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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1963
Page
2
A Republican field remains unsettled as a long list of potential contenders is not yet running. Analysts note lingering questions about key figures and the party’s path forward heading into the next election cycle.
In a Charles McDowell Jr. column Rockefeller leads Kennedy in polls while Goldwater tops bumper stickers. Both are non-candidates, yet moving closer as Romney Scranton Hatfield Nixon also loom. The piece tests voter psychology and intra party divides amid 1964 preconventions.
Senate Appropriations Committee restored 50 million of 69.8 million dollars cut by the House for Post Office operations for the new fiscal year. If approved, Saturday deliveries and other services may continue. Senate floor action expected within days with conference to follow.
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A Brazilian Convair crash near Sao Paulo on Friday night left at least 32 dead and many others badly burned. Officials feared higher fatalities as rescuers hunted through charred wreckage and a firestation incident also claimed four lives.
City department heads are behind schedule on 1963-64 budget proposals. Asst. City Manager Tom Cochran said only one head had submitted by noon Friday. Budget forms were sent March 8 and the manager will prepare the rest if needed.
The Paradise Inn hosted the junior senior prom with seniors admitted free. Juniors must buy tickets for four dollars per couple unless they met a five hundred magazine quota last fall. A Scottsdale gym program showcased eras from Indian novelty to modern Des pair and tango. Lyn Bayer was selected as a councilor for the June Anytown human relations workshop in Prescott, with Arcadia High transfer Chuck Page and Sue Cornwell also named as delegates.
Arcadia High School is named by the American Association of Physics Teachers for outstanding physics programs along with nine other U S high schools. Certificates will be presented regionally by AAPT and the American Institute of Physics. Professor Stanley S Ballard announced the selections, noting this is the fifth year of the awards.
Scottsdale Schools open their annual industrial education exhibit with 16 elementary schools displaying projects at Smitty's Big Town and Arcadia Coronado and Scottsdale High Schools presenting activities at Mall of Fashion Square on May 11. Judging by the Industrial Arts Club of Arizona State University offers cash prizes from $5 to $25. The Central District Industrial Education Association sponsors the valley wide event to promote industrial education.
More than 300 student council members from 16 elementary schools in the Scottsdale School District gather at Navajo School for their annual convention next Friday. Mike Cady and Mrs. Althea Jones sponsor the event with business sessions at p.m. in the cafetorium, featuring talks on student government merit system projects and council cooperation. Officers for 1963 64 will be elected.
Freshmen share criteria for class officers including honesty, average to good grades, experience, and ability to lead meetings. They emphasize sincerity, friendliness, reliability, ambition, and loyalty to Coronado High in selecting capable student leaders.
Coronado selected the 1963-64 Dancing Donette line after a clinic with over 150 girls. Named were Karen Battenfield, Sharon Brenner, Carolyn Charest, Terry Christopher, Dixie Davis, Kristen Harbertson, Karis Hoffmann, Erin Lindroth, Pat Padgett, Barbara Pries, Georgene Samalik, Linda Seeley, Marsha Shaffer, Janet Skiba, Pat Thomas and Lynn Ulery. Sharon Davies was alternates. The clinic began April 1 in the gym under Miss Charlotte Kidney.
Coronado junior Carl Carlson won first place in chemistry at the Central Arizona Science Fair, earning top honors for his work.
Joyce Ballintine and Betty Fur long juniors were selected by the faculty honors committee and the American Legion Auxiliary to represent Colorado at Girls' state or a national event.
The 1963 senior class gave Coronado High a dark grey steel shield in the shape of the school emblem. Senior class officers presented the gift at a recent assembly.
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