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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1964
Page
5
The first week of the impeachment trial of Corporation Commissioners E.T. Williams Jr. and A.P. Buzard ends in Phoenix with no witnesses and no opening statements. The five days focused on motions to quash and related procedural issues.
The Senate dropped two counts against each man in the impeachment cases. Williams faces 11 remaining counts after a plea to dismiss. Buzard’s trial setup proceeds with hearings on unresolved counts and witness disputes over press sources and subpoenas. The charges include conspiracy to accept bribes and improper financial dealings.
Two Great Northern trains sideswiped about 10 miles west of Minneapolis injuring at least ten as 23 cars derailed. A freight car slipping into the path of a passenger mail train caused the crash, authorities said.
The State Department steps up pressure on European allies to avoid selling locomotives to Cuba. A UPI report notes officials warn locomotives are critical to Cuba’s economy and cite low usable locomotive rates since 1959. Public diplomacy and talks are part of the push, with a White House meeting cited regarding Britain Britain’s trade stance noted.
Allen Benedict a Tempe Union High School teacher planned to buy a washing machine for his wife by saving $75 at home. The stash, hidden under clothes in a chest, was taken between April 15 and 30 with no forced entry. Police note the envelope with the money and pay slips was returned unseen.
The Scottsdale city council interviews a Southern California city manager and two local candidates to pick the next chief administrator by Wednesday. A California prospect arrived last night for talks and a city tour. Salary is set between $18 000 and $20 000 with the previous holder Ken Williams paid $15 000.
In Saigon harbor a U S ship the Card was sunk by extremists and a roadside hazardous device wounded four Americans on the waterfront. The Card crew and Captain Borge Langeland reported the blast as an underwater charge before officials said the device was inside the ship. Investigators questioned dockworkers as Rescue teams rushed the wounded to the Saigon Navy hospital.
City plans two major street paving projects for this year with a possible third. The Ball Park Plaza area will be paved with a $370 000 district, two miles bounded by Scottsdale Miller Osborn and Second Streets. Thomas Road between 56th and 68th Streets faces a $350 000 project with 72 percent federal funding, starting mid year.
Voters across Arcadia Coronado and Scottsdale high schools vote today on a $4.8 million junior college bond issue. Funds would buy Phoenix College for 2.5 million renovate Phoenix College at 900 thousand and acquire sites for future colleges totaling 1.08 million plus building and site improvements of 3.506 million.
Public Works Director Marc Stragier says crews finished routes in about seven hours on Wednesday, down from 12 hours earlier after starting last month. Calls about garbage collection have dropped, with 10 to 15 daily inquiries noted. One compactor has 10 days of transmission trouble and a trailer briefly fell into a chamber without damage. Mesa officials observed the operation.
A Phoenix lawsuit seeks 500000 in damages against eight dairies and twenty grocery chains alleging illegal restraint of trade to fix prices and drive competitors from the Arizona market. The case notes milk prices dropping to 29 cents per half gallon in Salt River Valley amid a monthlong price war.
Partly cloudy at times but mostly fair today through Sunday. A little cooler tonight and Sunday with windy southwest to west winds 20 to 30 mph. Highs near 82 today and 80 Sunday with morning low around 50.
UPI reports Michael J. Silverstein 21 sued a man over a traffic accident and, after losing a $160 small claims case to the groom, arranged for defendant Thomas W. Burdine 42 to serve as best man at Silverstein and Sylvia Hannan 19's wedding.
A message invites club members to sell four one-year Scottsdale Daily Progress subscriptions or sixteen three-month subscriptions to obtain a Sunbeam coffee maker at no cost to the club. The unit retails for 26.95 dollars. See page 8 for details.
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