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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1964
Page
1
One celebrant fired a high powered rifle into the air causing minor damage to an American Airlines jet that landed at Sky Harbor after midnight. Police said a severed hydraulic line resulted from the bullet and the FBI opened an inquiry.
The first baby of 1964 in Scottsdale is an eight pound boy born at 8:23 a m today at Scottsdale Physicians and Surgeons Hospital to Mr and Mrs James Peloso of 4140 East Monte Vista Phoenix The Scottsdale Baptist Hospital had no births in 1964 by noon today.
A fireworks explosion beside a Clover Farm grocery in North Charleston near the naval base killed five people and possibly six, injured 14, and collapsed the building. Fire officials say a truck loaded with fireworks sparked the blast and more fireworks were stored inside.
Fair with occasional high cloudiness through tomorrow. Slightly warmer conditions. High today near 68 degrees, low around 35 tomorrow morning. Yesterday’s high reached 70.
A Scottsdale family credited with Timmy Stipanuk gaining school transportation learns an anonymous donor sent 101 dollars toTimmy. The funds paid a $70 brace balance and bought him a tricycle. The donor remains unidentified.
Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald widow of Kennedy assassin aims to address Americans on national television early this year. She intends only to make a statement and will likely testify before the Warren Commission later this month. Her lawyer John M. Thorne says she will use Russian via interpreter and is learning English. He also reveals Oswald gave a note warning what to do if he is arrested, a note she kept and could hand to police if needed.
A tall gunman robbed Adobe Pharmacy at 1029 N Scottsdale Rd around 9 50 p m taking over 175 in cash and narcotics valued at 150 Police describe the suspect as six four and 160 pounds with brown hair and right side parting He forced clerk Harold Frey and customer Richard Lambert behind the counter and demanded narcotics and money. He rifled for Percodan morphine needles and syringes and attempted to handcuff the pair before escaping.
Scottsdale receives a new phone book distribution this week with A Able Cesspool Co. at the top of the listings and William Zwaanstra near the bottom. Boone Nationwide Publications printed the initial city directory, while Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Co. published the latest cover including Carefree Cave Creek and Paradise Valley sections. 97,000 copies are being printed for present and new subscribers. Phoenix directory access includes Scottsdale listings.
A consent decree in U S District Court banned interstate sale of Regimen tablets for misbranding false weight loss claims. Judge Bartels authorized seizure and destruction of stocks. Drug Research Corp. leader John Andreadis barred from marketing interstate. Prosecutors said four million boxes sold in six years for over sixteen million dollars.
Census Bureau estimates show a population of 190,695,000 at year start with an increase of 2,633,000 in 1963. Women outnumber men 100 to 96.6, and nonwhites rose to 11.7 percent of the population at midyear 1963, the highest since the turn of the century.
Margaret Goldwater daughter of Sen Barry Goldwater and his wife is engaged to Richard Arlen Holt son of Mr and Mrs John Martini Northridge California. The couple plan to marry June 27 at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Phoenix. Miss Goldwater will graduate from Mount Vernon Junior College Washington and Holt is a graduate of UCLA.
Funeral services planned Friday for 12 year old Scott Trailor who died after a gun accidentally discharged by his 15 year old brother at the Phoenix Country Club home of Joe Haldiman Jr The tragedy occurred as the boys viewed a German Luger from the Haldiman pistol collection The victim was son of Del Trailor a prominent Phoenix contractor A memorial in the Boys Club will honor Scott’s name
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