Executions Reported In Cuba As Travel Returns
Miami reporters and Havana travelers claim Fidel Castro quietly presses executions of opponents as Cuba remains silent on details. Interior reports suggest past firing squads killed many without announcement while some Americans, including Time Life’s Jay Mallin, fear disappearances from Cuban jails. Flights to the U S resume with growing demand and a looming warning of U S Marine attack.
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Six Die In Arizona Traffic Toll Rises
A Mesa man died from April 22 injuries marking the third fatality this month while five others perished over the weekend. Arizona Highway Patrol noted the toll surpassing last year’s pace as 149 deaths statewide.
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Mesa Southside District
Beeline
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Phoenix
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Barbara LeFrancois
Superior
Roger Louis LeFrancois
Redmond Air Force Base
Wash
U.S
Chemosphere: Glass Octagonal Home On a 33-Foot Pillar
Hollywood engineer Leonard J. Malin built a radical glass octagonal house named Chemosphere perched on a 33 foot pillar above the San Fernando Valley. Reached by an electric cable car, the home spans 2,200 square feet with four bedrooms and a single breathtaking valley view.
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UPI
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San Fernando Valley
Leonard J. Malin
Malin
John Lautner
Court To Hear Sheriff's Suit In Arizona
The Arizona Supreme Court will hear on May 16 Laurence White's suit to regain the Pinal County sheriff's office. Coy De Arman defeated White in a narrow fall election with write-ins for both. White's attorney argues write-ins were unlawful since both men appeared on the ballot in a convention style for proper marking.
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Laurence White
Pinal County
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de Arman
Harry Bagnall
Coolidge
Mayor Celebrates 72nd Birthday In Scottsdale
Mayor Mort E. Kimsey, 312 Kachina Lane, observed his 72nd birthday yesterday with a dinner outing with friends. A family party will be held next week when his son returns from a convention in California. He later reported to City Hall basement to renew his driver's license instead of his office.
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Mort E. Kimsey
Kachina Lane
Kimsey
California
Four Arrested For Gambling in Superior
Four men were arrested on gambling charges and set for arraignment before Justice of the Peace Dale Webb. The Saturday night raids also targeted three other bars with no additional arrests. Leroy Nowlin, proprietor of Laviva Bar, and Ben Avenenti, proprietor of Hat Bar, face operating card games charges while Kenneth Wiarman of Claypool and John Monfard of Superior are accused of dealing.
Salt River Project Sues GE Over Transformer Costs
SRP filed a 5.76 million dollar federal suit against General Electric and other electrical equipment makers for conspiracy to violate antitrust laws. SRP alleges overpricing raised prices for distribution transformers, forecasting damages over 25 million dollars in the last decade. Any recoveries would go to electric customers, not water costs.
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Phoenix
API
Salt River Project
U.S
General Electric Co
Victor I. Corbell
Corbell
SRP
School Cafeteria Menu Announced
Scottsdale elementary school menus outline Thursday roast beef with mashed potatoes and corn, rolls, grapefruit, and milk. Noon offerings include beef gravy biscuits, lima beans, carrot raisin salad, ice cream, and chocolate milk.
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Scottsdale
Youngster Dies in Mesa House Fire
Five year old Jimmy Dear Epps died when a family home burned. His father J D Epps a 38 year old dairy worker suffered extensive burns while attempting to rescue him.
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Mesa
UPI
Jimmy Dear Epps
J.D. Epps
Scottsdale Weather Outlook With Warm Temperatures Today
Sunny skies continue through today and Tuesday with warmer readings. High near 91 today and around 94 at the peak, with a low near 52 on Tuesday. Forecast covers the 24 hour period ending at 4 am with no measurable precipitation.
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Scottsdale
One Armed Loggers Player Excels In Baseball Field
Aberdeen L LL Gary Preble, who lost his right arm after a 1960 boating accident, earns the starting outfield job for the Loggers. He retrieves hard hit balls with his left hand, flips glove and ball midair, and throws to the infield. He posted two singles in three at bats in a practice game and balances school work, music, and leadership roles despite his injury.
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Wash
UPI
Lary Preble
Gary
Tacoma
Bud Hancock
Hancock
Edwin Graham
Robert Gray
Graham
Wright Vanderwegen
Sovereign Order of Malta in Rome a pocket nation
In Rome SMOM or the Sovereign Order of the Knights of Malta is described as a tiny “nation” at Via Condotti 68 with a 50 plane air force and diplomatic ties to 20 countries. Founded in the 11th century, it runs hospitals and clinics globally and has 40 residents with a historic siege memory in Malta.
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Holy Land
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Malta
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Switzerland
Gabriel Apor
Holy See
Sacred Congregation
Vatican
Italy
Portugal
Rezoning Issue Major Item For City Council
Scottsdale City Council will tackle four unfinished items at tomorrow night meeting. A key issue is the continued rezoning hearing for the 624 unit apartment project on the old race track site on Thomas Road drawing a large crowd. Also on the agenda are a parking lot dust control ordinance, a new trash rate ordinance, and the re annexation of an Arcadia area from 64th to 68th streets, approved in ordinance form on March 28 by a single reading.
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Race Track
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64Th
68Th Streets
Arcadia
Eye Bank Story Airs on KTVK at 2 P M Saturday
Red Simonton, president of the Valley of the Sun Lions Club of Phoenix, says the film The Priceless Gift will air on KTVK at 2 p m next Saturday. The program stresses the importance of having eyes and the gift of sight.
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KTVK
Red Simonton
Valley of the Sun Lions Club of
Phoenix
Dawn of Space Age Echoes From Cape Canaveral Flight
The article reflects on the 1961 space milestones, noting Yuri Gagarin's orbital achievement and Alan Shepard's first American spaceflight from Cape Canaveral. It traces space history from preflight visions to NASA's founding and Mercury program setup, highlighting the Cold War context and rapid postSputnik progress.
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