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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1961
Page
1
President Kennedy’s Laos crisis policy drew praise from foreign allies and U.S. leaders, while Moscow offered no immediate reaction to his demand for a hands off approach. The Kremlin remained silent as Washington weighed options.
Laotian government accuses Communist North Vietnam of sending nine more battalions into Laos where Premier Prince Boun Cam says up to 15 Viet Minh battalions already engage government troops. Western standards blur troop counts, with estimates spanning 10 000 to 20 000 men. Government report notes six Viet Minh units in Xieng Khouang and three more in central Laos. President Kennedy urged Moscow to halt Soviet backing of rebels, warning of possible Western intervention. Eisenhower and Macmillan voiced support for Kennedy, while Mansfield and Republican leaders called for firm, immediate action.
The Arizona Senate approved a bill 24 to 3 to keep a liquor licenses validity alive for corporations agents or representatives. The House delays and is expected to kill the measure when it reaches there this afternoon.
U S military plans deploy to back President Kennedy after Laos threat with a Southeast Asia buildup. Marines and Army paratroopers on Okinawa, airlift support, 130 ships of the 7th Fleet, and forces in the United States stand ready for rapid deployment and possible military action.
The combined choirs of Scottsdale and Arcadia High Schools totaling 354 voices will present an Easter concert next Tuesday and Wednesday at 8 p.m. in the Arcadia High School auditorium. Co-directed by Joseph Esile and Harold Millsop, they will perform The Seven Last Words of Christ and Gallia with three Scottsdale Chamber Opera soloists Norma Jefferies Mark Farrington and Clinton Hill. Tickets are available at the door or from choir members.
An air and sea search for three Phoenician fishermen in the Gulf of California south of Rocky Point failed to locate any clues. The men Robert Sefton 35 Ina Sefton 33 and Kenneth Scott 36 did not return from a fishing trip to Tiburon Island on Tuesday. Relatives and friends began a search Wednesday.
President Kennedy told Congress the 1962 budget would run eighteen billion dollars in the red and the deficit would grow with extra defense spending next week. Excluding defense outlays, spending for the year starting July 1 would hit a peacetime record of eighty three point two billion, while revenue was projected at eighty one point four billion.
President Kennedy signed a $1 billion temporary anti recession measure extending unemployment benefits. About 3.1 million workers are expected to gain extra aid, with up to 13 weeks of federal state benefits and a 39 week total cap. Officials say the deficit will rise, and a tax cut is unlikely this year.
A planned mass meeting of Scottsdale's 700 teachers to protest pay was canceled by William Keeley president of the Teachers Education Association. Representatives to the school board will meet Tuesday night to reopen salary discussions as criticism grows over raises that favored only 162 teachers with base increases of $100 annually.
Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy intervened to dismiss espionage charges against Ignar Melekh a Soviet United Nations employee. State Department says Rusk sought better treatment for Americans in the Soviet Union. Melekh left the United States by April 7 after Kennedy's petition.
Motorola officials assured residents there is no danger from a new $5 million facility to manufacture hydrogen oxygen and nitrogen. An open house at the 52nd Street and McDowell Road plant was held last night to dispel fears in the neighborhood. Dr C Lester Hogan, vice president and general manager, emphasized no explosion risk and addressed public concerns.
Maricopa County officials led by County Manager Charles W. Miller asked the Federal Bureau of Prisons to inspect the overcrowded jail. They requested the agency to review conditions and offer suggestions and comments about the facility.
Moscow reports Premier Khrushchev will assemble a gathering of communist heads of state to discuss the critical situation in Red China. An observer will represent China at the discussions, as reported by UPI Diplo sources. CAPE CANAVERAL: America launches Redstone test with dummy space capsule reaching 115 miles up and 5110 mph on a 20 minute flight downrange.
Arcadian residents Lewis Downs and Robert B Williams challenged Scottsdale re annexation in Arcadia claiming omissions in the area and questioning signatures. The court found petitions sufficient but voided the annexation while the Arcadia Citizens Committee resumes activity as the case remains pending.
Eight sharp earthquakes struck Messina Italy sending its 240000 residents fleeing to surrounding hills. Fears of further destruction caused widespread panic though no deaths or serious injuries were reported initially. Fires broke out across districts as streets clogged with evacuees hindered response.
An Illinois visitor recovered a lost wallet containing more than 30 dollars after clerks at Clay Smith Jewelry on West Main returned it to the Scottsdale marshal. Miss Alice Sandell, 34 West Main, found and handed in the wallet.
The Scottsdale school board faces a local dispute over a 45th Street and Osborn bus garage and warehouse built in a residential area. Neighbors call the 65 percent finished, $134000 project a safety and property devaluation risk. county officials say action awaits board request.
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