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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1961
Page
2
Notice invites offers for purchase of property as advertised. Details outline eligibility, bid submission deadline, and the authority issuing the invitation. Potential buyers are directed to submit proposals to the designated office by the specified date.
Security police close in on the three uncaptured assassins of Generalissimo Rafael Trujillo. Ambitious arrests in Ciudad Trujillo follow a deadly gun battle that left Lt Amadi Garcia Guerrero dead and several suspects wounded or detained. Numerous arrests and church security measures reflect post assassination tensions.
The United States ordered Navy and Marine units to general alert at East Coast bases to monitor possible unrest in the Dominican Republic after the assassination of Rafael Trujillo. Massive contingents were dispatched, with ships and carriers moving offshore as Washington sought OAS involvement to send a watchdog unit.
A fire yesterday afternoon badly damaged a 1959 station wagon registered to M. J. Motz at 7302 E Coronado. The car was parked at Scottsdale and Thomas Roads when flames broke out and burned the upholstery before firefighters arrived.
Turbulent weather swept from the Rockies to the East Coast as cold northern air collided with warm Gulf moisture. Four funnel clouds were sighted in the Texas Panhandle and storms dumped heavy rain near Pampa, Texas. Hail as large as baseballs and golf balls struck Colorado and Kansas, with flooding drives forcing evacuations near LeFors Texas and power outages in multiple states.
A U S Air Force B58 bomber crashed north of Paris during an exhibition flight from Le Bourget, killing all three crewmen. The jet had just set a record by flying 3,669 miles from New York to Paris in 8 hours 19 minutes. The crash occurred near Goussainville about 10 miles from Paris, as the aviation show wound up.
Residents and officials discuss a proposed dump near Tempe city limits. State law may block operation inside Tempe, and Scottsdale ownership could save about 200 dollars per month. A land appraisal dispute arises as Redman notes wide variances in value.
London reports Britain instructs Soviet Union to uphold four power status of Berlin in a note delivered in Moscow amid Kennedy and Khrushchev Vienna talks. United States and French notes reportedly sent as well.
A federal judge in Montgomery issued a verbal rebuke and threatened jail terms for all parties if racial trouble develops in Alabama. He ordered authorities to protect riders and urged the Ku Klux Klan and segregation groups to stop interfering with interstate bus traffic. The ruling followed the government injunction against Alabama officials and segregation groups, while two Freedom Riders later left Montgomery on buses bound for Mississippi. CORE and riders’ spokesman denied the group was the Freedom Riders, and CORE sought a stay on Johnson’s ruling.
Two Scottsdale boys remain in treatment after a May 22 baseball accident. Vance Marshall, 11, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Marshall of 5001 Exeter Blvd, was struck in the chest and listed in poor condition at Joseph’s Hospital, while Jimmy Weitzel, 4, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Weitzel of 301 S Kalarama Ave, improved but still under care at Good Samaritan Hospital after choking on an unidentified object earlier in the week.
City of Scottsdale invites sealed bids for the sale of bonds payable from sanitation system revenues. Bids must meet par value plus accrued interest, with interest rates and terms stated. Delivery at City Treasurer office and bids require a 2 percent certified check. award to lowest net interest cost, with right to reject any bid.
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