12 Dec 1961
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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1961
Page
1
The zoning board delays action as officials consider city approval for apartment density and parking set asides. Reading indicates Scottsdale East homes range from studio to three rooms while questions of county jurisdiction arise. Boyd Prior, Lusk vice president, offered no comment.
Scottsdale police report a 15 year old youth said he stabbed his father during a domestic incident this morning. Officials awaited further statements as investigators reviewed the scene and welfare checks were planned for other family members.
East Scottsdale residents will be invited as the East Scottsdale Group outlines plans to hear candidates. The association meets to push a membership drive raising current 100 plus members toward at least 500 in the city.
Katangese troops infiltrated Elisabethville Airport and destroyed two U N planes with mortar fire. U N reinforcements gathered outside the city as fighting continued eight days into the Katanga war. White residents flee, refugees halted, and shops reopen despite ongoing clashes.
The Soviet Union warned it may take measures to protect its security over the Western German Danish Baltic Command forming amid NATO talks in Paris. A note delivered to the Danish Embassy in Moscow and copies to other Nordic missions accuses Denmark of raising Baltic tensions. Finland also received a note.
Snow up to ten inches blankets the Middle West while a follow up cold wave drives Montana to 35 degrees below zero. Schools close in Potosi Missouri. inmates escape at Plainfield Indiana. a Salina Kansas gym burns as crews fight seven degree cold and heavy snow. Paratrooper drop delayed at Camp Drum due to winds.
Bitter winter snap freezes Flagstaff with the airport recording 16 degrees below zero, tying its February 1955 all time low. Unofficial readings near Flagstaff reached minus 28 at Coconino Substation and north of the city, with Winslow also experiencing extreme cold.
Neues Deutschland, the East German communist party paper, urged that the people’s action could compel Western powers to negotiate over Berlin whether the Allies wish it or not. It accused De Gaulle and Adenauer of stalling talks and warned a Berlin flare up could occur if negotiations are delayed.
This notice outlines the March 27 municipal election under the new city charter. It covers why the election is held, dates for primary and general elections, voter and candidate qualifications, filing deadlines, petition requirements, registration deadlines, and where to vote with notes on expanding polling places.
U S informs Western allies of continuing diplomatic probing talks with the Soviet Union on Berlin. Secretary of State Rusk says President Kennedy is committed due to public opinion. Britain approves, West Germany accepts, France reluctantly acquiesces as NATO ministers prepare for a three day council session.
In Santo Domingo police fired tommy guns and rifles and hurled concussion grenades to break up a mob of about 400 attempting to attack the U S Consulate. Four men described as government apies sought refuge inside the building.
The city council will name a successor to Magistrate Larry Doyle who resigned the $3 yearly post on Dec 1. Doyle remains on duty until announced. Tonight's agenda also includes Scottsdale and Indian School Roads traffic changes and a hazard allowance for motorcycle police.
Scottsdale considers using voting machines for the February 20 primary and March 27 general elections instead of paper ballots. East side annexation of 18 700 residents prompts a new polling site search with Coronado High School proposed. County official Earhart urges a formal request with county and election board copies. rental is 22 50 per machine and transport by Chambers Moving & Storage.
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