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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1963
Page
2
Three killed as Baldwin Hills reservoir dam burst flooding a mile and a half area west of Los Angeles. About 1,000 homes damaged or destroyed. police and volunteers worked through mud while a blue ribbon inquiry panel is formed by Mayor Yorty.
Dr Walter Alvarez recalls quacks selling fake cures for baldness arthritis and cancer. He cites cases from Canada and the United States where hormones caused harm and sugar pills produced placebo relief. He warns of medical deception and the dangers of misdirected hope.
A bi partisan memorial service for President Kennedy is set for Wednesday at the Westward Ho in Phoenix. Speakers include Republican Laurens Henderson and U S Attorney Carl Muecke. Master of ceremonies is Lee Ackerman with KOOL TV president Tom Chauncey to discuss Kennedy and the media. Local editors Ben Avery Virg Hill Jim Smith and Evan Mecham will be represented. The Orpheus Male Chorus will sing.
Frank Sinatra Jr. prepares to resume his Lake Tahoe singing engagement after being kidnapped and released. FBI reports recovery of nearly all of the $240,000 ransom. three suspects from California were arrested and arraigned.
A two family house fire in Portland Maine kills six children, three state wards, after a space heater erupts and spreads flames. William Harrigan and Leona flee with four of seven children but cannot reach the other three. The blaze begins after Harrigan lights an oil heater just after 11:30 p.m.
A Scottsdale merchant who attended University High School in Los Angeles with Barry Keenan and Joseph Amsler says he is surprised by the kidnapping plot against Frank Sinatra Jr. He and Keenan were close friends, with Amsler described as a Golden Gloves boxer. both knew Nancy Sinatra and had a history of petty trouble but no serious crimes.
Henry A. Limbert 76 of 88 Mountain Shadows died Friday in Scottsdale Baptist Hospital. Funeral tomorrow in Waterloo. survived by wife Ruby, son Jack K. Limbert of Chicago, and two grandchildren. Retired VP of Central Fiber Products Co., he helped start the firm in 1906.
Helen W. Holby 73 of 8631 E. Roanoke died Sunday in Minneapolis. Survived by son Norman Holby and six daughters in Scottsdale La Crosse Minneapolis Kansas City St Cloud. two brothers and two sisters out of state. 21 grandchildren and one great grandchild. Rosary recited at Messinger Mortuary. Former school teacher and winter visitor to the Valley.
President Johnson signs a $1.2 billion three year program to fund construction at 2100 colleges and universities. Federal grants total 835 million and loans 360 million with a two to one match required, excluding chapels sports arenas and religiously affiliated campuses. Medical schools are excluded from this package.
The stalemate over Christmas passes between West Berlin and East Berlin worsened as East German officials demanded guarantees of political recognition. Neues Deutschland accused West Berlin of failing to ensure pass rights, while Berlin leaders viewed such guarantees as recognition of East Germany.
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