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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1961
Page
6
Critics urge U S leadership to seize initiative in Europe and Berlin ahead of Soviet deals. President Kennedy vows to push self determination in Germany and across Europe while opposing perceived Moscow coercion and appeasement amid Soviet strategy.
Assistant Secretary of State G Mennen Williams contemplates another Africa tour amid mixed reception. South Africa declines a summer reception. Angola and Portugal welcome him despite tensions. The trip aims for first hand impressions, while critics doubt his tact and impact.
Jacqueline Cochran predicts women will follow men into space in a forward looking column. The piece muses on gender roles, noting Eve guiding Adam and imagining a future where a woman accompanies the first moon voyage with courtesy and elegance.
A columnist recalls bringing a “cuckoo” friend from Spain to New York and the chaotic journey lasting 16 hours. The companion buys rounds at 7 pm, asks about his missing typewriters at customs, and hints at a strained reunion with his wife Eveking.
The manager outlines progress and procedures for downtown Scottsdale improvement districts Camelback and Miller Road West Main Street Indian School Road projects and others. He details bid timelines protest periods hearings bidding awarding contracts and the assessment and bond process for special improvement districts.
A delegation from Alligator, Mississippi told Gov. Ross Barnett they missed last month’s city elections due to crop chores and asked him to appoint officers. In Oxford, Lord Ritchie, expelled from Oxford in 1922, spoke at his alma mater as London Stock Exchange chairman. In Chicago, a drug store chain reports strong sales of aluminum Christmas trees sold on monthly payments for shoppers unable to pay full price.
A national analysis notes quick landings in Suez showed limits of fixed-base power and praises the Bulwark carrier. It links these lessons to Lebanon 1958 and Cuba, urging coordinated, well funded moves, stronger draft forces, and realistic budgeting over inflation fears.
Scottsdale Director of Personnel J. J. Connors notes over 350 non-certified workers support 20 000 students. They manage transportation, food service, maintenance, grounds, and custodial duties, operating a system larger than many cities and preparing for a strong 1961-62 term.
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