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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1961
Page
5
The Arizona legislature faced a deadlock over liquor laws as the Senate opposed a House bill freezing licenses for a year. Senate floor leader Harold Giss led efforts to invalidate corporate held licenses and push a package combining this with provisions to license corporations.
The coroner says Walter J. Mawry, 47, of Denver, died from a right temple bullet wound. Autopsy by Dr. Daniel J. Condon notes powder burns and a .38 caliber bullet. A .38 revolver lay near Mawry, who had been missing months near Weaver's Needle in the Lost Dutchman country. Prospectors John Pearce and Harold Moulton found the body.
CARE CANAVERAL UP I The new nuclear submarine USS Theodore Roosevelt fired three Polaris missiles from 100 feet beneath the ocean surface Thursday marking the first time a sub launched that many rockets in a day Two missiles malfunctioned and were destroyed in flight while the third stayed on course Navy experts say the sub’s 580 foot length demonstrates launch reliability and a potential combat rate of fire with 16 rockets or a full load within 15 minutes
Representatives from a dozen Salt River Valley communities discussed plans to create joint sewage disposal. Scottsdale assistant city manager Jim Smith warned against forming a separate metropolitan district as proposed by Dr S F Farnsworth. A committee with two members from each community will study the disposal problem and suggest solutions.
Pope John XXIII grants audience to Father Garvan J. Cavanagh a former Hat Manufacturing Corp. of America vice president who became a priest at age 53 on Saturday.
Five Western diplomats Britain France West Germany the Netherlands and Denmark were ordered expelled from Stanleyville by Gizenga the Lumumbist leader in a move signaling a hardening stance as peace feelers emerged between Stanleyville and Leopoldville. UPI reports American diplomat Frank Carlucci was in Stanleyville with plans to depart as talks continue.
Morrie Mindell presented a film on champions of the turf at a Scottsdale Sertoma breakfast. Attendees plan a large turnout for the Las Vegas regional convention where J B Sanderson of Scottsdale seeks Arizona district governor. Dana Stigers of Tucson will present a service award to Rev and Mrs James Dingman of Sunrise Acres Home at next Friday's meeting.
Negro demonstrators in Colombia South Carolina protested racial segregation on Thursday carrying placards that thanked Mississippi for keeping the state from being the worst in the Union.
Ordinance No 107 repeals Ordinance No 72 prohibiting animals from running at large and impoundment, declaring an emergency for immediate effect March 7 1961 by Mayor M E Kimsey and Town Council. public notices run March 10 17 24 1961.
Variable clouds and breezy conditions dominate Scottsdale today through Saturday. Cooler today and tonight with highs around 77 and Saturday lows near 47. The 24 hour period ends at 4 am includes these temperatures and no precipitation noted.
George Keebler elected president of the Scottsdale United Fund succeeding Dr. Charles Morris. New and hold over officers include Bert Carlson Betty Mobley Rob Mc Campbell Norman Creighton Paul Shank Earl Staples and Rev. Herbert Landes. Board backs summer recreation program with the Arizona Foundation for Blind Children.
Los Angeles report notes jurors resume deliberations in the third murder case of Dr. R Bernard Finch and Carole Tregoff. Earlier trials showed shifts in jury gender makeups and a pattern of divided verdicts with a 10 to 2 balance favoring men and rumors of tension.
Billy K. Ruddell son of Mr and Mrs Ralph Ruddell of 8034 E Palo Verde has returned to San Diego aboard the submarine USS Bonefish after a six month Western Pacific cruise.
The House Appropriations Committee approved larger budgets for the Treasury and Post Office departments while urging belt tightening for the T-men. It notes national debt interest costs exceed total federal spending and dismisses Arthur Summerfield’s moon relay mail dream as impractical.
United States delegates hold private talks with African U.N. members to gauge support for an American proposed vast economic improvement program for Africa. Ambassador Stevenson urged rapid planning with help from other U.N. members as Africa’s bloc reviews the proposal in a closed session.
UPI reports U S Ambassador Philip K Crowe has resigned from his post in Johannesburg South Africa and President Kennedy has accepted the resignation the embassy announced yesterday.
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