Merritt Chafey Named Scottsdale City Marshal
Scottsdale appoints Merritt N. Chafey as city marshal effective April 1 at noon. Chafey, 54, former Prescott police chief for 10 years, will leave his Prescott home and relocate. salary set at 675 dollars monthly plus a 100 dollar moving allowance.
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Scottsdale
Merritt N. Chafey
Prescott
Bob McNutt
Chafey
Arizona
FBI
National Police Academy
Marshall Bill Downing
Dick Seidner
Tmarshal. Chafey
McNutt
Arizona ‘Highway Patrol
Unsuc
Yavapai
Arizona Association of Chiefs of Police
Ste. “Mary’ S College
Oakland
Calif
Police
Me N. Chafey
New Mexico
Roswell
Winfield Kan
Saskatchewan
Canada
Prescott: Kiwanis Club
Salvation” Army
Fire Destroys Paintings at Rockefeller Mansion
Governor Nelson Rockefeller and his wife were rescued by firemen after a flash fire swept the 100 year old New York state executive mansion. Fire damaged or destroyed paintings including works by Gilbert Stuart and Thomas Sully. The governor estimated about $100,000 in paintings damaged and said they were insured. Rockefeller returned to retrieve several paintings despite the danger.
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Albany
N.Y
Nelson Rockefeller
State Executive
Rockefellers
Govnor
Rockefeller
Averell
Harriman
Gilbert Stuart
Thomas
Baines
Museum of Modern Art
New York City
State Dept accuses Russia of stalling Laos peace talks
Washington charges the Soviet Union with stalling peace efforts in Laos to gain time for a military buildup by communist forces seeking to overthrow the royal government. Unemployment benefits reach a weekly high of 3,422,000 for the week ended Feb 9. Labor Secretary Goldstein testifies before a House subcommittee. A bill advances to provide 24 million dollars in extended jobless payments for 60,000 unemployed railroad workers, and a companion bill extends benefits for over 3,000,000 unemployed in other industries.
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Washington
UPI
State Department
Russia
Laos
Soviet Union
Labor
Goldberg
House
House Commerce Committee
Thunderbird Exchange Opens In Paradise Valley Transit Area
A new telephone exchange begins service tomorrow in Paradise Valley as a large trailer unit at 56th Street and Shea launches the Thunderbird Exchange. It will serve Paradise Valley east of 32nd Street and north of Shea, using the 948 prefix. The Whitney exchange now reaches near 30,000 customers.
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Scottsdale
Paradise Valley
Scottsdale Whitney Exchange
Mountain States , Telephone and Telegraph Co
56Th Street
Shea
Thunderbird Exchange
J. W. Tilley
32Nd Street
Whitney Exchange
House panel approves Ike five star general rank
The House Armed Services Committee today unanimously approved legislation to restore former President Dwight D. Eisenhower to his pre White House rank as a five star general of the Army.
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Washington
UPD
House Armed Services Committee
Dwight D. Eisenhower
White House
Kennedy and Catholic Leaders Clash Over Federal School Aid
In Washington Kennedy clashes with Catholic leaders over federal aid to education. Archbishop Alter says long-term low interest loans to private schools could be included if the bill is amended. Kennedy maintains the Constitution prohibits such aid as drafted. The plan would grant states funds for public schools with per child aid baselines.
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Washington
UPI
America
Kennedy
The
National Catholic Welfare Con
U. S
Karl J. Alter
Cincinnati
Congress
22 Men Die In Viking Coal Mine Blast
Exhausted rescue crews pulled 22 bodies from the Viking Coal Company mine near Wahaci River after a blast.{newline}The explosion tore through a quarter mile of tunnels, knocked out ventilation, and left workers dead at their posts during the 4 p.m. to midnight shift.
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West Terre
Ind
UPI
Viking Coal Company
R.E.’ Hudson
Company
Birch Brooks
Brooks
U.S. Bureau of Mines
United Mine Workers
Weather winds churn in Greater Scottsdale as dust clears
The noon report says winds gust to 32 mph with two mile visibility due to dust in Greater Scottsdale. No widespread rain is expected beyond mountains eastward. minor auto damage and some traffic reroutes occurred in nearby Yuma and El Centro areas, with the wind easing tomorrow and temperatures about five degrees cooler.
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Scottsdale
Yuma
el Centro
California
Mexico
Prowler Shocked Homeowner in Scottsdale Yard
Phil McHaney of 308 S Yucca Dr reported a prowler attacked him with a gun at 9 15 last night in his yard. The assailant struck him and fired a shot into the ground before fleeing into the darkness, the Scotts dale Marshal's office said.
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Phil McHaney
S. Yucca Dr
Scottsdale
Haney
Scottsdale Retail Sales Jump 25 Percent in January
Scottsdale reported January sales up nearly 700000 from a year earlier, boosting sales tax receipts to 21554 for February on 3491598 in January sales. City council approved a quarter-cent tax increase last fall to fund the budget, while Phoenix saw January sales tax receipts fall 26303 from the prior year.
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Scottsdale
City of
Phoenix
Air Force Lifts Secrecy Veil On Captured Officers
The Air Force partially lifts secrecy on Capt. Freeman B. Olmstead of Elmira New York and Capt. John R Mee Kane of Tonganoxie Kansas after seven months in Russian captivity. About 100 newsmen were expected to gather for details on their capture and imprisonment.
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Air Force
Topeka, Kan
UPI
Veal
Freeman B. Olmstead
Elmira
N. Y
John R.mee Kane
Tonganoxie
Kan
Rhee in Fair Condition at Tripler Hospital
Former Korean president Syng man Rhee was reported in fair condition at Tripler Army Hospital in Honolulu where doctors observe a suspected cardiovascular ailment after admission by UPI.
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Honolulu
Honors List Highlight for Howard N Singer at Arizona Law
Howard N Singer son of Mr and Mrs Sam Singer of 4533 N Scottsdale earns inclusion on the University of Arizona College of Law first semester Honors List. A sophomore law student he belongs to Phi Alpha Delta legal fraternity.
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Howard N. Singer
Sam. Singer
N. Scottsdale
Universit of Arizona
College of Law
Singer
Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity
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Ike
Arcadia Committee
Jack Evans
Annex
Esser
Rose
L. G. Hooker Jr
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Robert McNutt
Arcadia
Art Peterson
Rhee
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