28 Aug 1965
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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1965
Page
1
Investigators and city leaders examine how fractured family life contributes to the Watts riots that began August 11, leaving 37 dead, hundreds injured, over 4,000 jailed and more than 200 million dollars in property damage in Los Angeles.
Funeral services for five year old Mark Michael Molie will be held in Messinger Mortuary with burial at East Rest Haven Cemetery. He died of Leukemia at City of Hope Canf. Survivors include parents, a brother, three sisters and grandparents. In Roswell Nancy Riley, 84, former Scottsdale resident, died there. Services were held in Roswell with interment in Memory Lawn Memorial, Garden. A Watts district overview describes poverty, unemployment, and social strain amid 1950s-60s urban change. The piece cites welfare data and a White House civil rights emphasis amid rising tensions and family disruption.
NAACP member Lincoln Ragsdale and other panelists warned that unrest could rise if the unemployed and educated are not reached. They cited unemployment, housing segregation, and lack of education as triggers, but praised Phoenix for leadership engaging both communities to improve conditions.
The Progress circulation department offers a $25 reward for information leading to arrest and conviction of the thief or thieves who stole a coin operated newspaper rack from the Ember Glo Restaurant at 8040 E. McDowell between Wednesday and Thursday. The rack valued at 38 plus coins was reported to Scottsdale police by Clem Kosak circulation manager.
A San Francisco shopper Mrs. Edward J. George of Los Altos Hills California found 843 dollars scattered in the underground level of Union Square Park parking facility. Police said if unclaimed in a year the cash will belong to the finder.
Interior Secretary Udall warned at the Governor's Conference on Beauty that Arizona must preserve its scenic heritage and boost water resources and conservation. He praised Pima and Maricopa counties for setting a Westwide standard and urged park expansion alongside the Central Arizona Project. Governor Goddard and former ambassador Mahoney attended the two day event in Townehouse with talks on lakes and national policy.
A Phoenix firm, Arizona Magazine Distributors, Inc., was fined $1000 by Justice of the Peace Al J. Flood after being convicted on four counts of violating the state anti obscenity law. The penalty totals $250 per count and can be appealed to Superior Court if desired.
Tonight features The Don Steward Show on real estate at 5:00 PM and The King program. family segments with The Cousins and Alvino Rey’s Hawaiian music. Saturday lineups include The Teahouse of the August Moon and Clint Walker in Yellowstone Kelly, plus The Rifleman and Cheyenne. MovieTime airs Tyrone Power in The Razor's Edge and Beverly Garland in New Orleans Uncensored, with late-night classics The Big Store and Raymond Massey appearances.
TV listings show Teahouse of the August Moon on channel 12 with Brando and Ford, Capt Fisby’s Okinawan mission meets roguish interpreter in a comic clash. Channel 8 features The King Cousins Telephone Game plus Hawaiian music by Alvino Rey with Waikiki favorites. Channel 10 presents Gunsmoke with James Whitmore as a temperance preacher clashing with Kitty Russell in Dodge City.
Reading room schedule lists daytime matinees at 12 30 and 1 00 p m with Shirley Temple and The Last Angry Man premiere. Evening line up features Twilight Zone Bonanza Wagon Train The Young Doctors and The Million Dollar Movie plus CBS News and Theater After Dark.
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