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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1963
Page
2
New York publishers and stereotypers reached a new contract ending a 97 day shutdown. Details were not released. The Guild and publishers continue negotiating expiration dates affecting eight unions with seven still without contracts.
Sen. Barry Goldwater, an Air Force reserve general, blasted the civilian Pentagon for constantly changing weapons concepts. He urged disarmament by halting new military equipment and slowing research, noting the RS70, Skybolt, Nike Zeus, and Dyna-Soar programs being abandoned or delayed.
The Federal Communications Commission indefinitely postponed its May 1 rate increase on private telegraph lines leased by the press. The stay follows petitions for reconsideration from United Press International the American Newspaper Publishers Association and AT&T with Western Union. The higher charges would have added about 4.1 million dollars annually.
A. W. Flowers Scottsdale School District assistant superintendent for business affairs will attend a Data Processing Management Association conference in June in Detroit. He is one of three education representatives at the three day event where he will deliver a paper on further education for the school administrator. More than 3,000 delegates from business and industry are expected.
Premier Fidel Castro announced in a two hour Radio Havana speech that death penalties would apply to burglars false policemen and thieves who exploit children. He praised rapprochement with the Roman Catholic Church while accusing some Protestant groups of U S backed opposition. Castro described Havana as plagued by antisocial types and signaled recruitment of workers for modern weapons. He also critiqued U S refugee aid and noted a recent ransom shipment’s route to Germany.
A 15 member committee examining Salt River Project taxation met in a closed session from 10 15 a m until after midnight hearing both Arizona Public Service Co and Salt River Project. Chairman Herb Askins said the matter is complex with many legal problems and the panel would reconvene at 1 p m to seek conclusions.
A Scottsdale panel weighs youth fitness with mixed views. Jurmny Tattler and Mrs. Grayce Stipanuk cite effort and nutrition, while Barry Lerner and Barry Berne t offer harsh takes on activity. YMCA official urges stronger PE and draft trends spike concern. Local workers reflect regional differences in fitness emphasis.
Negotiators for Southern Pacific and the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks, urged by President Kennedy, return to talks to settle a dispute over automation. A 72-hour strike threat looms. a three-man arbitration panel is proposed if needed. The core issue is handling 11,000 clerks displaced by machines and retraining plans versus tech advancement.
A 14 year old newspaper boy, Elston Gene Williams Jr., died after climbing a Salt River Project substation fence and a steel tower in northwest Phoenix. He touched 69 thousand volt wires around 4 15 a m while possibly seeking a bird nest. Fellow paper boys saw the flash and alerted his family.
In Sequatchie Tennessee the flood aftermath unfolds as at least 17 dead and more than 50,000 homeless across Tennessee Kentucky West Virginia and Alabama. Relief workers remove mud and debris while Virginia faces rising James River waters.
Nineteen Scottsdale School District principals convene in a closed session to decide on renewing teacher contracts for another year with Superintendent Dr. Charles C. Holt. State law requires notice by tomorrow for non retention, with remaining staff deemed hired for another term.
An eight year old boy Otis Street was struck by a car while crossing a busy street and died at Good Samaritan Hospital. The driver Thomas W Inman said he could not avoid the collision as the child was heading home from a boys club meeting.
Annie Elizabeth Field a longtime booster and winter visitor to the Salt River Valley died in Tempe at 101. A Stanton Kentucky native she toured the nation promoting Arizona and had lived in Mound City Missouri. Survivors include Ethel Girdler of Tempe and Elizabeth Atkison of Phoenix. Funeral and burial are in Mound City.
National Hotels Corp announces 2.5 million Hotel Stari project at Camelback and 68th Street. Four stories with a 2000 seat convention hall, sunken center, rain forest, swimming pool, lounges, and service facilities. Construction to start in 60 days with completion targeted by December 15. zoning and permits in place.
Rep Clyde Doyle of California 23rd district died early today in Arlington Virginia at 75 death appears due to heart attack in sleep He served nine terms in the House chaired Un American Activities Subcommittee and served on Armed Services and UCAS hearings on communists influence in LA and peace groups He was a Long Beach attorney elected first in 1944 defeated in 1946 and re elected in later years cross filed in 1952 as Republican and Democrat nominee
Southwestern Investment Company will sell at public auction for cash at 823 N 1st St Phoenix Arizona on March 25 1963 at 10 00 a m one 1963 Chevrolet Pickup No 20144 K15 2046. Vehicle was repossessed March 8 1963 in Phoenix due to conditional sale with Neil Hur Chevrolet Inc dealer and Thomas Roden buyer dated August 27 1962. Dated March 8 1963. By Bill Rumbaugh. Publish March 11 12 13 14 15 18
Southwestern Investment Company will sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at 823 N. 1st St. Phoenix Arizona on March 22 1963 at 10:00 a.m. The vehicle is a 1958 Plymouth Cust. 2-Dr LP2L 23647. It was possessed on January 29 at 5230 N. 22nd Ave Phoenix by the seller under a contract of conditional sale with Banner Dodge Company and Melvin Garner dated June 8 1962 and filed with the Arizona Motor Vehicle Division. Publish March 11 12 13 14 15 16.
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