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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1964
Page
5
Tony Lema of San Leandro California captured the British Open at St Andrews Scotland with a final total of 279 two under par. Jack Nicklaus finished two behind after a closing 68 and 66 in the third and final rounds.
President Johnson in a news conference cited economic statistics and Republican input to defend a booming U S economy. He forecast good fiscal year figures and a bright 1965 outlook while criticizing Goldwater’s fiscal policy critique. Johnson praised the House for early 1965 appropriations and urged private collective bargaining in the auto industry.
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, en route to the San Francisco GOP convention, said the Republican platform must state principles identify issues and show how to apply them. He warned against long platforms and urged attention to civil rights enforcement while avoiding a judgment on constitutionality.
New York Times reports a cache of more than 250 letters written by Warren G. Harding to Florence Kling Phillips between 1909 and 1920. Historian Russell says the letters show an affair while Harding was married and campaigning for president, including an offer of funds to keep the romance quiet.
A Scottsdale police official explains juveniles commit vandalism mainly as a way to strike out against authority. Boys Club leaders note destructive drives coexist with constructive impulses, while magistrates say many act for kicks and fear punishment.
City court postponed the trial of Carole Malouf, 23, charged with defrauding the Executive House of 367 dollars during a five day stay. Malouf remains hospitalized at Baptist Hospital, delaying proceedings. Her companion Leona Gage, 24, pleaded guilty and received a suspended sentence from Magistrate Tom Felke.
NEWPORT Tenn UPI a four engine United Airlines Viscount apparently erupted in to flames in flight Thursday night and plunged its 39 occupants to their deaths in the rugged foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains National Guardsmen cordoned off the area while FBI agents and a 12 man team from the Civil Aeronautics Board investigated the possibility of any federal violation including a bombing in the crash. Eyewitnesses gave conflicting reports some said they saw the plane explode in the air tumbling bodies through the sky while others said they saw the plane its bottom fire crash into a hillside and burst into flames. The pilot Capt Oliver E Labath e 41 of Washington gave no indications of trouble in his last radio contact 13 minutes before the crash at 7 15 p m EDT on a steep ridge about 8 miles from this east Tennessee community.
In San Francisco Senator Barry Goldwater argued against party factions as he clashed with George Parker, the only Black member of the platform committee. The executive panel adjourned after an all night session with some progress but no final settlement on the 1964 civil rights plank.
Police and sheriff's deputies evacuated the Cow Palace in San Francisco after an anonymous call warned of a bomb at 10 a.m. The structure was searched by authorities and found to be a hoax. Workers, reporters, and technicians returned inside the giant exposition hall by 10:05 a.m. PDT as Republicans prepared for the national convention opening.
Mayor Jack B. Huntress announced three Paradise Valley representatives Leonard Deehan Becky Mad den and Hugh Milligan to meet Scottsdale on resort zoning of N Scottsdale Road. Scottsdale's team includes Herb Caywood Jack Senini Joseph Meier and George Fretz.
Paradise Valley School District will keep the $6.90 property tax rate for the 1964-65 year despite a $1,622,797 budget for elementary and high schools. Supt. Hanhila indicated a possible 6 to 10 cent tax cut if assessed valuation rises from $13.7 million to about $16 million, valuation data due late month. The 1964-65 elementary budget stands at $1,042,945.50 and high school at $579,851.50.
Partly cloudy today and tonight with possible afternoon or evening thunder showers and blowing dust. High near 104, low around 76 tonight. Tomorrow warmer with high about 106 and decreasing clouds. U S Weather Observer Willard Greene notes today’s low 82, yesterday’s high 101, trace of rain late yesterday.
Police charged 34 year old William Robert Bowen of 602 N Miller Rd Apt 11 with raping a 22 year old Scottsdale woman at knife point in her bedroom and robbing her of $3 after breaking into the apartment. Detectives Moughler and Clark arrested Bowen who was identified by the victim in a lineup.
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