Taxpayer Scalped in Enigmatic Envelope Snafu
Scottsdale city records reveal a misread scare when a payment envelope for an improvement district contained a $5 check and a lock of blond hair. James Ashley explains the hair came from his six year old daughter, placed in the envelope by his wife, causing a brief misinterpretation of being "scalped."
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Ashwood
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Republicans seek stopgap debt limit extension through September
House Republicans introduced a stopgap bill to extend the national debt limit at 336 billion dollars through September 30 to let the government borrow to pay bills. Rep. Byrnes said he drafted the measure while urging Johnson to cut domestic spending by at least 4 billion dollars. Ford and Rhodes backed the call. The administration’s proposal to raise the limit to 365 billion dollars was defeated 210 to ?.
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Belli Paid Thousands for Ruby Defense, Family Testifies
Melvin Belli received 11000 dollars plus expenses for defending Jack Ruby in the Oswald slayings case. Ruby’s brother and sister testified at a Dallas probate hearing that Belli was dismissed after trying to sell Ruby photos to Life Magazine.
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U S Liberty attacked by Israeli forces in the Mediterranean
The USS Liberty, a U S communications ship, was struck by at least one torpedo amid the Middle East crisis. Israel apologized saying the attack was in error. 10 sailors were killed and 75 wounded as the vessel, about 455 feet long, continued to sail at eight knots in international waters near the Sinai Peninsula.
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Middle East War Seeps Into Fourth Day As Cease-Fire Calls Rise
United Arab Republic accepts U.N. cease-fire while Egypt and Israel report heavy fighting in Sinai. Israel claims destruction of hundreds of tanks and planes as Cairo rejects the cease-fire and Arab nations rally. Jordan and Israel show quiet fronts amid regional tensions.
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Scottsdale street naming and numbering to be studied
A city commission appointed by Mayor Bud Tims studies changing street names and the numbering system to align with metropolitan Phoenix. The aim is to resolve confusion from multiple names and split numbering, with a report to the city council in two weeks and possible action thereafter.
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Scottsdale Rd
Rogers Lane
Weston Indian School
U.S. Post Office
Bill Donaldson
Granada Dr
Camelback
Granada Rd
Oak St
Osborn
Slayer gets 25 year term for 1961 Scottsdale slaying
John Wesley Schroeder, 37, was sentenced yesterday to 25 years for the 1961 murder of Frank L. Anderson in Scottsdale. He pleaded guilty to second degree murder and to assault with intent to commit murder and with a deadly weapon, receiving concurrent 9 to 10 year terms. the death sentence was overturned by the State Supreme Court.
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State Supreme Court
Four Scottsdale district high schools hold 1472 graduation
A total of 1,472 graduates from Scottsdale area high schools completed diplomas in three stadium ceremonies at Scottsdale Arcadia and Coronado and in Saguaro auditorium. Arcadia's 482, Coronado 460, Scottsdale 309, Saguaro 141 graduates.
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State Democrats Challenge Arizona Reapportionment in Court
Arizona Democrats including Tucson chair Richard Duffield filed a federal court motion to void the Republican reapportionment bill. Herbert Ely, acting as counsel, argues the plan constitutes a vicious and unconstitutional gerrymander aimed at depriving voters of equal representation. The plan creates a 92 member Senate and 44 member House based on statewide data, with Pima and Maricopa counties highlighted.
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Thursday in the News
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U.N. urged to reaffirm Mideast cease-fire call
United Nations Security Council to meet as the U S pushes to reinforce two cease-fires. Fighting has paused on one front in Jordan while tensions rise elsewhere. In Moscow the U S embassy was sealed and shutters drawn for an anti American demonstration. In Saigon ground actions cooled with the week bringing the lowest U S death toll in over a month and Communist deaths reaching 2020.
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Pilot identified in Tempe fatal light aircraft crash
Phoenix Maricopa County officials say Henry Charles King 42 of Tempe died when his Mooney Marks 21 stalled during landing at Deer Valley Airport north of Phoenix. Evins was alone in the plane. LUKE AIR FORCE BASE authorities seek a witness to the Memorial Day mid air collision that killed four. A spokesman noted a possible eyewitness near Sky Harbor vicinity in a black Peugeot.
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