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Newspaper

Scottsdale Progress

Location

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Jul 14, 1961

Page

2

Attorney General narrows liquor bill for Arizona session

Arizona lawmakers to meet as AG opinion trims seven paragraphs of the proposed liquor reform bill. The ruling limits scope to governor's special session call about licenses and narcotics, striking provisions on tax, penalties for minors, employee registration, and salary increases. Critics argue the decision narrows legislative power over licensing rules.

Phoenix API House Liquor Study Committee Paul Fannin Fannin Gov Ernor Philip M Robert Klauer D-Yuma

Pope John XXIII Issues Encyclical on Labor Relations

The Vatican releases a 25,000 word encyclical updating church teaching on labor in an age of automation planning and industrialization. It follows Rerum Novarum and argues many old problems persist while new grave issues have arisen, urging active welfare by states.

Pope John Vatican City UPI John XXIII Leo XIII Pope Leo

Drought Deepens Hardship Across Arizona Ranges

Arizona cattlemen and forest officials warn drought worsens with critical fire hazard in most forests. Lack of rain leaves high elevation ranges with scant feed and low areas in dire condition. Water supplies run short as cattlemen rely on heavy supplemental feeding. Forest Service notes July rains offered only temporary relief before conditions returned to critical.

Phoenix UPS Arizona Forest Service

Resident Proves Sleeping Ability in Scottsdale

Police rushed to a Scottsdale scene after a citizen reported a neighbor appeared dead on the front porch. The man, found face down in a chair on the porch, explained he had dozed off after returning home late and rolled out of the chair onto the porch, then woke when the police arrived.

Alcohol-Narcotic Education Group Backs Fannin Session

Leaders of the Alcohol-Narcotic Education Association told Gov. Fannin they will back his demands for a special session to revise liquor license laws. They urged strict individual responsibility for license operations and stronger enforcement against underage sales, favoring license revocation for violations. The group includes members from most major Arizona religious denominations.

Phoenix UPS Alcohol-Narcotic Education Association Paul Fannin Arizona

Udall Says JFK Backs West On Water Projects

Interior Secretary Stewart Udall told the California Drought Conference that the Kennedy Administration backs California and other states in imminent water shortages. He said Western development hinges on reclamation projects and expects the Arizona California dispute over Colorado River water to end after Supreme Court rulings.

Udall JFK Los Angeles UPI Stewart Udall California Arizona Supreme Court

South Africa delays visit of U S official

Washington reports that South Africa told the United States a proposed August visit by Assistant Secretary of State G Mennen Williams would not be convenient. Williams plans to tour Africa this month and next and will visit Angola and Mozambique. No date was set for a possible South Africa stop.

Washington UPI South Africa United States G. Mennen Williams State Department Williams Africa U.S Francis W. Tully Jr Department Republic of South Africa Tully

ACLU Says Military Oath Would Violate First Amendment

The ex executive director Patrick Murphy Malin told UPI the ACLU believes forcing service members to swear allegiance to the Constitution before God would be unconstitutional. He bases this on the 1961 Supreme Court decision that belief in God is not a prerequisite for public employment. The House Armed Services Committee has approved a measure to require the oath.

New York UPI American Civil Liberties Union ACLU Patrick Murphy Malin Supreme Court House Armed Services Committee Scottsdale Maricopa County Arizona Town of

Army engineers aid flood surveys after Congress action

Flood control work continues as army engineers now offer services to civilian agencies. A flood gauge has been installed in the Indian Bend wash south of the Arizona Canal to measure runoff velocity and water depth.

Army Engineers Congress Indian Bend Wash Arizona Canal

Soviet cosmonaut Gagarin dines with Queen after London visit

Maj Yuri Gagarin slept late before a Buckingham Palace lunch with the Queen of England, after canceling a morning schedule. He toured London incognito in a blue suit, said he was enchanted by the night, and planned to dance but changed plans. Local embassy noted rest as reason for schedule changes.

London UPI Yuri Gagarin Buckingham Palace England Gagarin Soviet Union

Scottsdale adopts comprehensive license ordinance for trades and businesses

The town passes Ordinance No 123 regulating licensing and taxes for professions trades and businesses within Scottsdale Arizona. It sets license issuance rules quarterly yearly terms penalties transferring restrictions and requires licenses for each location with specific fees and exemptions for certain entities and interstate or federal activities.

Scottsdale Arizona Department United States Veterans Organization Vendee Rhea Ehas

Sierra Nevada fires ease as new blazes rise

In Northern California a pair of large Sierra fires reduced in size while lightning sparked 324 new small fires across the region. Gov Brown declared Madera County a disaster as the killer blaze burned 43,000 acres, destroyed two towns, killed two people and forced hundreds to flee. Forest crews faced rugged terrain and limited ground access but hoped to contain the fires. Meanwhile a 26,300 acre blaze in the historic gold country near Yosemite was near containment.

Mt. Shasta Edmund G. Brown Madera County U.S. Forest Service Sierra Yosemite National Park Thursay

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