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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1962
Page
1
Voters face a January 20 deadline to register for the February 20 primary and March 27 city general election. Registration sites include City Hall and the offices of several local officials. The city charter changes mean all council seats and the mayor will be on the ballot with potential top two finishers facing off in a general election.
In London Sir Frederick Hoare sent President Kennedy four decks of playing cards. The Playing Card Bureau announced the gift and said the cards are unique with backings showing color reproductions of mayoral regalia, a first for such imagery.
President Kennedy wraps up an 18 day Florida vacation and departs for Washington to prepare for Congress. He will brief White House aides and attend a Democratic fundraiser in Columbus before delivering the State of the Union. His father, Joseph Kennedy, improves from a stroke and plans to return home soon.
In Palm Beach the 4 year old Caroline Kennedy borrowed a penny from a Secret Service agent to use a ball gum machine at St. Mary's Hospital. She dropped the ball, picked it up, and left. President Kennedy visited his father, former Ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy, recovering from a stroke.
An Air Force Minuteman ICBM launched from an underground silo and reached a South Atlantic target off Africa after an 8 a.m. MST flight. It marked the third straight Minuteman success from silos and the first major test of the new year, with potential deployment by July at Malmstrom AFB near Great Falls Montana.
City officials credit sanitation inspector James Medland with improving relations with residents and cutting complaints about Garbage Service Company. Medland works at 400 dollars a month for six months to address missed pickups and uncut debris while Scottsdale funds the 75 cent per home differential to support the contract.
The Kremlin plan, revealed in Voprosy Filosofi, assigns doctors a central role in anti religious education. Moscow officials say physicians can influence both sick and well, using bedside visits and lectures to debunk religious beliefs and link health to science.
The Indonesian air force barred all air traffic from the eastern area near West Irian and warned pilots to avoid the zone. Mobilization was ordered for ages 15 to 45, with permits voided and sanctions for violations. Sukarno seeks more support in South Celebes for liberation efforts.
Local forecast compiled by eighth graders using school instruments. High yesterday 71, low 39, pressure 30.15 rising. Sunrise 7 33, sunset 5 34. Fair skies today and tomorrow with temperatures climbing. today's high about 73, tomorrow morning’s low near 40.
Notice informs readers of a special delivery service from the office up to 6 p.m. and asks subscribers to phone if not receiving the Scottsdale Daily. It emphasizes near-perfect service and progression at a reasonable hour.
The Parada Del Sol events kick off with a mock bank hold up at 1 30 p m at Scottsdale Road and Main Street and crown one of three candidates Janet Hall Pat Brunette or Sheila Ware as Parada Queen. The ceremony includes escort by the Maricopa County Sheriff s Office and a trumpet welcome by the Howdy Dudet tes. Tickets go on sale at Scottsdale Road and Main Street booth with prices from 75 cents to five dollars and admission for students Friday only. Parade activities run Feb 24 with rodeo shows at 2 p m each day and 80 000 spectators expected. Roosevelt will appear in wax form at the American Heritage Wax Museum during the world s longest horse drawn parade. Advance ticket sales are ahead of last year.
Cliff Carpenter a Scotts dale resident 78 was reported doing quite well at Doctor's Hospital after being hit crossing Scottsdale Road by a car driven by Vernie J Blankenship 17 of 1610 E Indianola. He was president of the Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce for four years and helped lead Scottsdale's incorporation in 1951.
A wind driven snowstorm crippled traffic from Texas to Kansas and icy glaze disrupted Michigan. Northern storm centers iced northern Illinois and eastern Oklahoma as subzero temperatures hit the Dakotas Minnesota and New England. Panic car pileups rose in Oklahoma City Edmond and surrounding areas while Michigan schools closed and Detroit bus and air service halted.
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