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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1962
Page
1
Caracas reports say a blast on Monday damaged the U S Embassy with a seventh floor washroom bomb that killed at least three and wounded 13. Guards with tommy guns stood watch as damage ran to thousands, while Communist protests erupted citywide timed to a regional foreign ministers conference.
A San Francisco Bay Area coalition of Arizona and California farmers reached a compromise with the labor department on harvesting wages. The agreement sets a piece rate of 24 cents per carton with an option for $1.00 per hour, plus a packing quality clause, and an hourly rate average of about $1.75 to $2.50 for workers. The deal follows a January 8 department order mandating the 24 cent piece rate for Mexican nationals.
W E Bridges sued Texaco Inc over a November 26 dynamite blast in Hinds County. The court threw out the case though Bridges claimed the explosion injured his poultry. He testified chickens flew, died, or carried on for hours after the blast and egg production dropped.
Five Scottsdale High School students and one faculty member will fly to San Diego to tour the General Atomic Laboratory in La Jolla. The group will meet leading nuclear physicists as part of the Youth Science Tour sponsored by Arizona Public Service Company, which arranges a monthly trip for Arizona high schools.
President Kennedy promotes milk as the best balanced diet at a dairy conference urged by Secretary Freeman. He states he will order milk served at every White House meal and cites rising production with a dip in consumption, urging vigilance by nutritionists and school officials.
Funeral services for Harry E. Cook 74 will be held tomorrow in Phoenix. A retired salesman from Omaha, he resided at 2925 N Hayden Rd Scottsdale and is survived by wife H Edna son Gerald W daughter Mister Rose Ackrey of Davenport IA two grandchildren and four great grandchildren. He was a Highlands Baptist Church member and a past Master of Dewitt Lodge No 5 SM. Rev G W Abrams will officiate at Messinger Mortuary with the Mason ic Funeral Committee assisting. Interment at Green Acres cemetery.
Magma Copper announces a cutback in operations linked to an underground fire incident. Company officials say safety protocols guide the decision while investigators review the situation at the site.
Private cremation rites were held today for Edward Joe Jahns 71 who died Saturday at St Joseph's Hospital. Jahns a WW I veteran spent the last nine years employed by the U S government.
State Department withdrew passports from several leading Communist Party officials including Elizabeth Gurley Flynn and James Both. Rejections were mailed Monday with 30 days to surrender. Denials fall under Subversive Activities Control Act, sparking congressional debate over hearings and evidence rights.
A fragment from Solon notes homeowners pushing for action prior to any favorable legislative steps. The source quotes a speaker saying, I personally believe, indicating uncertainty about the path forward and suggesting active homeowner involvement in the process.
Two young Nebraska wives from Blue Hill, Betty Haradon 20 and Mary Ann Larking 22, died when their car left U S Highway 60 70 and struck an embankment near Salome California. Investigators said Haradon appeared intoxicated with a previous year? The report also notes Arizonans Orville Churchill 61 of Salome and a truck overturning after leaving the highway near Indio Needles area.
A former top government crime expert says there is no substitute for an adequately staffed police department to keep hoodlums out of the four communities. Police Chief Bernard Garmire, a special guest, argues for more officers to confront big-time gangsters.
Oil discovery on Wilshire prompts plans to dig a subway and build a rapid transit line, signaling major infrastructure shifts. Local officials describe the move as a step toward modernizing transportation and boosting commerce along the corridor.
Agriculture Secretary Orville Freeman warns that an unexplained dip in milk consumption could harm national health and dairy markets. He notes a 2.5 percent fall in 1961 consumption amid a three billion pound rise in production and cites shifting diet patterns as the likely cause while announcing a National Conference on Milk and Nutrition ahead of President Kennedy’s speech.
Murray M. Chotiner, 53, longtime Nixon aide and 1960 congressional candidate, was divorced by his wife in Los Angeles. She testified he vanished for days without explanation and he did not contest the divorce. He was ordered to pay a lump sum of 38,500 dollars.
Doctors at Acquaviva Hospital planned surgery on 2nd Lt. Milose Solokov 22 after a Bulgarian MiG 17 crash near Acquaviva Italy. An official communique cited a possible aerial espionage link but needed more evidence. Solokov asked for political asylum as he recovers from arm and skull injuries.
An eight alarm blaze destroyed a five story dry goods building in Philadelphia early today. Thick smoke blanketed the area while dresses lampshades and shoes burned and the structure collapsed. The fire, declared under control at 3 a.m., briefly threatened Betsy Ross House and Christ Church near graves of Revolutionary figures.
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