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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1961
Page
5
Former President Eisenhower endorsed Kennedy's planned Khrushchev meeting in Moscow saying world leaders should know each other. He traveled to New York with Mrs. Eisenhower for Belmont Park weekend events and stayed at Park Lake Hotel with son John.
James H. Blunt son of Mr and Mrs Henry Blunt 7307 E Palomino Ave Scottsdale recently finished basic training at Lackland Air Force Base and attends a language school at Chanute AFB Illinois He is a Scottsdale High School graduate and ASU alumnus training as a Russian language specialist.
Dr. Wernher von Braun at Michigan State University states the United States is back in the solar ball, not leading yet but out of the cellar. He cites Mercury Atlas as capable of orbital flight this year, compares U.S. efforts with the Soviet Union, and notes other rockets like Centaur, Saturn, and Nova in the U.S. stable.
The 10 year old Jose Angel Valario from El Capomo Mexico told U S immigration he walked and hitchhiked over 1000 miles to reach the United States and the city he had heard of Los Angeles Ajo residents gave the boy clean clothes shoes and a bath before U S authorities sent him back south
In New York all three living former U S presidents Hoover Truman and Eisenhower were in the city but had no plans to meet each other Hoover 86 worked at his Waldorf Towers desk Truman 77 stayed at the Carlyle Hotel near his daughter and grandchildren Eisenhower 70 visited the Park Lane Hotel with plans to see friends attend theater and present the Belmont Stakes Trophy to the weekend race winner
Prescott police report the death of Verna Belle Deming 67 found in her home pool by her daughter Dorothy Randolph a teacher. The drowning occurred at the residence she shared with her daughter and is being investigated as an accidental drowning.
Former Vice President Richard Nixon defended President Kennedy at a $100-a-plate dinner in Hollywood while criticizing U S policy on Laos and Cuba. He urged an early end to the nuclear test moratorium and called for clear public wartime resolve against communist expansion.
May sales tax receipts in Scottsdale nearly doubled from May last year with total $21,550. The May figure beat April by $3, - wait, this is a line from the source. The May 1961 total was $24,993.00 and the year-to-date receipts reached $179,811 compared with $113,016 a year ago. Statewide collections fell by $256,262 from May previous year and $931,087 from April totals, while Phoenix city receipts stayed roughly level with last year.
Gov. Paul Fannin toured Tucson Titan missile sites in a helicopter Thursday visiting four complexes and then three on the ground.
Israeli witness Gutmann testifies that Auschwitz and other camps were run with brutal cruelty. He recalls SS guards laughing at a 10 year old boy and says prisoners staged a doomed revolt at Auschwitz passing camp in November 1944.
Washington reports the Food and Drug Administration sought seizure of three lots of Swiss cheese found to have artificial holes or no holes, violating 1950 standards. The agency warned some producers mix high and low grade cheese within packages to inflate profits.
Two 16 year old youths from Arcadia and Scottsdale High were taken into custody after curfew hours by Scottsdale police. Juvenile Officer Ken Pepper said they were not charged for curfew but for other misconduct and admitted having a beer. They were released to parents as Pepper praised local youths after graduation events. Curfew is 10 p.m. for under 13 and 11 p.m. for 13 to 18.
Scientists at Caltech split a monkey named Boris's brain to sever cross connections between the two cerebral hemispheres. The procedure allows each hemisphere to control separate functions with each eye linked to its corresponding side. Dr. Sperry describes a surgical technique that creates two functional brains in one animal.
A woman in a gray flannel suit has hung portraits or works at the White House. Andre Malraux, minister of cultural affairs, recently lost two sons in an automobile accident. De Gaulle’s hand gestures accompany the scene as he thanks.
A description notes construction for an Aeronautics and Space Administration research venture. The firm is preparing another unit for company use and broader research applications.
The Town of Paradise Valley Maricopa County Arizona adopts Ordinance No 4 annexing described territory contiguous to the town limits This action extends and increases corporate bounds following petition by property owners The ordinance declares immediate effectiveness and directs filing with the County Recorder Publish dates May 29 30 31 June 1 2 3 1961
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