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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1963
Page
2
Comedian Danny Kaye reports from Moscow that Soviet audiences laugh and respond with warmth. He describes meeting officials, performers, and 600 children at a pioneer camp, sharing games, songs, and a simple moment of mutual lightheartedness during the third International Film Festival.
Charles McDowell Jr recalls a sun drenched pool scene where three mothers argue over children and car pools. The piece uses humor to sketch domestic tensions around parenting, diets, braces, dogs and the idea of a father’s pride in the sunlit setting.
An American Army spokesman said a military policeman who shot out four search lights set by the Communists to catch refugees will be court-martialed. The sergeant, reportedly drinking on duty at Steinstuecken, faces charges of unauthorized weapon use and discipline breach.
Phoenix city council moves to revise fuel tax structure to place all fuels under the 5 cent motor vehicle fuel tax and restore cities 19 percent share of revenue. County Attorney said county not required to distribute use tax funds. Maricopa County previously gave over $500,000 since 1944.
In Nashville UPI reports Hoffa defense attorneys allege DOJ grand jury secrecy was violated and witnesses were pressured by a Kennedy aide who attended sessions and took notes. They seek dismissal of tampering charges or, failing that, a change of venue for the May indictment case against Hoffa and 10 others.
San Manuel high school juniors Warren Hawes Jr. and Marvin Manross began a 344 mile trek from Davis Dam to Gallup New Mexico. They expect to complete the hike in about 25 days traveling light with dry food water sleeping bags and clothing and hope to find lodgings every fifth night.
An editor notes growing desegregation in southern cities with little fanfare. Negroes dine and sleep where barred before as signs and balconies disappear in places like Little Rock, Amarillo, Richmond, Charlotte, Orlando, and Atlanta. Mississippi lags behind other states in the shift.
A high speed head on collision on the San Bernardino Freeway near Fontana California killed five people and injured one. The crash occurred when one vehicle crossed a divider on U S 99 and struck a westbound station wagon. Survivors include Rene Gosselin the milkman.
The West Wing will retire the 1929 air conditioning system installed during Herbert Hoover’s presidency. A new unit costing 487000 dollars will be installed, reflecting ongoing modernization amid government operations.
New Argentine President Arturo Illia led the moderate People’s Radical party with 169 electoral votes but fell short of a majority in the 476 member electoral college. He plans to negotiate with other party candidates as Peronist forces pause a general strike and citizens celebrate Independence Day amid tense politics and military opposition to Peronist power.
A Jacksonville woman told police her boyfriend offered a job, claimed nine houses and $125000 in the bank, offered marriage, and borrowed $160 before disappearing. Police seek the man described as 5 feet 7 inches and 250 pounds with a fictitious name.
Washington officials say new controls freeze over 330 million in Cuban assets in U.S. banks and ban unlicensed dollar transfers with Cuba. The order cuts Cuba from the U.S. banking system, hindering funding for subversion in Latin America and blocking dollar dealings even via foreign banks.
Thomas Lee Bean, 18, Reno High School student, was found guilty of first degree murder in the sex slaying of Olympic skier Sonja McCaskie. A eight person jury set the death penalty and formal sentencing with an execution date to follow.
Robert J. Thompson, 31, hid in an air vent at Atascadero State Hospital for almost a month before being found homeless above garbage cans in the steam room. Officials said escape was impossible due to a heavy reinforced steel grill on the vent opening.
In London a new twist in the Profumo scandal questions the reported 30 November death of Peter Rachman 42 once linked to Mandy Rice-Davies. MP Ben Parkin doubts the estate and hints at possible body-switch rumors. Hospital confirms Rachman died on arrival.
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