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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1962
Page
6
Snow and rain sweep northern Arizona with accumulations up to three inches above 5500 feet and 4,000 feet by tonight. Scottsdale reports slick streets while police plan full Christmas staffing. City hall nearly silent as staff take overtime in exchange for Dec 31 off.
Edgardo Buttari Jr., 26 year old son of a Cuban labor secretary, describes daily life in Fidel Castro's Isle of Pines maximum security prison. He details rough awakenings, limited showers, crowding, scarce food, makeshift chess from cigar boxes, and the harsh, squalid conditions during more than seven months with 213 fellow captives.
Weather outlook shows showers today and tonight with partly sunny periods tomorrow. Gusty winds expected at times, cooler temperatures, and a high near 60. Lows tonight in the morning are expected to dip, with tomorrow’s low around the same.
The mercy air lift bringing Cuba prisoners home for Christmas resumed after a 13 hour delay. The first plane landed at Homestead Air Force Base at 10 23 a m with 109 passengers including a stretcher case and one prisoner able to walk. Relatives waited at Dinner Key auditorium for over 20 months of separation before the arrivals.
Scottsdale churches announce Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services including candlelight rites at Shepherd of the Hills Congregational St Barnabas on the Desert and Ascension Lutheran. Programs feature choirs soloists and carols with Midnight Mass Holy Eucharist and special concerts across multiple venues.
The FDA investigates a possible link between Enovid and 30 deaths from blood clots while noting no established causal relation to 270 reported thromphlebitis cases. Government officials emphasize ongoing scientific testing.
A three foot high gold and white Santa statue was stolen from the Safari Hotel lobby at 4:83 am today. Desk clerk Dorothy I. White was away briefly when the theft occurred. the ornament valued at 65 dollars. Police are investigating.
U S Air Force intercepts a Russian TU114 over the Atlantic about 50 miles east of West Palm Beach. F102 fighters from Homestead AFB scrambled and intercepted the plane on its way to Havana. NORAD said the interception was routine and the aircraft was allowed to proceed.
A Red Cross official said 23 U.S. citizens held in Cuba could be released soon if Fidel Castro is in a good mood. The report reflects tentative progress in prisoner handling amid ongoing tensions.
In Elisabethville heavy fighting broke out between Katanga gendarmes and United Nations Ethiopian troops. The Katangans shot down a U.N. helicopter, taking nine aboard as prisoners, including three Swedes and six Indians, with one reported minor leg wound. Panicked residents fled toward suburbs as plant guards exchanged fire.
Prime Minister Harold Macmillan plans a joint Anglo American team of financial and technical experts to Washington early next year to settle Polaris missile deal details with President Kennedy. He uses Christmas to prepare a defense against sharp criticism as Parliament reconvenes January 22. The Times accuses Kennedy of wavering honesty in dropping Skybolt for Polaris and notes Kennedy’s surprise at British press reaction.
A seventh major blaze in two weeks damaged the Bleier Outdoor Advertising Co building in Tucson causing about 9500 dollars in losses. Fire officials and police suspect arson and Sheriff Walden Burr recently requested national aid to help investigate possible arson involvement.
Eleven Champeen children rescued from a filthy trailer after their father and mother and two older brothers were arrested for theft. Deputies found the children malnourished and frightened. the youngest, three months, in a baby basket. No charges filed yet. donations from the public and United Fund gifts aid the siblings through Christmas.
Thousands of Christmas pilgrims converge on Bethlehem including black robed priests and Christians from Arab and Western communities. More than 2,500 Israeli Christians cross the Mandelbaum Gate amid a biennial Arab‑Israeli détente to reach the birthplace of Jesus.
Construction on a $2.6 million dam to stop floodwaters in Pinal County will begin next fall, according to N A Mathey of the U S Soil Conservation Service.
Patrolman finds a two hour old girl in a picnic basket on a roadside near Ridgewood. A second baby girl eight hours old is discovered in a shopping bag in a car near Montclair post office. Both neonates are in hospital incubators and reported doing well.
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