Ditter on SRP Tax Bill Faces House Committee
Walter Lucking, president of Arizona Public Service Co., urged a House committee Wednesday to push legislation ending the tax exempt status of Salt River Project. The hearing focused on tax policy affecting public utilities and the SRP franchise.
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Walter Lucking
Arizona Public Service Co
House
Salt River
Lucking
House Agriculture and Irrigation Committee
Salt River Project
SRP
Douglas Holsclaw
R-Pima
William Copple
Yuma
Wellton-Mohawk
North Gila
Unit B
Copple
Arizona Public Service
APS
Glen Canyon
Arizona
Paradise Valley Delays Levy on Property and Franchise Taxes
Committees appointed by the Paradise Valley town council recommend delaying both the property tax and the franchise tax. The council will meet at 7 36 p m in the Kiva Elementary School library to discuss continuing items from January.
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Paradise Valley
Garbase Service Company
Rural Fire Department
Marine Patrol Proposal for Washington Streets
Texas congressman Omar Burleson introduced a bill to have U S Marines patrol the capital streets until crime is abated. Burleson, leader of the House Administration Committee, called the measure drastic but necessary.
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Washington
UPID
Texas
U.S
Omar Burleson
D-Tex
House Administration Committee
Alderman Benjamin Lewis Slain After Chicago Victory
Chicago Alderman Benjamin F. Lewis 53 was found slain at his political headquarters with hands bound and four bullet holes in the back. Police say the suspect may be a bandit. evidence includes a forced rear door and a missing rock.
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Chicago
API
Benjamin F. Lewis
Lewis
West Side
24Th Ward
Merlin Nygren
Uniformed Police
Missing Girl Returns Home After Overnight Visit
A 23 year old Scottsdale woman Sandra Albinson returned home after an all night visit with a girlfriend. Police found her car at 4 am parked in front of a laundromat on East Indian School Road with keys in the ignition and groceries on the seat. Her mother said Sandra did not inform her parents of plans.
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Scottsdale
Sandra Albinson
Alfred Albinson
W. 2Nd St
E. Indian School Rd
Driver’s License Check Yields 22 Citations
Report notes 550 cars reviewed and 22 citations issued. One motorist received a ticket for not wearing glasses as his license required. Progress photos credit Ruben Limas.
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Ruben Limas
Kennedy Asks Congress for Civil Rights Laws and Voting Protections
President Kennedy outlined a 6,000 word civil rights message calling for new laws to protect African Americans from discrimination in voting and schooling. He urged expedited voting suit handling, literacy test reform, desegregation aid for districts, expanded Civil Rights Commission powers, and four years of federal support, while stressing progress through executive action and law.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Congress
U.S. Civil Rights Commission
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Largest Indian Arts Show Ever Dinner Tonight
The Second Annual Scottsdale National Indian Arts Exhibition opens with an Awards banquet at the Executive House. 372 works will be on display from tomorrow 10 a.m. to March 10 each night to 10 p.m. A $1,600 awards pool covers adult and student categories. European tour plans for Indian art will be announced, with Lloyd Kiva as main speaker. Tickets available from Paul Haldermann, Witkamp’s store, or at the door. Notables include Pablita Valarde and Maria Martinez.
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Executive House
Scottsdale
Scottsdale National
Paul F. Haldermann
Lloyd Kiva
The
Institute of American Arts
Santa Fe
N.M
Haldermann
Witkamp
Pablita Valarde
Santa Clara Pueblo
N. M
Maria Martinez
San Ildefonso Pueblo
Dow Jones Averages Decline At 1 PM Trading
The Dow Jones averages show all major indices lower at 1 p.m. Eastern time with the 30 Industrials at 669.09 down 1.71, 20 Rails at 151.28 down 0.53, 15 Utilities at 133.73 down 0.45, and the 65 Stocks index at 237.96 down 0.70 amid total sales of 2,230,000 shares.
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DOW Jones
P.M
OOPS They GOOFED Street Sign Mistakes In City
City Engineer Ken McDonald said errors in erecting more than 300 street signs will be corrected. A resident, Mrs. G E Runyon, reported a sign listing Cypress Street 68th Street as 68th Place and 6900 block instead of 6700. Postmaster C C Wilson warned homeowners to update numbers or face mail-delivery action from the Denver regional office.
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Ken McDonald
McDonald
G. E. Runyon
Cypress Street
Cypress and
68Th Street
68Th Place
Scottsdale
C. C. Wilson
Post Office
Denver
Flu trends vary among local clinics in Maricopa County
Local physicians report mixed signals on flu activity. Two clinics see below normal or normal incidence for this point in the season, while a third notes more cases including some Asian flu symptoms. Public health officials say no epidemic is evident and hospitalizations for respiratory illness have risen modestly at Baptist Hospital of Scottsdale.
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Maricopa County
Seaboard
Baptist Hospital of
Scottsdale
Great Lakes Storm Dumps Snow Across Midwest and Northeast
A Great Lakes storm today dropped up to five inches of fresh snow in lower Michigan and Ohio with lighter fall extending into Pennsylvania New York and southwestern New England. Five inches covered South Haven and Benton Harbor Michigan while Cleveland and Akron Ohio saw about three inches as a new cold front moved in from the Northern Plains.
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Great Lakes
Lower
Michigan
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York
New England
Plains
South Haven
Benton Harbor
Cleveland
Akron
Mexican asks Kennedy for permanent Colorado River salinity solution
Mexican President Adolfo Lopez Mateos asks President Kennedy to press for a permanent solution to salinity in Colorado River water. Ambassador Flores says the two nations are closer than in 50 years on the Chamizal border dispute and hints U.S. measures may hinder settlement. The issue stems from Arizona drainage waters entering the river, affecting Mexicali Valley irrigation under the 1944 treaty.
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Washington
UPI
Adolfo Lopez Mateos
Kennedy
Colorado River
Carrillo Flores
United States
Mexico
Chamizal
el Paso
Tex
Juarez
U.S
Lopez Mateos
Arizona
Colorado
Gila River
Mexicali Valley
Sunny Breezy And Cool With Warm Up Tomorrow
Weather summary notes yesterday’s high 77 and low 42 with sunrise at 6 58 and sunset at 6 24. Forecast calls for sunny skies today and tomorrow with breezy spells and cooler conditions today and warmer temperatures tomorrow. Highs near 73 today and 78 tomorrow, lows around 40 tomorrow morning.
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Gwen Dew Buchanen
Don Barclay
Norman Braiker
Camelback Mountain
Marine Capital Patrol
State Highway Department
Scottsdale and Thomas Rds
Ivan Green
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