Fold On Trip In 1949 Auto Enough To Make
A 1949 auto trip proves enough to lift spirits and drive a new round of local enthusiasm. Residents recount a journey that boosted morale and showcased community resilience during postwar recovery.
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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1963
Page
2
Nominal Mission in a Barbershop Car Ride
A narrator drives nervous neighbor Mr Bumbleton in a 1949 Chevrolet toward a barbershop. The passenger insists on spaceflight jargon while the driver maintains calm and proclaims everything nominal as the car maneuvers through city streets. The scene ends with Bumbleton planning to call his wife, the President, and Cronkite before a haircut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Bumbleton
Walter Cronkite
Bumbleton
Tax Cut Hinted of 10 Billion by House Leader
In the Ways and Means Committee a tentative plan for a 10 billion dollar tax cut split to take effect in two steps drew support. Chairman Mills questioned the revenue impact, while Kennedy pressed for swift action on tax legislation amid economic concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Washington
UPI
Ways & Means Committee
Dillon
Mills
Kennedy
Congress
White House
John W. McCormack
Mass
McCormack
Ers
Mills’ Committee
Gilbert
House Commerce Committee
Store Denies NAACP Hiring Discrimination Claim
Goldwater Stores president Bob Goldwater rejected NAACP charges of racial bias in hiring in Arizona. A freely distributed NAACP booklet named Goldwater as one of eight stores practicing discrimination. Goldwater said no Negro salespeople currently employed, but the firm would hire qualified applicants, noting 17 Black employees total among about 499 staff with some in supervisory roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
UPI
Goldwater
Arizona
Bob Goldwater
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Goldwaters
Floating Armories Reach Far East As U S Prepares
Defense Secretary McNamara reveals three floating depots in the Far East loaded with tanks rations and equipment. Ships Phoenix Provo and Cheyenne anchored at Subic Bay would speed Army mobilization to crisis points, with trans-Pacific airlift enabling rapid assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
United States
Far East
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Congress
McNamara
United Press International
USS. Navy
Subic Bay
Philippines
U.S. Navy
Phoenix
Provo
Cheyenne
House
Armed Services
Pentagon
Europe
Berlin
Orient
Reduce Rate On Dropouts Teachers Urge
Arizona Education Association members called for an all out effort to cut dropout numbers this fall. About 3,500 Arizona students are expected to quit, with 300,000 nationwide. President John P. Hindman urged teachers to reach out to dropouts and parents to encourage re registration and graduation. The campaign theme is Fact One Reach One.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
UPI
Arizona Education Association
John P. Hindman
Casa Grande
AEA
United States
Arizona
Dodgers Trade Roebuck to Senators for Breeding
Los Angeles Dodgers announce a deal sending veteran reliever Ed Roebuck to Washington for utility infielder Marv Breeding. Roebuck, with the Dodgers since 1949, had 10-2 record last season and pitched in the 1955 and 1956 World Series. Breeding, 29, hit .268 for Washington and can play second, field, or short. They report to their new clubs immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LOS Angeles
UPI
Los Angeles Dodgers
Ed Roebuck
Washington Senators
Marv Breeding
Roebuck
Dodgers
Breeding
Baltimore
Senators
Washington
Taft Attacks Civil Rights Fill in Area Redevelopment Bill
Rep. Taft proposes an equal accommodations clause to ensure Negroes access to privately owned facilities funded by the redevelopment bill. If the House panel rejects it, he will renew the amendment on the floor. The hearing devolves into a partisan wrangle as Patman rows with Republicans over pace and possible deals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
House
Kennedy
Rep
Robert Taft Jr
Ohio
Congress
Taft
Senate
House Banking Committee
Wright Patman
Dtex
Rules Committee
Patman
Homemakers Plans Upset By Policeman
Eight juveniles aged 12 to 14 planned to use a vacationing man’s home as a clubhouse in Scottsdale. Policeman Lamonn Phelp spotted them cleaning a residence at 6615 E Mc Dowell Rd. The boys claimed the home was vacant and unlocked and had not stolen anything though some damage occurred. They were released to parents and referred to the County Detention Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scottsdale
Lamonn Phelp
E. McDowell Rd
Kenneth Pepper
Convicted Slayer Gets Life Sentence in Baby's Death
Betty Carolyn Smithey, 20, was sentenced to life in prison by Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Henry S. Stevens after a jury convicted her of strangling 15 month old Sandra Gerick on New Year's Day. The babysitter was found guilty of killing the child, daughter of Erma Gerick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
UPS
Betty Carolyn Smithey
Maricopa County Superior Court
Henry S. Stevens
Miss Smithey
Sandra Gerick
Erma Gerick
Rail plan sparks charge of nationalization in Congress
Rep. Harley Staggers and Rep. John Bennett publicly denounced President Kennedy's rail settlement proposal as leading to compulsory arbitration and nationalization of U S railroads. They warned of steps toward state control as hearings opened, while labor leaders urged no legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Harley Staggers
West Virginia
House Commerce Committee
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Republican Committee
Staggers
John Bennett
Mich
Congress
Bennett
Iead
England
W. Willard Wirtz
H. E. Gilbert
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Picketing Set By White Group At Hospital Site
The National Association for the Advancement of White People plans pickets before Gary Mercy Hospital to protest alleged separate but equal racial policy and exclusion of NAACP observers. Baxter warned the actions could last months. Other protests occurred in New York and Newark over civil rights and desegregation disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association For the Advancement of White People Naawp
Gary, Ind
NAAWP
Dale Baxter
Gary
Mercy Hospital
Baxter
NAACP
New York
Robert Wagner
New York City
Newark
N.J
Strong Bi partisan Support Seen For Partial Nuclear Test Ban
Washington sources report Senate Democratic leaders tell President Kennedy that outlook is excellent for ratification of the partial nuclear test ban treaty. They predict strong bipartisan support this week as ratification momentum builds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Senate
Kennedy
Mansfield
Democratic House
School Board To Meet and Test Ban Treaty News
Scottsdale school board to discuss tax sheltered annuity plans and lease deals with churches for five classrooms next year. Washington updates say Harriman and Foster answered questions on the three power test ban treaty as Mansfield notes strong bipartisan support and swift ratification potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scottsdale
Harriman
Moscow
United States
U.S. Disarmament Agency
Wiliam C. Foster
Senate
Storms Sweep Coast and Plains Cause Fatalities and Floods
Violent storms and lightning across the Atlantic Coast and Great Plains left multiple deaths and injuries. A 12-year-old girl was killed at Coney Island, with others critically injured. basements flooded from Buffalo to Texas. fires sparked by lightning. Ohio and New England storms caused outages and alarms. Oklahoma City roofs blown off with no injuries reported.
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Atlantic Coast
Great Plains
Sioux Falls
Coney Island
New York
Buffalo
N.Y
West Seneca
N. Y
Lakeview
New England
Newburyport
Mass
Manchester
N.H
Anna Jaques Hospital
Boston
Oklahoma City
Okla
Texas
Plains
Idalou
Tex
Five Arizonans Die in Gallup Crash
A two car collision on U S 66 eight miles west of Gallup New Mexico killed six people including a Campbell Verde Arizona family of four and their four year old daughter Kathy was critically injured. Lawrence Wilson 28 and passenger Clarence Smith 26 also died and were identified among the dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallup, N.M
UPD
Camp Verde
Ariz
U.S. 66
Here
Malcolm McErlane
Kathy
Lawrence Wilson
Clarence Smith
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Charles McDowell, JR
Awn
Wilbur Mills
D-Ark
Treasury
Douglas Dillon
Trogress Pautu
George Adams
Papago Park
McDowell Road
van Buren Street
64Th
City of
E. van Buren Street
Anchorage
Tonto
Hool
Pat O'Hara
Pam Motz
Debbie VaneSvena
Dwayne Kirkpatrick
Kathy Katches
Lo Jovaa
Cliff Cowan
Pima
City Parks and Recreation Department
L.A
Solon
Dawn
Charleston
S.C
Mike Mansfield
Mont
U.S
W. Averell Harriman
Administration
Roy McDonald
E. Pecos Lane
Robert Dillinger
E. Cambridge
St. Joseph's
Kenneth Youner
W. Palm Lane
Good Samaritan
Peter Rutledge
Fourth St
Gallup
N. Scottsdale Rd
5Th Ave
Schafer’s
Camera Corral
1St Avenue
Pima Plaza
E. Indian School
Scottsdale High
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