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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1962
Page
1
The Federal Trade Commission ruled Colgate Palmolive and Ted Bates to stop a Palmolive Rapid Shave TV ad showing sandpaper shaved by a razor, finding the prop was misrepresented plexiglass with sand. The decision overruled a hearing examiner who called it harmless puffery.
Scottsdale Police Department launches a campaign to keep mid town shopping streets free of employee cars. Deputy Gil Deaton presents a map marking free all day street parking and two off street lots at Second Street between Marshall and Orange and First Street east of Brown. Each lot holds 50 cars and costs 3 dollars monthly. Education talks will be given to merchants on implementing the program.
The White House announced a foreign aid mission will visit the Dominican Republic to discuss potential U S assistance to the island nation. The delegation from Washington aims to outline aid plans and assess needs during the talks.
The State Department report estimates Castro's forces at 260000 to 400000, with arms shipments worth 60 to 100 million dollars. It notes 80 percent of Cuba's foreign trade with the Communist bloc and ties to Red China and bloc nations, except Albania. The administration also shifted Kennedy’s Florida stay, preparing for Congress and a DiSalle fundraiser in Columbus.
Ernest W. McFarland former U.S. Senator and Arizona governor urged Democrats in Tucson to form a fact finding committee to counter smear tactics by Republicans He blamed such tactics for his two defeats by Barry Goldwater and praised the Kennedy administration for doing a top job under trying circumstances He also urged against challenging veteran Senator Carl Hayden noting his long service in Arizona politics
Mrs. Clarissa Winsor, 81, curator of the Territorial Prison Museum, was chosen as Yuma’s Man of the Year by a local newspaper editors. She is the third woman to receive the honor since 1947 for unselfish community service.
In Phoenix Dr Edmund J Gleazer Jr executive director of the American Association of Junior Colleges says the nations 675 junior colleges are valuable adjuncts to four year institutions. He notes they let four year schools focus on higher study and research.
The Scottsdale office of the Arizona Highway Department reports unofficial year end counts with about 8,000 driver's license applications since Aug 1. Of these, roughly 30 percent were out of state new residents, led by California and Ohio. Carlin noted daily totals and urged tourists to obtain a six month visitor sticker within 10 days of entering Arizona.
Chairman John C. Stennis announced a public hearing start on January 23 by a Senate subcommittee to review claims that military leaders were muzzled in anti Communist speech. Gen Edwin A Walker will testify in the second phase on troop indoctrination.
Gerald Covelli, 41, a reputed crime syndicate triggerman, arrived from federal prison and agreed to testify in the whisky hijack case linked to Jimmy Allegretti and associates. A $20 000 bounty is reportedly on Covelli, who faces possible plea in Chicago.
Eighth graders report a high yesterday of 71 and a low of 34 this morning. Pressure 29.95 and falling. Sunrise 7 33 a.m. Sunset 5 34 p.m. Forecast calls for mostly fair skies with steady temperatures and a slight chance of clouds. High today around 71 and low tomorrow morning about 34.
Florida Chamber of Commerce sends a playful poem rebuffing Scottsdale’s invitation for Floridians to escape cold weather. The verse claims Florida is full of tourists and offers to send overflow guests, joking about late reservations and missing rooms.
Florida warmed to 26 degrees at Ocala and saw light frost in Jacksonville and Orlando. Weathermen predicted a continuing warming trend while the Midwest faced a below zero cold front with temperatures down to 15 below in Minnesota Iowa Kansas and Nebraska and hazardous driving warnings in Indiana Illinois and Wisconsin. Florida tourism officials launched a sun campaign to reassure visitors.
Scottsdale Board of Trustees awarded an 802200 contract to build Mohave the district’s 16th elementary with 28 classrooms library and administration offices Additions include eight rooms at Yavapai six at Ingleside and three at Kaibab plus 100000 land purchase on MacDonald off Granite Reef for a future school site Road access will be upgraded by the seller. Reese Verner elected board president succeeding Lester Mowry.
Tucson airport leader Bob Schmidt predicts a high speed helicopter service carrying up to 40 passengers could link downtown Tucson and Phoenix. He says six daily flights are needed and locals must use air service more, noting low local flying and landing site challenges in both cities.
Washington reports tentative agreement to start 18 nation disarmament talks in Geneva on March 14. Eight unaligned nations would join five Western and five Soviet bloc countries. Talks would expand the 10 nation Geneva process halted in 1960 with Russia’s walkout. a nuclear test ban dialogue resumes January 16.
San Francisco police seized 1 000 sets of dice from Ted Lewis 65 claiming to make gambling dice for any occasion Inspector Michael Siegfried said the man was not arrested and the devices included magnetized knees bars and dice rigged with metal inserts to be controlled by magnets Lewis described as a master of the cubes and stated the dice could be used to steer outcomes.
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev suffers a mild influenza attack and cancels a planned trip to Byelorussia. He was last seen publicly at a Kremlin New Year’s Eve reception where his voice was hoarse and he drank hot tea with lemon.
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