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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1963
Page
2
Senate GOP Leader Everett Dirksen warns it's time to show teeth on budget cuts or stay silent regarding President Kennedy's proposed 98.8 billion dollar federal budget.
Geneva reports say American diplomats warned against steering too far from U S principles in a nuclear test ban treaty while on site inspections remain a sticking point. Dirksen blasted Kennedy budgets as $27 billion above Ike and outlined a GOP aim to push outdoor recreation funding and a land and water conservation fund through Congress. The August budget battle includes a treasury post office funding bill due for committee clearance soon.
Richard Spiller twenty five of Tucson was charged with manslaughter after an inquest into the death of James O'Brien twenty of Tucson who was fatally shot while javelina hunting near Patagonia. O'Brien opened a gate and Spiller fired believing he saw an animal. O'Brien died instantly. A preliminary hearing was scheduled for March 15 in Patagonia with bail set at one thousand dollars.
Temperatures and precipitation data cover the latest 24 hours ending at 4 a.m. Local readings show range highs and lows with precipitation amounts noted. The report outlines weather conditions and trends for the region.
Senator Hubert Humphrey pressed for broader declassification of data on underground nuclear tests as President Kennedy faced calls to reveal more supporting his stance on a test ban. Senate sessions with Pentagon and AEC officials explored capabilities to detect low range underground tests.
Atlanta based pilot Albert Persons described a proposed ruse to use two or three planes painted as Cuban to strike Guantanamo Bay and lure U.S. troops in, saying such an act would have justified entering the fighting. He linked a delay after the Bay of Pigs air strikes to Castro’s time to prepare forces.
Pro Nasser army officers seized control of Syria as Damascus Radio reported insurrectionist support nationwide. A curfew and sealed airfields followed, with fighting cited near the Sea of Galilee and a new rebel junta naming Abdallah Jabriini as acting commander.
IRS agents raided 149 bookmaking and numbers parlors in 52 cities across 19 states including New York and California, arresting 131 suspects who failed to show gambling stamps. They seized 11 autos 87 slot machines and $25 000 in cash in the nationwide sweep described as systematic and periodic.
Unemployment rose to 4.9 million in February, lifting the rate to 6.1 percent, the highest since 1961. President Kennedy and labor leaders urge swift tax cuts to avert recession, as Congress considers a $10.3 billion across three years and March hearings near finish.
Marcus Whiffen, Arizona State University architecture associate professor, speaks on What is American about Frank Lloyd Wright's Architecture at 2 45 p m Wednesday in the Memorial Union ballroom. Open to the public free of charge Whiffen earned bachelor and MA degrees from Cambridge and joined ASU in 1960. He authored The Public Buildings of Williamsburg named best architectural book of 1958 by the American Society of Architectural Historians.
The piece argues Republicans need a strong active alternative to Nelson Rockefeller’s frontrunner status. It cites Barry Goldwater’s hesitation and notes three new GOP governors Scranton Rhodes Romney as potential yet untested options, urging a bold, nationwide bid to energize conservatives.
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