Editor’s critique of Tempe News on Scottsdale odors row
A reader letter accuses Tempe Daily News editor Francis N. Connolly of bias over a Scottsdale odor dispute. The piece notes the meeting focused on multiple Tempe and Scottsdale complaints including noise, dust, and growth related sewage odors, urging accuracy and fairness.
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Francis N. Connolly
Tempe
Daily News
Scottsdale’s
Connolly
Scottsdale
State Sanitation Bureau
Such Is Life Tattooed Girl Finds Path To Normalcy
The Good Shepherd School refused to keep the 16 year old, tattoos marked with LOVE CRIME HATE COPS. vocational rehabilitation and psychiatric treatment aid led to removal of tattoos, foster placement, and eventual marriage and motherhood. Keenan of the state board notes disabilities can hamper employment. cosmetic defects can be corrected.
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Inez McLain
Superior Court
Love
John A. Keenan
Keenan
State Board of Vocational Education
W. Adams
Phoenix
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
Editor urges repeal halt to leasic law with local safety example
Reader argues against repealing the leasic law citing benefits and calls for protest at a city council meeting. He recounts a Scottsdale dog incident where licensed animals evade action, urging protection from both criminals and dangerous pets.
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Sheriff's ‘Office
Humane Department
Phoenix
Sheriff’s Office
Hayne
E. Main
LOST TRUCK FOUND WITH COFFEE CARGO IN SNOW
A stolen trailer truck filled with 30,000 tins of coffee was found Thursday stuck in a snowbank with its cargo intact. In White Plains Westchester County Board of Supervisors urged broadening dog bite damages to extend to human victims. In San Francisco Mrs Katherine Clever was granted a delay in sentencing for failing to file a 1954 income tax return until April 18.
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New York
UPI
White Plains
N.Y
Westchester County Board of Supervisors
San Francisco
Katherine Clever
Clever
Scottsdale Schools Grow From One Teacher to Major District
Scottsdale’s public schooling expanded rapidly from 1896 onward. By 1961 16 000 students attend 12 elementary schools and Arcadia High, with Coronado and Ta van under construction. Staffing rose from 39 to 611. 21 buses cover 84 square miles. meals serve 8 000 daily.
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John L. Ashe
Scottsdale
Winfield Scott
Coronado Grammar School
Scottsdale High School
Tavan School
Kachina
Ingleside
Scottsdale Progress
Arcadia High School
Coronado
Joe Connors
Maricopa County
Arizona
Tucson
Phoenix Union
Almanac Notes for February 18 1961
United Press International item notes the date Saturday February 18 1961 as the 49th day of the year with 316 days left. It lists celestial bodies Jupiter Saturn Mars Venus and historical events from 1678 Pilgrim's Progress 1861 Davis oath 1930 Pluto discovery 1939 Golden Gate Exposition opening and 1954 McCarthy remark on Brigadier General Ralph Zwicker.
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Venus
Bunyan
Jefferson Davis
Confederate States of America
Clyde Tombaugh
San Francisco
Joseph McCarthy
Ralph Zwicker
Udall misses chair as watermelon falls on frontier day
Washington column notes Stewart Udall of Arizona gains Interior head role after a long rise but loses a subcommittee chair when a senior position moves to J T Rutherford. The writer jokes the law of falling opportunity should be amended to warn under cherry trees.
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House
Interior Committee
Udall
Arizona
Congress
J. T. Rutherford
D-Tex
Ques
Interior Department
Kennedy
Rutherford
Udair
Camel Funds In 1850s Congress Funding Camel Experiment
In 1855 Congress approved money to import camels and Arab handlers for transport in the West. A 1856 Smyrna cargo brought 33 camels to Texas, where Army officers and cowboys faced hostile terrain and harsh conditions. Camels proved hardy and useful until the Civil War shifted focus to railroads, ending the experiment.
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Ralph McGill
Congress
Texas
Albuquerque
Smyrna
Indianola
Gulf
San Antonio
Henry C. Wayne
Camp Verde
Kerrville
Edward F. Bears
Fort Defiance
Arizona
Colorado River
Edward Hartz
Trans-Pecos
W. H. Echols
Gore’s crusade against business travel and tax deductions
Senator Gore argues businessmen may deduct travel expenses while pursuing profit, but critics say such campaigns are politically motivated and overlook the broader economic benefits. The piece notes deductibility, corporate accounting scrutiny, and the tax impact on the Treasury, with examples from past political theater.
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Senator Gore
New York
Chicago
Uncle Sam
Treasury
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P. E. Hayne
Interlands
Kes
Sorenyg JE Pelisier
Treaae
Ashe
Almanac
United Press International
By Dick West
National Scene
McGill
Washington Report
Ienedans
Fulton Lewis JR
Washington
Albert Gore
Tennessee
Lewis
Cumberland
Volunteer State
Bible Belt
Bob Reynolds
Gore
North Carolina
Farniford Simmons
Reynolds
Senator Simmons
Simmons
Willard Hotel
Benedictine
Benedict
Evelyn Walsh McLean
McLean
Senator Gores
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