12 Dec 1963
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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1963
Page
1
Hunter Gooch reports that all schools approved the proposals by a 5 to 2 margin. The Progress staff writer notes broad support across districts and outlines implications for budgeting and policy changes.
President Edwin Neilan of the U S Chamber of Commerce urged business leaders to back the economy closeouts of military bases in their areas. Defense Secretary McNamara announced the closures to save 106 million dollars yearly and Neilan suggested converting sites to private use or creating jobs for displaced workers.
Washington reports 2.3 million dollars monthly in federal aid to Cuban refugees in Miami could stop next year. About 53,000 refugees receive up to 100 dollars monthly while awaiting potential resettlement or removal from relief rolls.
Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy has purchased a Colonial style home in the Georgetown suburb of Washington for 190000 dollars. The report appears on Page 2.
Defense Secretary Robert McNamara announced the shutdown of 33 military installations including Litchfield Naval Air Facility near Phoenix. The move trims civilian and military staff by about 16,300 and saves roughly 106 million dollars annually, with Litchfield described as a key airfield storage and repair site.
The U S Weather Bureau recorded a low of 16 degrees at Paradise Michigan with one inch of snow. In the Lower Peninsula Hell measured 21 degrees with nearly three inches of snow.
Occasional high cloudiness but generally fair in the forecast period. Temperature mostly steady with highs near 60 and a low around 36 to 40. Weather Observer Willard L. Greene notes Wednesday’s high at 60 and today’s low at 40.
Nobel laureate Linus Pauling called on the United States Soviet Union and other powers to place nuclear weapons under UN oversight. He spoke in Oslo after receiving the 1962 Peace Prize praising the test ban and urging international verification to reduce the risk of nuclear war.
The Arizona Civil Liberties Union seeks state officials to designate Sunday as Bill of Rights Day. Ted Mote notes December 15 marks the 172nd anniversary of the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing free speech press assembly and fair trial among other rights.
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