Plans Made For Special Convention In Arizona Jaycees
Scottsdale Jaycees discussed promoting a statewide constitutional convention to revise the Arizona constitution Delegates will be chosen in May with civic leaders including City Manager Bob McNutt Mayor M E Kimsey and Don Chambers urging groups to propose restrictions and recommendations for state legislation Similar meetings are planned across Jaycee units ahead of a September convention arousing civic backing for constitutional revision proposals Guiding figures came from the Scottsdale Kiwanis Rotary Civic Coordinating Council and First National Bank staff.
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Scottsdale
Jaycees
Dave Kret
Bob. McNutt
M.E.’ Kimsey
Scottsdale Kiwanis Club
Dick Houseworth
Rotary
Jim Boyd
Civic Coordinating Council
Carl Plumb
First National Bank
Deke Koppes
The
Arizonian
Don Chambers
Jaycee
Civic Club
Chambers
Algerian Rebels End Evian Peace Talks Agenda
Rebels in Tunisia abruptly cancel planned Evian peace talks with France after the Evian mayor is killed in two bomb blasts. Taieb Boulharouf, the rebel emissary, will notify Swiss authorities of the decision. France had not received official word, and officials say talks would continue if France engages only with the main rebel group.
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Paris
UPI
France
Geneva
Evian
Tunis
North Africa
Algiers
Oran
Taieb Boulharouf
Switzerland
Rome
Boulharouf
Lake Geneva
Halt Of Laos Urges Aid Halt By Souvanna Na Phouma
Laos ex-premier Prince Souvanna na Phouma urged the United States and the Soviet Union to halt military aid to opposing forces. He pledged to fight Communists if they seize Laos and said Hanoi and Peiping backed neutrality. He welcomed Kennedy’s neutrality stance and met Averell Harriman in Paris.
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London
UPI
Laos
Souvanna Phouma
United States
Russia
Souvanna
Boun Oum
Hanoi
Peiping
U.S
Averell Harriman
Pars
Kennedy
Convention Set For Scottsdale
The Arizona Wholesale Beer and Liquor Association will hold its 1961 convention April 5 6 and 7 at Paradise and Jokake Inns in Scottsdale. A cocktail party and banquet at Paradise Inn will highlight the program.
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Arizona Wholesale Beer and Liquor Association
Paradise
Jokake Inns
Scottsdale
Chandler
Paradise Inn
First Sight Of Quads Hailed By Overjoyed Mother
HOLYOKE Mass UPI a mother Mary Fayre 35 greeted her 2 day old quad brood from a wheelchair viewing incubators in a nursery The quadruplets all in excellent condition will stay in incubators about five weeks while doctors monitor their growth She said the moment felt like a multiple of happiness and plans to remain at the hospital to be near the infants
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Holyoke
Mass
UPI
Mary Fayre
Cuban Plane Captures U S Fliers Reported by Combate
Havana Based Combate confirms two American fliers held after a Cuban jet forced down their private plane over Havana bay refineries. Identified as mercenaries Don L Swenson 36 and Linden Blue 24. Swenson once lived in Washington with a Canadian address. Blue listed at Meeker Cole with grandfather J Neil in Mesa area.
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Havana
UPI
Combate
Havana-bay
Don L
Swenson
Linden Blue
Washington
Blue
B-70 Cutback Not Harmful To Motorola
Motorola official W S Wheeler says the B 70 curtailment will have negligible impact on the western military electronics center in Phoenix. Fewer than 100 employees to be laid off or reassigned, less than 5 percent of Phoenix area payroll, with broader effects on future employment and subcontractors.
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Motorola, Inc
Western Military Electronics Center
W. S. Wheeler
Phoenix Area
Motorola
Shorted Wires Cause Alarm at Our Lady of Perpetual Help School
Shorted wires in an electrical input box on a school wall at Our Lady of Perpetual Help caused sparks during washing. Rural Fire Department crews responded but no fire developed. The school is located at Second Street.
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Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Second Street
Easter Sunrise Services Across the Nation
From Maine to Hawaii American Christians planned Easter sunrise services in churches and outdoors. Many services drew large crowds with some up to 100,000 worshippers. Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn hosted the oldest continuous sunrise service since 1802, likely the last at the site due to construction for the Verrazano Narrows Bridge. McCormick Place in Chicago opened a first time sunrise service for 5,000 attendees. Cadillac Mountain in Maine cancelled due to icy roads.
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United Press International
Maine
San Diego Bay
Hawaiian
Ft. Hamilton
Brooklyn
Robert E. Lee
Stonewall
Jackson
McCormick Place
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Cadillac Mountain
Secretary of State talks with Jawaharlal on allied negotiations
The report from Washington notes Secretary of State discusses allied negotiations with Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in Delhi outlining route home and key diplomatic steps.
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Washington
UPI
Sta
Ister : E Jawaharlal
Delhi
City plans partial subsidy for Scottsdale garbage service
City Manager Bob McNutt proposes the city subsidize trash pickup by 75 cents per month per service. Homeowners would pay 1.50 for residential pickup and receive one free weekly pickup, compared with 3.60 outside the city. Bills would be sent with sewer charges after May when advance billings by the garbage company expire.
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Ee - Sea
Bob McNutt
Scottsdale
Scottsdale agrees to services for Paradise Valley guest ranch
A Paradise Valley guest ranch named Mountain Shadows is described as not part of the town limits though it will receive numerous city services from Scottsdale on a non profit basis. The area is subject to county zoning that limits homes to acre sized lots while allowing guest ranches. A census has been taken but not yet tabulated and signatures on petitions are being checked against tax rolls to verify property commitments.
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Paradise Valley
Scottsdale
Fragmentary note on digging load timing and facial accent
A terse, unclear fragment references digging loads and timing in hours and mentions an accent on a man. No identifiable names, places, or events are readable.
Tucson Case Involves Air Conditioner Medical Deduction
In U.S. district court Judge James Walsh weighs Gary and Barbara Wade v United States over a $1,000 medical deduction for an air conditioner. The Wades argue the device is essential for health, while the IRS counters the expense is not deductible.
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Tucson
UPI
U.S. District Court
James Walsh
Gary
Barbara Wade
United States
International Revenue Service
Wades
Search On For Fliers In Eastern Arizona Missing Men
An intensive air search began this morning for two Eastern Arizona businessmen, Virgil and E. Farr Whiting, missing since Wednesday on a flight from St. Johns to Phoenix. Weather cleared overnight, enabling a full Civil Air Patrol search with nearly 50 planes scouring the area from Phoenix northeast to St. Johns and toward the New Mexico border near Lupton.
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ST. Johns
Arizona
Virgil
E. Farr
Whiting
Phoenix
Civil ‘Air
New Mexico
Lupton
Tempe Regulates City Feed Lot Operations
Tempe City Council passed an ordinance regulating feed lot operations within city limits. The measure addresses odor and dust as complaint sources and restricts who may file complaints to members of the city health board.
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Tempe
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