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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1963
Page
2
A humor piece unfolds at a Europe border checkpoint where a stranger claims American identity. The guard conducts a comic, pointed cross examination referencing John Wayne Jack Paar and Elizabeth Taylor, ending with the stranger being arrested as a spy.
American clergy and laypeople reacted differently to the Supreme Court ruling banning compulsory Bible reading and recitation of the Lord's Prayer in public schools. Catholic leaders largely supported the decision. Protestant and Jewish voices were divided. public figures including Billy Graham criticized it.
Moscow reports the 330 member central committee met for a week to outline a cultural and ideological pattern for citizens. Leonid Ilyichev, propaganda chief, set the tone to define the ideal Soviet man and woman and praise space explorers Bykovsky and Tereshkov as examples of Communist supremacy. The meeting aimed to strengthen moral fiber in art science education and propaganda without new crackdowns.
The Ray Knisely family of Scottsdale drove a rebuilt 1928 Ford Touring 5000 miles from May 29 to Ohio via Oklahoma. They faced a rear collision in Indianapolis and a carburetor fire near Amarillo but persevered. They received red carpet treatment in Lima Ford plant tours and drew media attention along the route.
Former President Herbert C. Hoover, age 88, remained in very serious condition at home amid anemia and intestinal bleeding. Doctors reported slight improvement since Sunday with less fever and more regular heart action, while visitors were limited to his two sons and medical staff.
Youngsters split on the Supreme Court decision banning mandatory Bible reading and prayer in schools. Bob Jewett, 15, from Concord New Hampshire, remarks that most students see it as a tradition and not very important.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk planned to urge the House Foreign Affairs Committee to lift barriers on U S trade with Communist Poland and Yugoslavia amid final work on Kennedy's 4 5 billion foreign aid measure. The bill includes a provision for presidential choice on most favored nation status and tariffs in talks with Congress.
Two Scottsdale high school graduates, Mary Ruth Templin and Joseph Hamilton Porter III, receive University of Arizona scholarships for 1963 64. Templin earns a University General Music scholarship covering registration, lab and course fees in music. Porter wins a General Golf scholarship covering registration, laboratory, physical education and textbook fees.
The record lists births: a girl to Mr. and Mrs. Herman Avant at aly Aster St Tempe on June 18. a boy to Mr. and Mrs. William Bond at 8225 FE Mitchell on June 18. a girl to Mr. and Mrs. John Sprietsma at 8720 F Arlington Red on June 16. Marriage licenses issued in Maricopa County: George James O Connor 24 from Orange NOT and Janice Ann Thicks 1b Scottsdale. Lawrence Howard Stiffler 19 Scottsdale and Wanda Way Nelssen 18 Phoenix.
Weather data report summarizes the 24 hour period ending at 4 am with temperatures and precipitation levels nationwide. Highs and lows are reported for major regions and notable weather events are noted.
The Arizona State Highway Commission will begin a June 26 inquiry with current and former employees testifying on the I 8 segment from Dateland to Mohawk. The audit follows a US House subcommittee finding shoddy practices and workload misreporting on the project.
In Prospect Pennsylvania a 44 year old housewife Elizabeth Gregor killed her husband Joseph and five children with a 12 gauge shotgun before taking her own life. Police found remains of two more older children in the house and notes suggesting planning extended over time.
Carl D. Lowenstein of 7422 FE Benita Drive Scottsdale received a PhD from Harvard University at recent commencement exercises.
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