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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1961
Page
3
Two Transit IIIB satellites launched from Cape Canaveral failed to separate and reach orbit but are still joined to the rocket’s final stage. Lofti piggyback sphere remains attached while signals from both satellites are received. Navy navigation project not set back. mission aims to aid ocean navigation and submarine communications.
AFL-CIO Executive Council members met in Miami Beach for the mid winter session and planned a post mortem on the 1960 election. They praised the presidential outcome but worried about liberal candidates losing in Ohio and Maryland. George Meany urged unions to invest in government guaranteed home mortgages, aiming to marshal at least 1 billion dollars and end the discount mortgage practice driving housing costs.
Journalism students at the University of Arizona will produce an actual weekly newspaper by launching the Chandler Arizonan for ten weeks. Five men and three women study editor problems and by April 27 will write edit dummy and publish without regular staff aid. This is the second year of the project sponsored by the Arizona Newspaper Association. Last year the students produced the Coolidge Examiner.
A schedule of evening TV programs and radio listings includes American Bandstand World Turns and The Tonight Show among others with times from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. The Thursday weather forecast for Greater Scottsdale calls for sun and increasing clouds with highs near 75 and a low around 41 in the morning. Washington Redskins sign Tulane tackle Bernie Darre, a 21 year old 235 pound player, as a future selection from 1960 draft reports.
The Salt River Project president, Victor I Corbell, asks Roosevelt Dam dedication attendees from March 18 1911 to contact him. He requests name age address phone number and years in Arizona to invite them to the Theodore Roosevelt Dam Golden Jubilee celebration on March 18.
Scottsdale Bar racks No. 1812 of the Veterans of World War I announces new officers led by Ross Phelps as commander Elton Payne senior vice commander Clifford Morri son junior vice commander Edwin Ruti quartermaster Tom Donahoe judge advocate Guy Wilder chaplain and Glenn Ford trustee Dr H B Hatfield conducts the ceremony and remains senior vice commander of the state organization.
Wayne Rogers stars in Stage Coach West for the All Arabian horse show at Paradise Park on N Pima Rd. The sixth annual event opens Friday with breeding judging at 9 am and performance classes daily at 1 15 pm. Governor Fannin proclaims Sunday Arabian Horse Day. About 265 purebred Arabians compete for 2800 in prize money. The Brusally Ranch Challenge trophy will be awarded Sunday afternoon. Hopi dancers perform between classes each afternoon.
The Civil Defense Committee of the Maricopa County Medical Society sponsors a one-day conference on health and medical disaster planning. It runs Thursday from 3:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Yonges Memorial Fellowship Hall, Capitol Christian Church, 57 West Monroe St. Dr. Cecil H. Cougins of the California disaster office presents on biological chemical and radiological warfare at 1:39 a.m.
Senator Jacob Javits with Senator Jennings Randolph introduces a five year 47 million crash program to curb juvenile delinquency nationwide. The plan funds state programs, fellowships for social workers, matched grants for research, expands HEW technical assistance, and creates a National Advisory Council on juvenile delinquency.
Scottsdale artists both professional and amateur are invited to enter a poster contest sponsored by the Mesa Little Theater Posters. Deliver posters to Robin King at 607 E Eighth Ave Mesa before March 18. Cash prizes awarded April 12 during the Little Theater production of Under August Stars. Posters displayed in the Little Theater building on West Pepper St Mesa. All entries become property of the Little Theater.
Scottsdale Public Library adds two hours of operation daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 7 p.m. on Monday evenings, closing Sundays. The extension is funded by a doubled volunteer workforce and aims to help high school students with split sessions.
Hollywood reports Ginger Rogers age 49 accepting a marriage proposal from 43 year old movie director William Marshall. No wedding date is set though the engagement follows years of previous marriages for both. Rogers’ former husbands include Lew Ayres Jack Briggs and Jacques Bergerac. Marshall has a 16 year old son with Michelle Morgan.
Swollen rivers from Alabama to Washington surged toward record crests as cold rains hit thousands fleeing mud soaked homes. The Warrior River damage reached 1 million with more to come as evacuees topped 1,000 in Birmingham and floods spread across six southern states. In Washington the Skagit neared a 20 foot crest near Mount Vernon with livestock moved to higher ground. Lowland floods, a Lewis County slide, Mississippi guards evacuations, and highway closures marked widespread disruption from Pearl River to Boga lusa with major highways impassable in Tangipahoa Parish.
A. Warren Austin, Scottsdale dairyman and realtor, was confirmed by the Arizona Senate as dairy commissioner succeeding William Wesley Cole who was killed in January. Cole had served since February 1955 and stayed in office after his term. Austin noted dairymen are gaining a breathing space amid rising costs. He cited a Tempe dairy plant opened last year to absorb surplus milk for powder and butter production.
Alan Ladd announced he will quit the Rome production Osario after 11 weeks of work because Tiberia Films of Italy has not paid him. His Hollywood representative confirmed Ladd had received no pay for the location shoot.
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