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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1963
Page
2
A columnist praises Recovery, Inc. for mental health recovery and patient empowerment, noting chapters nationwide, low fees, and peer support. It cites Dr. Alvarez's booklet for families and mentions Mayo Clinic input on eye lid ptosis and neural causes, with referrals to specialists.
King Paul and Queen Frederika of Greece fly to Athens ending a four day state visit to Britain marred by demonstrations street fighting and mass booing of Queen Elizabeth. Police clashed with protesters injuring several as crowds demanded release of Greek political prisoners.
The Greek king and queen left London with the royal couple waving from the motorcade as 75 demonstrators were detained in fresh clashes near the hotel. Police deployed 69 officers at the airport and others on roads leading from Buckingham Palace amid the royal party’s stay.
The Argentine Maritime Prefecture reports forty dead after the 3500 ton Ciudad de Asuncion sank in the river estuary south of Buenos Aires amid fog. Four to seven still missing, with survivors claiming up to 30 missing. rescue ships recovered 380 survivors and the bodies.
Nationwide Publications Inc. president C F Boone says Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph will face continued competition as his firm plans to issue the Scottsdale directory again next January. He cites high ad rates in Phoenix and argues Mountain States could meet Nationwide’s proposed $12 per quarter page price.
Washington columnist Dick West mocks a flood of mass transit brochures in the nation’s capital. He notes artist concepts like pneumatic tubes and moonbeam trains, joking President Kennedy’s reaction and the unlikely night travel. He lampoons one may become a standstill before real improvements arrive.
President Kennedy adopts a wait and see stance as a six man panel investigates the railroad work rule dispute. Officials say legislation may follow if no agreement by July 22, with Meany pursuing mediation to avert emergency action. Congress skeptical of a quick solution.
A search for three teens feared lost in Castle Shannon Coal Co mine No. 2 near Pittsburgh was suspended until 2 p.m. Rescue units had probed nearly 2000 feet inside, found no trace of Daniel O Kane Billy Burke or Robert Abbott, and noted minor rockfalls while a nationwide alert was issued for the youths.
Bernard Berman, 30, a Michigan fraud suspect who used the alias Robert Davis in Phoenix, was captured by the FBI on a federal unlawful flight warrant. Fingerprints tied him to Jackson, Michigan, where he allegedly obtained $20,000 through fraudulent financing and postdated loans. He faces $20,000 bond and will be returned to Michigan.
A major Russian spy defects to the West and seeks refuge in Britain under heavy guard. The defector provided extensive information on Soviet espionage and Kremlin operations after CIA interrogation. British military intelligence and CIA collaborated to verify the defection before public disclosure.
In Quito and Guayaquil a military junta seized control after a bloodless coup ousting President Carlos Julio Arosemena. Arosemena was flown to Panama, curfew imposed, censorship set, and military law declared as rioting and tensions flare amid accusations of drunken behavior at a reception. U.S. Ambassador Maurice Bernbaum attended the event.
In Hastings England a string of three gas blasts along the waterfront hospitalizes 31 to 50 people and destroys 30 homes. Authorities say a broken gas main caused the explosions.
McCulloch Corp of Los Angeles outlined a plan to develop Lake Havasu shores potentially creating a city of 50 000. Gov. Paul Fannin supported the program during a hearing with Robert McCulloch and C V Wood presenting to state officials and western Arizona lawmakers.
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