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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1963
Page
3
James Giacoma of 2217 N. 74th Way won the 13 and 14 year old division in a one day checkers tournament sponsored by the City Parks and Recreation Department at Tonto School.
In a light column, the author recalls the 1948 Alaska curlew nest discovery by Dr. Arthur A. Allen and the National Geographic Society. The piece notes the bird’s long migrations, the curiosity around its nesting, and offers a humorous aside on why curlews endure harsh nesting grounds for publicity.
In Rome the Socialist party refused to back a center left government, derailing 23 days of negotiations for a Moro led coalition. Moro, designated premier, was to meet President Segni to report he cannot form a government as Italy heads toward caretaker rule. The move widens Italy’s opposition bloc with the Communists.
In Washington a determined Rep. Martha Griffiths split committee votes to resist Kennedy’s dividend tax plan, helping Republicans push for tougher taxes on oil and gas stockholders. The Ways & Means panel also moved to impose about 30 million dollars yearly on the oil industry, shaping prospects for higher dividend taxation.
President Kennedy prepares to engage with Soviet Premier Khrushchev as Western Europe fractures amid De Gaulle vetoes and Britain crisis. The plan for a hot line aims to avert miscalculation, while Italy and Germany debate steel and oil moves, and potential shifts in leadership loom in Britain and Europe.
In Cambridge Maryland tens of Black residents threaten street protests if negotiations with white leaders do not resume by 8 p.m. Brig Gen George Gelston leading about 500 National Guard troops warns demonstrations will be broken up if talks fail. SNCC's Reginald Robinson says the Justice Department will mediate but demands 8 p.m. deadline.
The Mapai party nominated Finance Minister Levi Eshkol to replace David Ben-Gurion as Israel's premier. Eshkol, 68, a Ben-Gurion ally, is viewed as a moderate and faced quick endorsement by Mapai to President Shimon Shazar.
The state junior college board weighs a single Maricopa County college with 4 000 to 5 000 students likely in the northwest Phoenix Glendale area. Two smaller 2 000 to 3 000 student campuses were planned but a $9 700 000 bond issue to fund them was defeated. A survey by Arizona State University was approved to study larger city college operations.
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