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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1961
Page
3
Pasadena reports Dr. Herman Oberth said Soviet scientists placed a man in orbit in 1958 and he died there. He claimed Khrushchev canceled the orbital program for reliability and said the United States was not yet dangerously behind.
An AMA official warns that large corporations unintentionally drive many executives toward alcoholism. Dr. Marvin A. Block, chair of the AMA Committee on Alcoholism, says public acknowledgment of employee efforts could ease the frustrations fueling excessive drives. He spoke at a symposium by United Mental Health Services on alcoholism with nearly 200 experts in attendance.
The sixth annual Civil Defense Day parade will be held in Phoenix at noon sponsored by Phoenix Elks Lodge. An hour-long procession begins 11 45 a m from Roosevelt and First Street to Central Avenue then Adams to Fourth Street where units disband led by parade chairman Harry E Horn with the theme Peace through Preparedness.
Scottsdalians contributed gifts and laboratory equipment to Arizona State University. N Alta Hacienda Drive gave $8,000 in gifts including prints oils etchings and lithographs.
A brief weather update reports temperature and precipitation figures for the 24 hour period ending at a.m. The report records observed temperatures and rainfall amounts for the local area during that period.
Nehru's stance on China hardens amid deteriorating relations. India accuses Red China of establishing three new outposts along a disputed border and sends a sharp diplomatic note charging aggression. The 1964 backdrop shows a pivot from earlier calls for peace and understanding to a stance of confrontation.
In Washington UPI reports informed sources forecast a presidential decision in weeks on resuming above-ground U S nuclear tests. Kennedy words hinge on study of the record test series and strategic balance with the Soviet Union amid debate over anti missile defenses and test ban prospects.
Scottsdale manager W F Rhoads pressured the phone company after discovering no fire department listing in City of Scottsdale. The Rural Fire Department contracted service agreed to pay for the entry, and the number appeared in the new telephone book set for January 2.
In South Bend Indiana President of Studebaker Packard Corp intervened in talks with the United Auto Workers delaying a planned strike. 6200 Local members reported for day and night shifts as negotiations with Sherwood Egbert continued past the deadline. The union extended the contract on a minute by minute basis but postponed action at least through today.
Phoenix health chief Dr S F Farnsworth warns Arizona smog issues should be handled by a state agency not a private group. He heads the private committee that has studied air pollution for a year and fears studies may need 15 more years. University of Arizona and ASU researchers say transport systems merit study. Mees notes autos major Tucson pollution.
Metropolitan Opera soprano Blanche Thebom and Texas neurosurgeon Dr Albert D Errico will marry in New York on December 10. This will be the couple's second marriage for both, as announced.
Redwood City California superintendent Frederick E Lucas bans religious Christmas carols across Laguna Salada Elementary School District to respect all faiths and comply with state law prohibiting teaching religion in public schools. No classroom Christmas trees allowed. each school may hold an hour long party.
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