New Chief Takes Oath Of Office
Walter C. Nemetz becomes Scottsdale police chief in a 9 a.m. city hall swearing in administered by City Clerk Dorothy Ketchum. The 44 year old former Los Angeles officer plans a force study, expanded in service training, and closer cooperation with other agencies as Scottsdale grows to 74 square miles after annexation. He notes traffic control and one man patrols as priorities and highlights a career dedicated to training and prevention.
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Walter C. Nemetz
Scottsdale
City Hall
Dorothy Ketchum
Los Angeles
Nemetz
Police
University of Southern California
Los Angeles Force
Tax Bill Passage Nearing in State Legislature
The House moves toward final enactment of a tax equalization bill after three hours of debate with a 47 21 vote in committee of the whole and final reading planned. A Senate version continues work as lawmakers consider emergency clause powers and a new statewide director of appraisals earning 20000 yearly.
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John Haugh
R - Pima
House
Ways and Means Committee
Haugh
Judiciary Committee
John Vanlandingham
Dmaricopa
State Tax Commission
Board of Equalization
Increase In Tax Income Expected
Scottsdale revenues from property tax and state sales tax may exceed estimates for the current fiscal year. Acting city treasurer Tom Cochran cited $317,004 in property tax receipts and $267,911 in state sales tax with projected totals of $613,196 and $400,000 respectively by June 30. He noted recent checks and the plan to prepare the 1963 64 budget, with total appropriations at $2,278,729.
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Scottsdale
Tom Cochran
Dow Jones at 1 PM Dow Dips Rails and Utilities Slip
At 1 p.m. the Dow Jones averages show the Industrials at 676.33 up 2.60, Rails at 151.31 down 0.27, Utilities at 135.53 down 0.02, and Stocks at 240.14 up 0.42. Total trading volume stands at 2,100,000 shares.
Miss Negro Denied University Admission in Mississippi
John Frazier a 21 year old civil rights activist from Campbell Junior College says he was denied admission to all white Mississippi Southern University for the spring quarter due to a late or incomplete application. He plans to reapply for the summer quarter and seeks legal aid from the NAACP if needed.
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Jackson
Miss
UPD
Mississippi Southern University
John Frazier
Campbell Junior College
Mississippi Southern
Hattiesburg
Frazier
Medgar Evers
NAACP
F Razier
Southern
Miami land promoters indicted on mail fraud in Arizona
U.S. Attorney Carl Muecke said three Miami developers linked to Lake Mead Rancheros were indicted on 22 counts of mail fraud for selling Arizona desert lots. Bonds set at 5000 dollars each, with Phoenix appearances possible on March 25 or May 1 to plead.
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Phoenix
UPI
U.S
Carl Muecke
Miami, Fla
Arizona Desert
Muecke
Miami
Cory Auerbach
David Prosser Randell
Irving Gottleib
Lake Mead Rancheros, Inc
Arizona
Lake Mead Rancheros
Fla
Kingman
Lake Mead
Weather outlook with mild temperatures and dust winds
Partly cloudy today with fair conditions tonight and tomorrow. Windy with dust flurries this afternoon. Slightly cooler tonight. High around 77 today, low around 42 tomorrow morning, and about 74 tomorrow. Yesterday’s high was 78 and low 46. Sunrise 6 39 a.m. Sunset 6 36 p.m.
France Plans A Blast In Sahara For H Bomb Test
Paris reports that France may detonate an underground nuke in the Sahara near In-Ecker Hoggar Mountains this Sunday if conditions allow. Algerian officials in Algiers echo the imminent test. The aim is to validate an atomic detonation for a future H bomb as De Gaulle targets Mangareva Island in 1964.
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Paris
UPI
France
Sahara
Algiers
In-Ecker
Hoggar Mountains
Algeria
Charles de Gaulle
Mangareva Island
Pacific
Kennedy Heads to Central America for Peace Talks
President Kennedy begins his third Latin American trip with a Palm Beach stay before a three day Costa Rica conference with Central American presidents. He will meet with House Foreign Affairs Chair Thomas Morgan and return to the United States late Wednesday night with a televised briefing set for March 21.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Latin America
Palm Beach
Fla
Costa Rica
C. Michael Paul
San Jose
Panama
Florida
Dean Rusk
House
Senate
U.S
Gan
United States
Paradise Valley gets new contract postal station
Paradise Valley residents will have near by postal service as a contract postal station opens tomorrow at Thompsons Hardware on Scottsdale Road and Shea Boulevard. Postmaster Q O C Wilson notes the site will save north of Shea a 15 mile round trip to buy stamps and is operated by Ben Thompson. The Scottsdale district now has three facilities including the main office on Sunset Street and the Papago sub station on McDowell Road at 14th Street.
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Paradise Valley
Scottsdale
Q O. C. Wilson
Thompson's Hardware
Scottsdale Road
Shea
Sunset St
Papago
McDowell Road
T4th Street
Soviet Force Pullback From Cuba Underway
Washington reports Russia is removing several thousand troops from Cuba by mid March though most forces remain. About 2 000 have left in the past month and a shipload capable of 1 500 more may depart, but the total steady force number remains large. Officials note uncertainty if combat battalion troops are included and emphasize vigilance against any Communist move in the hemisphere. The U.S. repeats readiness to aid Latin governments threatened by subversion under Punta del Este accords.
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Washington
UPS
Russia
Cuba
United States
Martin
State Department
U.S
Punta del Este
State Dept says Cuba blockade averted greater nuclear risk
Testimony released by the House subcommittee on Latin America cites risks of continued quarantine and loss of European and Latin American support if missiles and bombers remained on Cuba. State Department official win M. Martin warns escalating Soviet tension and pressure from China could have intensified. He deems another Bay of Pigs style invasion impossible under current conditions.
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Martin
House Foreign Affairs
Hemisphere
Armistead Selden
D-Ala
Washington
UPI
State Department
Congress
Cuba
House
Subcommittee On
Latin America
Edwin M. Martin
United States
Cuban Rebels Report Clash With Soviet Troops in Cuba
Cuban exile leader Dr Luis Conte Agero said Soviet troops fought Cuban patriots in Batabano Havana Province during the week of February 17. He claimed seven Russian soldiers were killed and many wounded with an officer among the dead, and that the report was smuggled to him by The Sentinels of Liberty.
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Miami
UPI
Cuba
Luis Conte Agero
Christian Anti Communist Front
National Resistance Front
Conte
Defense
Robert McNamara
Batabano
Havana
Federal
Old Army General Hospital
Garding
the Sentinels of Liberty
Australian hits record back tax bill of 21 million
John A T Galvin former Australian newspaperman now in Dublin faces 21 546 898 in back taxes the largest single assessment against an individual by the U S government. He earned about 150 million from mining shipping and other ventures. California ranches have been attacked by federal authorities including a 35000 acre spread near Santa Barbara where he and his family lived in the 1950s.
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New York
API
U.S
John A.T. Galvin
Galvin
Dublin
Ireland
California
Santa Barbara
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Hollywood
L.A
West Coast Force
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Cochran
DOW Jones
Safari Hotel
Scottsdale Charros
Bobby Feller
Cleveland Indians
Paul Fannin
Greenville, Miss
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Winona
Greenville
University
Parley
White House
Thomas E. Morgan
D-Pa
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Mor
Paradise Postal Service
Russ Army
Western Hemisphere
Fidel Castro
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