Gunfight at Superior Sheriff’s Office. suspect hurt and captured
Deputy and a bystander were wounded in a gunfight at the Superior sheriff’s office. Charles Dobbs, about 41, was captured at a roadblock north of the town an hour later. Dobbs fired on deputies and the justice of the peace before being shot and fleeing across the street.
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Florence
UPI
Superior
Here
Pinal County
Seri Coy
Dearman
Peet
Charles Dobbs
Dobbs
Dabbs
Webb
Sheriff's Deputies
Justice
Bill Powell
Ernest Donogean
Sierra Vista rallies behind police chief amid suspension
Sierra Vista residents protest the suspension of Police Chief William Stone by city manager William Armstrong. Petitions call for Armstrong to resign and Stone reinstated after a 150 day disciplinary action. local paper accuses administration of aiding gangland interests while praising Stone's leadership. The town, with five officers on duty, lacks a chief as tensions rise.
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Sierra Vista
UPI
William Stone
William Ng
Armstrong
Stone
Gateway Times
Fatal two car crash on Salt River Reservation near Lehi
One man died and eight others were injured in a two car collision at 114th Street and Thomas Road on the Salt River Reservation. William Garcia, 59, of Mesa, died on arrival at the Indian Hospital in Phoenix. The drivers Leo n Washington, 22, and Wallace Carlos, plus passenger Wilbur West, were drinking earlier and reportedly driving around. Virginia Richards, 35, and her four children Valencia 2 Carmine 8 Erlis 3, were hospitalized but released for the children. Mrs Richards was listed in good condition.
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Salt River Reservation
114Th St
Thomas Rd
Indian Hospital
Phoenix
William Garcia
Mesa
Lehi
Garcia
Leon Washington
Salt River
Washington
Wilbur West
Thomas
Wallace Carlos
Carlos
Virginia Richards
Hernandez
Valencia
Carmine
Erlis
Elks Observe 93rd Anniversary in Scottsdale
The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks marks its 93rd anniversary in Scottsdale with a dinner at 6 30 and a dance at 9 pm at the Elks hall on First Street and Brown. Tickets for dinner are 1 75 each. the dance is free for members and invited guests.
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Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Scottsdale
Elks Hall
First Street
Brown
Park Plan For 17648 Acre Desert Recreation Area Near Scottsdale
A master plan by Maricopa County Parks and Recreation Department proposes a 17,648 acre park 15 miles northeast of Scottsdale. McDowell Park would lie within borders of the McDowell Indian Reservation Salt River Reservation and Tonto National Forest with land lease pending to the U S Bureau of Land Management. The plan divides 27 percent for intensive recreation and the rest for native state wilderness with roads trails golf course camping stables and cabins plus future amenities including an amphitheater fields ranges and a desert youth camp over successive five year phases.
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Scottsdale
Maricopa County
McDowell Indian Reservation
Salt River Reservation
Tonto National Forest
Striking airline engineers ordered back to work nationwide
The AFL-CIO Flight Engineers International Association ordered its members to end a wildcat walkout against at least seven U S airlines. A separate Pan American World Airways strike ended after President Kennedy issued an emergency board order. Pickets were removed from airports Pan Am operates from. Union spokesman said workers should return to their jobs.
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New York
UPI
Afl-Cio
International Association
Washington
U. S
Pan American World Airways
Kennedy
Pan-American
Castro Frets Over Rebels In Central Cuba Insurgency
Premier Fidel Castro rushed to Las Villas Province to inspect reports of 20 to 30 militia casualties daily as government forces attempt to encircle more than 2,000 insurgents in the Escambray Mountains. Maj. Demidio Escalona, a senior commander, faced grave concerns over mounting losses amid a 30,000 militiaman cordon. Church leaders planned protests against seizure of Havana's Colon Cemetery in the feud with the Catholic Church.
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Havana
Cuba
UPI
Fidel Castro
Las Villas
Castro
Escambray
Dermidio Escalona
Scottsdale Convention Bureau cites $4 million 1960 spend
Scottsdale merchants are urged to back a stronger convention program as 1960 delegates spent about $4 million in Greater Scottsdale. Hotels captured 39 percent of expenditures with 13 cents of each dollar paid in local payrolls, while 20 percent went to local retail goods. A $7,500 annual budget is needed to expand efforts to attract more conventions. The committee is funded largely by the chamber and hotel operators and suggests innovative measures like issuing $2 bills to measure local spending.
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Katy Worth
Scottsdale
Chamber of Commerce Convention Bureau
Vance Herrold
Ramada Inn
Chamber
Herrold
U N Airlift Resettles Lumumba Widow and Aide Allies
The United Nations flew Pauline Lumumba and 39 others from Leopoldville to Stanleyville seeking protection amid mutinous shifts as Mobutu seeks to consolidate power. Lumumba’s rival Gizenga stands in Oriental Stanleyville with Moscow backing. Reports say Bukavu may also tilt toward Mobutu.
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Leopoldville
Congo
UPI
United Nations
Patrice Lumumba
Oriental
U.N
fThe
Joseph Kasayubu
Stanleyville i
Antoine Gizenga
Lumumba
Moscow
Dé ‘Annes
Stanleyville
Mobutu
Victor Lundula
Bukavu
Myers OKayed For Judgeship In Maricopa County
Phoenix (UPI) The Arizona Supreme Court affirmed Governor Fannin's appointment of Robert L. Myers to the Maricopa County Superior Court vacancy created by Judge Lorna L. Lockwood's election to the state supreme court. Democrat Harold Whitney had challenged the appointment, arguing Myers was a legislator when named. Attorney General Robert Pirell requested Whitney test the appointment in the supreme court.
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Phoenix
UPI
Robert L. Myers
Maricopa County
Arizona Supreme Court
Paul Fannin
Lorna L. Lockwood
State Supreme Court
Myers
Harold E. Whitney
Atty
Robert Pickrell
Whitney
Supreme Court
Progress Cited by News Chief at Tempe Banquet
E W Scripps II national Sigma Delta Chi president praised the Scottsdale Daily Progress as a model of journalistic growth in the West. He cited small newspapers as the backbone of American journalism and named the Progress specifically. Eugene C Pulliam announced a $1090 annual scholarship for journalism students at Arizona State University.
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Scottsdale Daily Progress
West
E. W. Scripps II
Sigma Delta Chi
Tempe
Scripps
United Press Iternational
Scripps-Howard
The
Progress
Phoenix
Eugene C. Pulliam
Arizona State University
Dr H J Schilling Burned When Gasoline Ignites
Dr H J Schilling at 4515 N 49th Place suffered first and second degree burns to both legs today at 2 pm when gasoline leaked from a can in a storage room and ignited. Fire damaged the carport storage area and adjacent home, with an estimated loss of $2000. A water heater pilot light ignited the gasoline.
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H. J. Schilling
49Th Place
Goldwater backs Spanish classes in Scottsdale schools
Senator Barry Goldwater supports teaching conversational Spanish in all 15 Scottsdale elementary schools. He notes his past school speeches favor starting in the third grade and urges curriculum inclusion. A cost estimate tops 75 000 dollars with a February or March school board debate upcoming in Scottsdale.
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Barry Goldwater
Scottsdale
Jordan Paine
Scottsdale Committee On
Goldwater
Scottsdale Parents Group
Valley
N. Invergordon
Washington
Wyatt Earp and O’Brian Hint Retirement and Romance Talks
In Munich Hugh O’Brian says he is tired of horses and may retire his marshal badge and gun by year end. He denies a romance with Soraya, though tabloids link the TV Western star to the Shah’s ex wife, insisting they are merely friends.
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Munich
Germany
Hugh O'Brian
O’brian
Iran
Soraya
O'Brian
United States
Arizona Receives Federal Aid for Education in 1958-59
Arizona gained 7.4 million dollars in federal aid to education for 1958-59 per NEA official Dr Corman A Mowrey who stressed it does not imply federal control. Funds covered school construction maintenance lunch program and vocational education with allocations of 2.6 3.0 1.4 and 0.205 million respectively. Kennedy proposal to Congress aims nearly 1 billion for four years to distribute to states.
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Phoenix
UPI
Arizona
National Education Association
Corman A. Mowrey
NEA
Kennedy
Congress
Government to boost mortgage lending with $1 billion
The Commerce Department reports a 12 percent rise in housing starts in January and the Federal Home Loan Bank board plans four steps to increase funds for 1,800 federally chartered savings and loan associations. The moves aim to lower interest rates and reduce some cash down payments on homes costing over $18,000.
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Washington
UPI
Commerce Department
Doca Ment
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Savings and Loans Associations
Tempe Seeks New City Manager After Firing and Resignation
Acting Mayor Ross R. Rice announced a national search for a new city manager to replace Arthur Bunger who was fired amid a budget dispute with the council. Rice also urged Mayor Clyde Gililland to reconsider his resignation as upheaval continues.
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Ttempe
Ross R. Rice
Arthur Bunger
Rice
Clyde Gililland
Bunger
London demonstrators stage massive anti-nuclear protest
Thousands march in central London led by Bertrand Russell to protest the U.S. nuclear submarine base plan in Scotland. A three hour sitdown blocks the sidewalk outside the Ministry of Defense before a Trafalgar Square rally and Whitehall gathering. The action, organized by a 100-strong Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament committee, targets nuclear arms policy and embassies abroad.
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London
UPI
U.S
Scotland
Earl
Bertrand
Russell
Ministry of Defense
Trafalgar
Bigsell
Michael
Scott
Whitehall
Polaris
Alg Ae
United Press ‘International
Campaign For ‘Nuclear Disarmament
Cat Bites Boy In Scottsdale County Pound Observation
A black and white alley cat bit 10 year old Rory Parry while he tried to catch it. The cat, previously biting neighbor Mike Daniels, was captured by residents and taken to the county pound for a rabies test as results await.
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Scottsdale
Rory Parry
T. E. Parry
W. Osborn
Mike Daniels
Mike
Kennedy Confers on Russ Affairs with Top Advisers
President Kennedy met with Llewellyn E Thompson U S ambassador to Russia and key aides to review U S Soviet relations. The White House described the session as a continuation of last week s talks to broaden the President s understanding and align Ambassador Thompson with the new administration s views. Participants included Averell Harriman Charles Bohlen McGeorge Bundy Fay Klein Kohler, with Dean Rusk absent on other duties.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Llewellyn E Thompson
U. S
Russia
White House
Thompson
Soviet Union
Andrew J. Hatcher
Averell Harriman
U.S
Moscow
Charles Bohlen
McGeorge Bundy
Fay Kohler
Dean Rusk
Hatcher
Rusk
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Tempe Hunts
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