Housewife Appeals for Tax Relief Over Home Costs
A Phoenix area family pleads for tax relief as rising property taxes push their monthly house payment from 127 to 146 dollars. The letter laments how homeowners, including veterans and new residents, may be forced to sell, hurting the community and local schools. The writer vows to send copies to officials and papers to seek relief.
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Kennedy Khrushchev Exchange New Year Peace Hopes
UPI reports President Kennedy and Premier Khrushchev sent New Year greetings as both leaders pondered whether 1962 would bring peace or war. Khrushchev spoke of new hope and steps toward liquidating military danger while noting U S Soviet relations shape humanity’s fate. Kennedy extended wishes to armed forces abroad during a quiet Palm Beach holiday.
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Five Children Die in Alabama House Fire
Five small children aged 16 months to six years died in a Sunday night fire in Childersburg Alabama. Eight other children escaped from a separate part of the home. Dispatcher A E Parker said the mother Frances Hardy was reportedly out running an errand at the time of the blaze.
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JFK Selected Man of Year
New York UPI Kennedy named Time magazine Man of the Year for 1961. Editors said he dominated the news and left an indelible mark on history for better or worse.
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Gotham Bus Strike As Snow Hits New York City
A TWU Local 100 bus strike affects 15 million riders in New York City and Westchester County as a New Year snowstorm hits. Some lines halt while NYC Transit Authority routes continue. picketing begins at Fifth Avenue Coach Lines garage led by TWU President Michael Quill.
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Snow Squalls Hit Dixieland Across Southern States
Snow squalls struck Alabama, Tennessee, and Georgia with one to three inches in north Georgia and 1.5 inches near Forty Payne Alabama. Coastal Washington and Oregon faced foe and fog or haze persisted in interior valleys and California coast.
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Quiet New Year’s Eve in Scottsdale Produces One Minor Accident
Police logs show a single injury-free accident on Indian School Road near Monte Vista. Two individuals were arrested for drunken and disorderly conduct in separate incidents and jailed. identities were kept anonymous as a Progress New Year’s present.
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Portugal faces state of alert after Beja barracks clash
In Beja a rebel assault on the army barracks occurred during a New Year holiday. Four people were killed and government troops retook the site within hours. Lt. Col Jaime de Fonseca and three rebels died. rebel leader Varela Gomes was wounded and captured. Lisbon remained calm amid the unrest.
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Mrs ONeil Not In Local Area Says Scottsdale Split
A Scottsdale Republican urged the Republic to report that Ruth ONeil does not run in the northeast district. He affirmed she runs in the northwest area and Scottsdale residents have no influence on the outcome. He noted Barney Burns is the local Republican and a Democrat is expected to win the 1962 general in the heavily Democratic district. The GOP member asked to remain anonymous.
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Death Claims Jerry Giesler
Hollywood attorney Jerry Giesler died at his home in sleep at 75 from a heart attack. A famed defender of film stars including Charlie Chaplin Lana Turner Robert Mitchum Marilyn Monroe Errol Flynn and Rudolph Valentino he suffered several heart problems last year but remained active until his fourth heart attack in September.
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Rudolph Valentino
Khrushchev Touts Peace At Kremlin New Year Toasts
Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev proposed two toasts at a Kremlin reception for world peace and anti colonialists. Western diplomats noted the relaxed mood and absence of bombshells as a good omen for 1962. He urged eliminating threats to peace and cited the planet’s lack of war as a key 1961 outcome.
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Riot Strikes Reno On New Year Eve Downtown
Nearly 3,000 revelers sparked a two stage riot on Reno's Virginia Street near Harolds Club and the Horseshoe and Harrah's casinos. Police sprayed tear gas and water to disperse crowds. several injuries reported including a fireman.
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Local Woman Wins $12500 Judgment in Auto Crash
Mrs. Ronald Pacioni of 8323 E Yale won a $12,500 verdict for back injuries from a November 7 1959 collision at 20th Street and Camelback Road. The jury in superior court, Judge George Sterling, heard the case with attorney Kenneth Rosengren for the plaintiff. The other driver was Carol Tanner then 15 of 65 E Country Club Dr Phoenix.
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George Sterling
Kenneth Rosengren
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Local Weather Report From Kiva School
Report by eighth graders using school instruments shows yesterday high 72 and this morning low 49. Barometric pressure 30.07 steady. Forecast calls for considerable cloudiness today and tomorrow with light winds and frequent gusts. Today’s high near 71 and tomorrow’s low around 45.
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