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Newspaper

Scottsdale Progress

Location

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Aug 24, 1961

Page

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City Attorney Seeks Week Delay On Charter Signing

Roy Petsch asks the Scottsdale board of freeholders to delay signing the proposed city charter for one week to allow legal review. He has not received a final draft and needs time to check constitutionality and wording. The board, with seven signatures still needed, approved a plan to finalize for a late October election.

Roy Petsch Board of Freeholders Petsch Freeholders Freeholder Charles Christakis Christakis

M G McFarlin Local resident dies in Phoenix hospital

Millard Grover McFarlin 74 of Scottsdale died in a Phoenix hospital after a 25 year residency there. Born January 25, 1886 in Arkansas, he worked in Oklahoma oil fields before moving to Arizona in 1935. He farmed around Scottsdale until retirement ten years ago and was known for violin playing. Survived by widow Mary Jane, four sons Julius Euel Milborne Millard, four daughters Virgie Martin Inez Stubblefield Bessie Ann Adams, Blanche Adams, 34 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren and three sisters. Daughters reside in Scottsdale. sons in Scottsdale. Funeral tomorrow at 2 p.m. at Messinger Mortuary Chapel.

Arkansas Henrietta Okla Arizona McFarlin Scottsdale Mary Jane Virgie Martin

Johnson urges heavier NATO support over Berlin crisis

Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson advised President Kennedy to ask Britain to increase manpower in Germany and to pressure France to send troops from Algeria as the Berlin situation worsened. Johnson spoke in West Berlin about stronger German NATO participation and viewed the Russian zone with Bohlen, noting an armed camp nearby.

Washington UPS Lyndon B. Johnson Kennedy Berlin Johnson Germany France Algeria West Berlin United States NATO East Berlin Charles Chip) Bohlen Brandt

Berlin Crisis Tightens as Soviets Threaten Air Rights

The Communists press Berlin tension by threatening to limit Western air access and by blocking U.S. Army vehicles in East Berlin. Moscow delivered notes to the United States Britain and France accusing the West of violating the 1945 four power accord and said air corridors are used for subversive aims by West German militarists.

Berlin East Berlin United States Britain France West Moscow Russia Foreign Office Washington State Department Lincoln White Paris West Germany West Berlin Red

Goldwater says Khrushchev will avoid war over Berlin

Senator Barry Goldwater told a Los Angeles audience that he believes Nikita Khrushchev will not risk war over Berlin and that Americans would support Kennedy if the U S stance remains firm. He urged Nixon to run and speculated on California governor as possible future office.

Los Angeles UPI Barry Goldwater Nikita Khrushchev Berlin Richard Richard M. Nixon California Goldwater New York Nelson Rockefeller Connecticut

Berlin At A Glance Berlin On the Berlin Crisis

A Soviet note accuses the West of flagrant violation by letting West Germans use air corridors for subversive acts. Diplomats in London speculate Moscow may aim to curb Big Three use of lifelines. East German police fire water cannon at US troops. GIs prepared to shoot back if fired upon as Kennedy faces pressure over Western rights in Berlin.

West Berlin Berlin UPI Moscow London Russia East Germany Washington Kennedy Assembly Friy France Security Council Bizerte Tunisia

Portable voting unit eyed by Maricopa officials

A portable voting machine from PHOENIX VPI will be sampled by Maricopa County authorities. If usable in the county, taxpayers could save about $700,000, officials said.

Phoenix Maricopa

City awards contract for new five mile sewer interceptor

The City Council approved a 528000 contract with Twin Buttes Construction Co. to lay a five mile interceptor sewer line linking Eastside with a new disposal plant. The 24 to 27 inch line may be enlarged, cost about 100000, with Phoenix to cover expansion if repayment is guaranteed. Scottsdale seeks metro system participation later with Tempe Mesa and Phoenix.

Twin Buttes Construction Company Scottsdale Princess Road McNutt Phoenix Tempe Mesa

Citywide Annexation Talks Stall Over Highlands Petitions

Six homeowners in Scottsdale Highlands signed annexation petitions delaying the Eastside annexation. City coordinator H. E. Camp and aides plan further outreach this week east of Scottsdale Road and near Oak Street after locals said they were not contacted. Vincent Mulvaney objected to annexation, prompting council to push the 22 000 resident expansion to no later than next Tuesday. City Manager Bob McNutt confirmed enough signatures are on file.

Miller Road Cameback Hayden Road Bob McNutt McNutt Scottsdale Highlands Subdivision Eastside H. E. Camp Highlands Bixby Homes Indian School Road Granite Reef Scottsdale Road Oak Street Vincent Mulvaney E. Turney

Cuba accuses mercenaries as Guantanamo base debated

United Nations session hears Cuban Ambassador Mario Garcia-Inchaustegi charge that mercenaries are being marshalled at Guantanamo Bay and in Puerto Rico to oppose Latin American liberation. He contrasts U S and French actions at Guantanamo and Bizerte, urging an end to foreign armed forces on sovereign soil.

United Nations, N.Y UPI Cuba Amo Bay Puerto Rico Latin America Mario Garcia-Inchaustegi General Assembly Bizerte United States Guantanamo U.S Guantanamo Bay Garcia-Inchaustegi NATO Mediterranean Tunisia Fidel Castro France

City to Add Safety Belts

The City of Scottsdale will install safety belts on all city vehicles starting this week with police cars. Chief Merritt Chafey stressed safety belt importance at a state meeting in Phoenix last week. Four patrol cars will get belts as soon as purchases arrive. belts are being ordered for street department vehicles and employees may buy belts for private cars.

Scottsdale Merritt Chafey Phoenix Jim Smith

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