Kennedy and Gromyko Hope for Laos Peace Deal
President Kennedy and Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko spent an hour discussing Laos. They voiced hope for a peaceful settlement and a possible cease fire, with Khrushchev’s positions conveyed to Kennedy. Officials noted a neutral, independent Laos as the goal and welcomed Soviet readiness to respond to British cease-fire proposals.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Andrei Gromyko
Gromyko
Laos
White House
Pierre Salinger
Khrushchev
Britain
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Arcadia Blocks Phoenix Annexation With Emergency Ordinance
Arcadia City Council adopted an emergency annexation ordinance to seize 56th Street development from Arizona Canal to Camelback Mountain. The measure, recorded at 12 56 pm in Maricopa County, follows a feverish politic week with Art Petersen and the Arcadia Citizens Committee backing the move.
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Arcadia
56Th Street
Phoenix
Erid
Maricopa County
Bob McNutt
Arizona Canal
Camelback Mountain
Scottsdale to vote in city council race tomorrow
A county voter list shows 4 423 eligible voters in Scottsdale for the city general council election tomorrow. Voters choose three of six candidates including incumbents Moya Kelley and Robert Hutchins and challengers William Flanigan Art Petersen Daniel Weisberger and C W Bill Clayton. The bond election is set for April 4, one week after the council vote.
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Scottsdale
Arizona
Moya Kelley
Robert Hutchins
William Flanigan
Art Petersen
Daniel Weisberger
C. W
Bill) Clayton
SEATO Ready to Use Force Over Laos Crisis
SEATO members agreed to take military steps to keep Communists from seizing Laos if needed. France showed reservations about force unless the Soviet Union agrees to an immediate ceasefire. Pravda hinted Russia favors peace talks, signaling a possible deescalation though no official ceasefire was discussed at the ministers meeting.
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Bangkok
Thailand
UPI
Organization Nations
Laos
France
Soviet Union
Pravda
Laos Claims Rebel Retreat Near Vang Vieng
Laotian military sources report Pathet Lao rebels are retreating about 11 miles north of Vang Vieng after a government counter attack. Government troops, bolstered by new supplies, seek to recapture Muong Kassy, while lines from Sala Phou Khoun junction show supply difficulties and shifting fronts.
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Vientiane
Laos
UPI
Pathet Lao
Vang Vieng
Muong Kassy
van Vieng
Sala Phou Khoun
Luang Prabang
Support Grows For Laos Stand in Congress
President Kennedy gains bipartisanship in Congress for Laos policy as Senators Fulbright Scott Javits and Wiley back the administration amid the crisis. The pledge reinforces White House efforts to secure broad legislative backing.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Congress
Laos
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Hugh Scott
R-Pa
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Alexander Wiley
R-Wis
Bodies of Phoenix fishermen found after Gulf of California search
The body of Floyd E. Davis, 45, was recovered two miles offshore at Cholla Bay near Puerto Peñasco. His brother Leroy is missing along with two other Phoenix residents reported overdue from a Tiburon Island trip. The Davis brothers ran Davis Auto Rebuilders and Davis Brothers Auto Salvage in Phoenix and were active in the Cholla Bay Sportsmen’s club.
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Puerto Penasco
Sen
UPI
Phoenix
Gulf of California
Here
Tiburon Island
Floyd E. Davis
Cholla Bay
Leroy E. Davis
Gulf
Robert Sefton
Kenneth Scott
Hermosillo
Davis Brothers
Davis Auto Rebuilders
Davis Brothers Auto Salvage i
Reds Probably Downed Plane
A UPI report says a C47 transport plane missing in Laos since Thursday was likely shot down in Communist-held territory. Eight aboard belonged to the American Embassy air attache in Vientiane. Officials cite intelligence suggesting ground fire as the cause with no evidence of an aerial shot and no survivors confirmed.
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Washington
Vientiane
State Department
Joseph Reap
Arizona Teachers Face False Accusations in Arizona
Phoenix UPI report quotes Dix W. Price executive secretary and general counsel of the Arizona Education Association decrying a wave of reaction. He says teachers are falsely accused of teaching pro Communist ten ets.
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Phoenix
UPI
Dix W. Price
The
Arizona Education Association
Arizona
Ruling Delayed In Scottsdale Charter Suit
Superior Judge Warren L. McCarthy delayed a ruling today in a Scottsdale city charter challenge. He gave lawyers Messinger and Somg five days to file memoranda on the charter’s validity in a suit brought by Robert B. Williams of Arcadia challenging Scottsdale’s 56th Street annexation. The judge declined to void the annexation despite petitions signed by owners of less than half the property.
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McNutt
Charles Brewer
George Long
Scottsdale
Brewer
Phoenix
Warren L. McCarthy
Phil. Messinger
George Somg
Robert B. Williams
Arcadia
56Th Street
Goldwater Calls Kennedy Plan a Mistake in Tax Debate
Republican Sens. Barry Goldwater of Arizona and Hugh Scott urged tax revisions over federal spending to spur the economy and school improvement. Goldwater labeled Kennedy's anti recession program a mistake, saying it repeats the New Deal and Fair Deal.
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Washington
UPI
Barry M. Goldwater
Hugh Scott
Goldwater
Arizona
Kennedy
Scottsdale Teachers Doubtful on Pay Raise This Year
Scottsdale superintendent Dr. John L. Ashe says there is little hope for a district wide salary increase this year though the school board will hear teacher requests if time is granted. Teachers protest 1961 62 pay scales and seek more money for next year while the board nears an April 18 budget and may exceed six percent only with county approval.
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John L. Ashe
Scottsdale
Wek
Ashe
Soviet Veto Demand Hamstrings Nuclear Test Ban Pact
UPI reports US delegate Arthur H. Dean calling Soviet veto on a future test ban unacceptable at the Geneva conference. He described the veto as a lever that could enable violations, while outlining required controls and international inspections for a permanent East-West ban. Russia had proposed a veto when talks resumed after a three month recess.
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Geneva
UPI
Soviet Union
United States
Arthur H. Dean
Russia
Arcadia Committee Praises Petersen Annexation Work
Arcadia Citizens Committee applauds city council candidate Art Petersen for his role in Arcadia annexation efforts. Chairman Jack Evans says Petersen stayed with residents over the weekend and helped defend Arcadia from Phoenix, while the committee signs up Arcadia property for Scottsdale.
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Arcadia Citizens Committee
Art Petersen
Scottsdale
Arcadia
Petersen Phoenix
Commmitte
Jack Evans
Phoenix
56Th Street
Evans
Deputy fires shot to wake family during house fire
TEMPE UPI A sheriff's deputy fired a pistol shot early Sunday to wake sleeping occupants of a blazing home in the north city limits. The residents Mrs Charles H Alden and her three children escaped unhurt while the husband was away.
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Tempe
UPI
Charles H. Alden
River Flood Fears Rise on Cedar as Iowa towns brace
United Press International reports Cedar River floods loom near Waterloo with a 19 percent foot crest foreseen, 44 feet above flood stage threatening homes. National Guards move to Mason City while Red Cross aids 30 displaced as Iowa faces multiple danger points. Nine weekend drownings nationwide highlight peril near warm water.
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Cedar
Raccoon
Little Sioux
Iowa
Waterloo
National Guards
Mason City
Red Cross
Mining Decline Blamed On Policy, Montoya Says
Rep Joseph M Montoya D NM told the opening session of the 56th convention of the International Union of Mine Mill and Smelter Workers at the Pioneer Hotel that an unrealistic foreign imports policy harmed mining profits. He cited lead and zinc weakening and urged action to revitalize the mining economy.
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Tucson
UPI
Joseph M. Montoya
D-N. M
Montoya
International Union of
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