Equalization Bill Offered in Arizona House
The Arizona House introduced a package reappraisal bill establishing a director of appraisal and equalization to fix disparities in property valuation. It calls for independent appraisers, county councils, and a 14 member state advisory council to guide the effort, with accompanying reforms to the inventory tax and widow tax exemptions.
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Phoenix
UPI
House of Representatives
House
Senate
Robert Brewer
R-Maricopa
Gerry Eliot
George W. Eubanks
F.A
Jake) Higgins
David B. Kret
Doris Varn
David Palmer
D-Yavapai
Harold Cook
D-Pima
Arizona
Molotov Expected in Vienna to Resume Atoms for Peace Post
Former Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov, 71, and his wife traveled to Vienna for the IAEA post he will again hold for the Soviet government. Officials in Moscow and Austria gave no confirmation. Molotov had been sidelined after Khrushchev denounced him amid Stalinist faction rumors.
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Vienna
UPI
Vyacheslav M. Molotov
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Foreign Ministry
Moscow
Molotov
International Atomic Energy Authority
IAEA
Khrushchev
Communist Party
Strike Parley Slated Today at Studebaker Plant
A three member panel from the U S Mediation and Conciliation Service was to meet with U A W Local 5 officials and Studebaker-Packard management in South Bend Indiana to resolve a 6500 worker strike that began January 1 after contract talks stalled. More than 5000 workers rejected the latest offer at a mass meeting Sunday.
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South Bend, Ind
UPI
U.S. Mediation and Conciliation Service
Studebaker-Packard
Indiana
Hubert P. Butler
Tocal 5
United Auto Workers Union
Butler
Arctic Blasts Leave Nation in Deep Freeze and Snow
United Press International reports a sweeping cold wave and heavy snow across the West and Midwest. Record lows and blizzard conditions closed schools and disrupted travel from Montana to Texas, with 66 deaths attributed to weather since the weekend and extreme cold in cities like Chicago and Butte.
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Midwest
Rock Island
Ill
William Sanders
Olaf Lysgaard
Amherst
Minn
New York State
Buffalo
Abe Smith
Montana
Colorado
Dakotas
Illinois
Butte
Mont
Rockies
Oklahoma
Texas
Mississippi Valley
Gulf States
Chicago
Arkansas
San Francisco
Supervisors Approve Cooling Projects in Scottsdale Schools
Maricopa County Board of Supervisors approved two engineering contracts with Johannessen and Girard Engineering to refrigerate six Scottsdale elementary schools. The $25,900 plan replaces evaporative cooling at Soloma Tawan Kachina Ingleside Tonto and Kiva. Officials delayed a $424,000 Paradise Valley bond sale due to a bid mixup. A public hearing was set for Jan 29 on including an 11 mile flood channel along Indian Bend Wash in the county plan.
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Tucson
Roth O'Neil
Hogie
Valley National Bank
Indian Bend Wash
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
County Flood Control Advisory Committee
Scottsdale
Hayden Road
Indian Bend Road
Salt River
Homeowners Rally Against High Taxes in Scottsdale
A large crowd gathers at Scottsdale High School to protest property taxes. Arizona Homeowners Association and Thomas H. Hunter urge residents to attend a 7:30 p.m. meeting to push for legislature backed tax relief and fair, comprehensive tax reform.
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Scottsdale High School
E. Indian School Rd
The
Arizona Homeowners Association
Thomas H. Hunter
Scottsdale
Hunter
Local Weather Report From Kiva School
Weather notes from eighth graders using school instruments predict fair skies today and tomorrow with a gradual temperature drop. High near 71 today, low around 39 tomorrow morning. Sunrise 7 33 a.m. Sunset 5 38 p.m. Barometer 29.95 inches and falling.
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Kiva
Plate Smashup Fatal To Four Aboard Lexington
A US Navy Skyraider crashed near Mt Santa Rita north of Manila killing all four aboard. The USS Lexington crew included two officers and two enlisted men from the 7th Fleet. Cause of the crash remains undetermined.
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Manila
UPID
Mt. Santa Rita
Navy
Lexington
Scottsdale housewife adjusts mortgage payment schedule
A Scottsdale housewife brought her home payment bills to the Progress office. She paid the mortgage company $34 monthly last year and now faces $116 per month starting January 1 after receiving a new schedule of payments.
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Scottsdale
Oday
Office of the Progress
City to Appeal Sewer Case and Overhaul Plant Bid
The city will appeal a $10 000 verdict to Mrs Jewel Nigh over sewer plant odor and pursue a new trial citing jury irregularities. Acting City Manager Jim Smith will seek bids to revise the plant at an estimated 15 646 dollars to fix a digester dumping raw sewage into the oxidation pond. Bids open Jan 26 with work slated to start Jan 30. The council also considers Rural Fire rate change, library board appointments, city vehicle service bids, drugstore parking zones, and sewer charge policy for new homes.
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Jewel Nigh
Superior Court
Carl Roe
Scottsdale
Nigh
Jim Smith
Smith
Coun
Cil
Rural Fire Protection Co
Library Board
Mrs Englehardt Birth After Family Fire Tragedy
In Cresco Iowa Mrs Richard Englehardt who lost three children in a Sunday fire gave birth Monday to a 4 pound son. The newborn was reported in fair condition.
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Crescn
Iowa
UPI
Richard Englehardt
Kennedy Pushes Tax Bill Early in Congress Session
President Kennedy and Democratic leaders agreed to push for early consideration of the tax revision bill aimed at business investment and closing loopholes. The White House breakfast discussed also liberalized trade and elderly medical care with Congress convening Wednesday. Kennedy signaled an early debt limit increase to cover Treasury expenses.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
White House
House
Senate
Congress
Treasury
Train Derailment Kills One in Iowa amid Cold Blizzard
An Ili nois Central passenger train derailed near Aurelia Iowa trapping engineer D E Brown. One dead John Nelson expressman. six to seven injured hospitalized in Cherokee Storm Lake and Alta. Rescue teams used blow torches in 15 below zero conditions.
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Aurelia
Iowa
UPI
Iowa Highway Patrol
John Nelson
Sioux City
Chicago
D.E. Brown
Sioux Valley Memorial Hospital
Cherokee
Storm Lake
Alta
Council Vows Quick Action On Manager
City councilors Art Petersen and Bill Schrader pledged swift hire of a new city manager to replace Bob McNutt who resigned last September with Jim Smith serving as acting manager. They narrowed candidates to five or six from 84 applications and urged action before the next municipal elections.
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Art Petersen
Bill Schrader
Bob McNutt
Jim Smith
Schrader
McNutt
Petersen
Dick Searles
Four Million Unemployed Figures Expected
Washington reports expected unemployment above four million in December with Labor Secretary Goldberg to announce figures. Officials say December rise may stay under 100,000, keeping the seasonally adjusted rate near 6.1 percent in November. The job shortage remains a Kennedy administration issue after peaking at 5.7 million earlier and easing to 3.9 million by October.
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Washington
UPI
Arthur J. Goldberg
Kennedy
White House
Mecham Calls Tax Equalization Top Issue At Session
State Senator Evan Mecham told a Cash School PTA assembly that tax equalization is the 25th legislature's most important issue. He urged solving chaotic tax problems so property tax burden falls equitably on all properties relative to value.
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Phoenix
UPI
Evan Mecham
R-Maricopa
PTA
Mecham
Red Chinese Push Invasion
Washington reports Indonesian President Sukarno is pressed toward action against Dutch New Guinea by Red Chinese Foreign Minister Chen Yi. A October 5 meeting in Peiping included Indonesian leaders and Chinese generals, with Yang Chang-wu stressing Beijing’s support and Col. Sudono pledging aid for liberation.
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Sukarno
Dutch New Guinea
Peiping
Chen Yi
Pacific
Chen
Sudono
China
Sukarni Kartodiwirjo
Indonesia
Satrio
Yang Chang-wu
Red Army
Yang
Red Flag
U.S
Arizona Faces Decade-Long California Water Dispute at Supreme Court
Arizona and California argued over Colorado River water sharing in a 16 hour session. The case centers on a draft decree by Simon Rifkind allocating 7.5 million acre feet to CAL water districts and the Central Arizona Project.
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Washington
UPS
Arizona
California
Supreme Court
Northcutt Ely
Ely
Stanley Mosk
Colorado
Central
Metropolitan Water District
New York
Simon H. Rifkind
Four Killed as Tank Truck Collision Sparks Blast at Fort Hood
A five ton truck and an M48 tank collided at Fort Hood causing a gasoline explosion. Four soldiers were killed and 19 injured, eleven in serious condition. All casualties were aboard the truck. the tank crew survived unharmed. Names withheld pending next of kin notices.
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Fort Hood, Tex
UPI
Fort Hood
Base Public Information Office
Clinics Seek Women Volunteers for Sabin Polio Clinics
Scottsdale and Arcadia area clinics urge women volunteers to register and assist at two shifts from 11 am to 3 pm and 3 pm to 7 pm as the Sabin oral vaccine is distributed county wide. Contacts include Mrs Arthur Gaunt WH 5-4416 Mrs Kenneth Leonard WH 6-2848 and Mrs Gordon Schellenberg WH 5-7444.
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Scottsdale
Maricopa County Medical Society
Harold Jackson
Scottsdale High
Arthur Gaunt
Kenneth Leonard
Arcadia High School
Arcadia Women’s Club
Gordon Schellenberg
Coronado High
Father Of JFK Resting At Home
Joseph P. Kennedy 73 father of the President rested at his Palm Beach seaside home after release from St. Marys Hospital West Palm Beach.
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JFK
Palm Beach, Fla
UPI
Joseph P. Kennedy
St. Mary’s Hospital
West Palm Beach
Notice to Subscribers for Scottsdale Daily Progress Delivery
Notice informs readers to contact their carrier-salesman if the Scottsdale Daily Progress is not received by a reasonable hour and mentions a special delivery service from the office in the evening.
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Scottsdale Daily Progress
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