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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1963
Page
2
Charles McDowell Jr recalls missing Will Will’s kindergarten graduation to work, noting the family attended the event in the past but chose to pass this year. The piece reflects on the mix of pride and regret, songs about ducks and frogs, a scarecrow dance, and a moon voyage song The Rocket hip.
A House subcommittee unanimously recommended a roughly seven percent cut to the 3.7 billion dollar manned space flight request for the fiscal year starting July 1. Most reductions hit the Apollo program and the M-1 engine, with later action from the full House Space Committee anticipated.
Readable weather record notes temperatures and precipitation across the nation for the 24 hours ending at 4 am. Data highlight regional highs and lows with brief notes on rain or snow events and notable weather patterns observed.
The record lists births at Baptist Hospital including a boy for Mr. and Mrs. George R. Stout June 11, a girl for Mr. and Mrs. Jack Winn June 7, a boy for Mr. and Mrs. William Jordan June 8, and a boy for Mr. and Mrs. Roger Jensen June 9. It also notes Maricopa County clerk licenses for Larry H. Burns and Glenda Howard both of Scottsdale, and Martin G. Pronga of Scottsdale with Judith A. Crowley of Phoenix.
A Utah Scout trip ended in disaster when a returning truck rolled off a mountainside 35 miles southeast of Escalante. Nine Provo Scouts, two BYU professors, and a Desert News reporter died. 34 others injured as engine failure and brake loss caused the plunge.
Cecelia Kline of Phoenix received first place in all media for a YWCA semi centennial campaign at the National Federation of Press Women convention in Indianapolis. The award followed her hospital stay after surgery and adds to four prior Arizona Press Women first places.
In Saigon an elderly Buddhist priest set himself on fire in a crowded downtown crossroad to protest religious discrimination by President Ngo Dinh Diem. The act follows Buddhist leaders warning of a militant campaign if demands for tolerance are not met.
Phoenix. Maricopa County Attorney Charles Ronan objects to a proposed budget cut that would reduce prosecutions. He warns the county supervisors that fewer funds could limit bringing in out of state witnesses and expert scientists, forcing selective prosecutions.
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