no food since August 16.
Tanner Brothers Inc filed a protest after being named winner of the West Main Street Improvement District contract for 321079 dollars. The city council overruled objections and ordered work to start within five days, facing potential bond forfeiture if delays persist amid a pending Maricopa County suit and utility relocation concerns.
The Scottsdale council discussed a new post office site where owners William Mahoney and J C Raineri hold frontage split with Chanen Construction. The federal building will be leased, the current Fourth Street post office to be leased, bids for the project to follow, and a site transfer to the winning bidder.
Soviet Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev told executives and workers at a Belgrade plant that socialist countries must craft a program of economic cooperation to outproduce capitalism and secure communism's ultimate victory. He said mass production superiority would decide the economic world.
A three member panel of the Paradise Valley planning and zoning commission will study E. V. Grahams request to change land on the southeast corner of Lincoln Drive and Tatum Boulevard from residential to commercial zoning for a Valley National Bank branch office.
Marsha Scibella 21 was named Miss Phoenix after a winning 3 minute skit and now advances to the Miss Maricopa County pageant on September 14 at the Safari Hotel. If successful, she will compete in Miss Arizona at the Arizona State Fair in November in Phoenix.
The Maricopa County Grand Jury will receive the Arizona State Tax Commission files on 1961 and 1962 printing contracts and related correspondence. Officials are examining alleged kickbacks in contracts with Sprague Printing, Par Press, Standard Printing, and James V Tinney, former Par Press owner. The civil suit by Mr. and Mrs. Donald Seymour accuses Tinney of inflating business value by paying kickbacks to state officials to secure contracts. The investigation remains in closed sessions with limited disclosed details.
The Soviet Union accused Communist China of seeking nuclear arms and warned that such efforts would wreck China’s economy. Moscow denounced Beijing's opposition to the Moscow test ban pact and called the Chinese attitude toward nuclear war savage. The attack responded to Beijing’s claim that the Kremlin betrayed a promise to help Beijing on weapons and urged China to focus on economic strength.
Dr. Harold Brown told the Senate the limited nuclear test ban treaty would improve rather than harm U S military position even if the Soviet Union pursued secret tests. He said any violator would incur high costs to avoid detection and that U S anti missile efforts are comparable to Soviet efforts.
President Kennedy announced 22 million dollars was allocated to ready Johnston Island for atmospheric testing should Russia violate the test ban. He outlined four safeguards including laboratories, underground testing, and improved clandestine testing detection. Kennedy rejected Teller's charge and emphasized minimizing atmospheric tests while noting 36 tests in 1961 and 97 underground blasts recently.
Partly cloudy through tomorrow with four chances of thundershowers on both days. Temperature remains high with today reaching 99 and tomorrow 101. Willard L. Greene reports Tuesday’s high 102 and today’s low 78.
The United States and the Soviet Union weigh open negotiations on preventing surprise attacks at the 17 nation disarmament conference. Delegations view the issue as promising post partial nuclear test ban, with the plan often cited as exchanging observation posts at rail hubs and airports as a first step. Moscow and Washington await high level foreign ministers meeting to advance any far reaching agreement.
Southern governors backed away from inviting Dr. Edward Teller to speak at their meeting in White Sulphur Springs West Virginia as a possible clash over the nuclear test ban treaty loomed. Governor Orval Faubus warned Teller appearance could be embarrassing at the conference finale.
City council considers a loop hole in sign rules to allow a directional sign for the American Heritage Wax Museum on a city right of way. Arthur Batty appeals after variance denial for a Western motif sign near 98 W Stetson Scottsdale Rd Fifth Ave. The Chamber backs unique character and study proceeds to set a general policy.
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