Ranger I Space Probe Sees Partial Success in Orbit
Ranger I failed to reach its planned lunar trajectory and entered near earth orbit. NASA reported the 675 pound satellite and Agena upper stage achieved a partial mission, with telemetry data being collected while investigators analyze why the craft did not inject on its intended path.
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Space Agency
Police hunt for stolen Goya portrait at airports and ports
British police watched airports and sea ports to stop a stolen Goya painting from leaving the country. The National Gallery work, valued at 392000 dollars, was taken Monday night and is uninsured. Scotland Yard contacted Interpol after a public appeal to the thief to treat the delicate portrait carefully.
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UPI
National Gallery
Scotland Yard
Interpol
Paris
Duke of Ellington
Kennedy Rayburn push stripped down school aid plan
Kennedy and Rayburn agreed to seek passage of a pared down administration school aid measure before Congress adjourns. Nehru said the Soviets are legally entitled under a 12 year old Western Allies agreement to seal off East Berlin. The United States urged Russia to rethink its opposition to nuclear test inspection for humanity’s sake.
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UPI
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Sam Rayburn
Congress
New Delhi
Jawharlal Nehru
East Berlin
United States
Russia
West Moves 1 500 Men To East Berlin Border
Western Allied commandants in Berlin condemn new Communist travel restrictions and deploy about 1 500 American troops with 27 tanks along the border. Units from the 2nd Battle Group of the 6th Infantry and air patrols reinforce the sector while Allied patrols expand to Brandenburg Gate and nearby areas.
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UPI
U.S. Army
Mallig Blvuup
Will Dvlilig Vllt
East Berlin
Frederick Street
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West Berlin
6Th Infantry
Frederick O. Hartel
John R. Deane
San Francisco
2Nd Battle Group
Tempelhof
U.S
Brandenburg Gate
Scottsdale charter protests threaten Kimsey as clause stays
Mayor Kimsey warns he will resign if a personal interest clause remains in the Scottsdale charter. He owns Arizona Public Service stock with contracts to the city. The freeholders may keep their draft and seek a late October vote, with final amendments possible tomorrow night. City Attorney Petsch will review legality before the meeting.
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Mort Kimsey
Scottsdale
Kimsey
Arizona Public Service
City Hall
Roy Petsch
Charles Christakis
Board of Freeholders
Freeholders
County Recorder’s Office
Jim Boyd
Board of Architecture
Christakis
Taxpayers Set Meeting Date Scottsdale High School
The Scottsdale Taxpayers Association schedules a meeting tomorrow at 8 p.m. in Scottsdale High School little auditorium to elect officers and directors. A constitution and by laws will be voted on. Attorney Fenton McDonough plans to bring a Maricopa County Taxpayers Association representative to speak.
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Scottsdale High School
Fenton McDonough
Maricopa County Taxpayers Association
Two Women Lead In Scottsdale Progress Subscription Drive
Two women top the Scottsdale Daily Progress subscription contest led by Mrs. C.J. Gilman Jr. and Mrs. Doris E. Grell. Gilman shows 795,100 votes and Grell 786,950 among 28 contestants vying for two 1961 Oldsmobiles and cash prizes.
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Scottsdale Daily Progress
C.J. Gilman
D.J. Gilman, JR
North Loma Land
Doris E. Grell
W. Whitton
Mickey Liszt
E. Lincoln
Mary Hughes
W. Sheridan
Charles Cameron
E. Second St
Harry Felder
E. McKinley
John R. Welty, JR
E. Vinta
Arthur T. Petersen
Country Lane
Donna Carson
E. Camelback
Joanne Giltner
S. Patricia
Paul Bishop
Thornwood Acres
Gary Petty
Calle Alette
John Olson
Orange Blossom Way
Jim Goff
E. Palomino
Bob Burke
E. Windsor
Ralph Herro
E. Tuckey
West
Robert H. Osborn
W. Belleview
Dick Cornwell
Charles Hanna
E. Filmore
Tempe
William Bruce
Palm Lane
Richard Downs
Calle Rosa
Doug Riddle
Granada
Tony O. Gardella
E. Thomas
Arvid L. Veidmark
San Miguel
Terry Krupsha
W. Latham
Peggy Nelson
E. Cypress
Dick Vinal
F. Latham
Jim Westlund
E. Earll Dr
Scottsdale Progress Contestants Listed by Standings
The Scottsdale Progress lists contestant names with vote counts up to last Monday. Booster Week runs until Sept, encouraging 12 month subscriptions or extensions to earn extra votes. final winners depend on total votes by Sept 27 as subscriptions drive counts.
US Officials Silent On Challenging Berlin Travel Ban
State Department said it was undecided if Allied troops and diplomats would honor communist travel curbs restricting access to East Berlin. Lincoln White condemned the Kremlin plan as an attempt to imprison 17 million behind barbed wire. The limits mark the first Allied travel restriction to East Berlin while preserving Western access to West Berlin.
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UPI
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Lincoln White
East Germany
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West Berlin
West
Scottsdale Struck By Remnants Of Violent Storm
Severe storm remnants hit Scottsdale and Tucson with two inches of rain in Tucson causing widespread flooding. Carolyn Grubbs drowned when a car was swept away in a wash. Mary Belle Squyres was rescued. Police searched for Peter Wondergem and Mrs. Guy Sanderson as high waters flooded streets and basements. Fire and rescue crews battled floods, with city hall offices flooded and emergency operations underway.
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Nancy Angles
Scottsdale
Ed Nixon
Tucson
Carolyn Grubbs
M. P. Grubbs
Mary- Belle Squyres
Grubbs
Peter Wondergem
Guy Sanderson
Wondergem
East 17Th
South Cherry
City Hall
Advance tourist registrations rise in Scottsdale
The Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce convention committee reports tourist advance registrations are up for the 1961-62 winter season while convention bookings lag. Hotel officials note more rooms, yet only 28 convention confirmations through November amid war scare and expense curbs. The committee, led by Bob Gray, meets Sept 7 to plan the season. There are 1,075 first class hotel accommodations plus many luxury apartment units.
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Scottsdale
Bob Gray
Drive-in theater plan sent back to planning group
Scottsdale city council deferred action on a drive-in theater proposed for Indian School Road and Rogers Lane. The zoning commission already denied a use permit citing traffic and welfare concerns. Mayor and council debated whether to support the commission or grant the permit despite its recommendation.
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Indian School Road
Rogers Lane
Planning and Zoning Commission
Weldon Girard
Nace Theaters
Thomas Road
William Beard
Jack McMahon
Zoning Commission
Scottsdale
Bill Flanigan
Girard
Rogers
Flanigan
Art Petersen
John Marron
Residents force delay in Scottsdale annexation talks
About 16 residents from Scottsdale Highlands and Hallcraft protests paused the plan to annex nine square miles with 22 000 people. Council tabled the ordinance for action by next Tuesday night as petitions circulate.
Discount Store Plans To Build On McDowell
Scottsdale developer Dorothy Shahan and her children own a 14acre site on the north side of McDowell at Granite Reef Road. If negotiations succeed, a large discount house will be built as part of a commercial development and leased, with the largest unit a 100000 square foot building to run as the Comet Discount House. The site is currently in the county and zoned commercial and lies in the Eastside annexation plan.
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McDowell
Granite Reef Road
Dorothy Shahan
Scottsdale
Comet Discount House
Shahan
Eastside
Phoenix Backs Joint Sewer Plan For Valley Cities
Phoenix City Council endorses a joint sewage disposal system for Phoenix Scottsdale Mesa and Tempe with Scottsdale to build its own plant near Tempe for now. All cities would ship sewage to the Phoenix plant at 91st Avenue and the Salt River.
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Scottsdale
Mesa
Tempa
Tempe
91St Avenue
Salt River
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Frank Hall
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Whitey) Kahlen
Scottsdale Junior Chamber of Commerce
Bill Schrader
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