Wild Bill's Saloon planned for Northside
Northside will host Wild Bill's Saloon near Shea Boulevard and Scottsdale Road with a frontier theme. Owner Bill Bird says construction starts Thursday, a ranch style building by architect Ray Parrish, completion expected in mid July, featuring sawdust floors, an authentic frontier bar, heavy beams, a board walk with hitching posts and an open barbecue pit. Bird previously operated Red Dog Saloon and the Bird Cage in Scottsdale.
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Pirates Hanged in Bahamas First Since 1719
Two Americans known as the Pirates of Elbow Cay were executed at Foxhill Prison Nassau Bahamas for the murder of Florida fishing boat captain Angus Boatwright. Alvin Table Jr. 24 Bridgeton New Jersey and Billy W. Lees 21 Eto wah Arkansas were hanged within hours of each other after fleeing U.S. charges aboard a stolen Key West boat.
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Football Star Arrested in Newport Hotel Room
Former Cleveland Browns quarterback George Ratterman, courting the Reform ticket for Campbell County sheriff, was arrested in a Newport Kentucky hotel room with a striptease dancer. His aides claim he was drugged by political opponents and transported there. he faces breach of peace resisting arrest and disorderly conduct.
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Paradise Valley Rezoning Plea Rejected Again
A new rezoning request to change rural to commercial at the northwest corner of 40th Street and Shea Boulevard was rejected by the county board of supervisors after earlier planning approval. A 200-name protest petition helped sway defeat, echoing last week’s neighborhood vote against commercial zoning at Shea and Tatum Boulevards.
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Five Hurt In Nevada Head-On Crash Involving Pickup
Five people were hospitalized after a head-on collision on Searchlight Highway near Las Vegas. Auto driver David Hulet, 65, and his wife Alice, 63, both from Kingman Arizona, sustained serious injuries and were taken to Boulder City hospital. The crash occurred Sunday night.
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Scottsdale Forecast Promises Sunny, Warming Through Wednesday
Weather outlook for Scottsdale shows sunny skies with rising temperatures. Today topped near 97 degrees, with a Wednesday high near 100 and overnight low around 59.
Groves Church Bazaar Triggers Delicate Legal Battle
In Groves Texas District Attorney W C Walley faces a touchy case linked to a church bazaar at Immaculate Conception Church. Rev B J Marino is charged with permitting gambling at the event while Rev Charles R Johnson from Wheatley Memorial Baptist Church confronted tensions between Catholic and Protestant congregations.
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City officials to attend Arizona League convention in Yuma
The 34th annual League of Arizona Cities and Towns convention is set for Wednesday through Friday in Yuma. About 60 incorporated communities will be represented, with Executive Director Jack De Bolske saying 325 municipal officials will attend.
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Food Prices Show Increase This Spring and Summer
The Agriculture Department says food supplies should be as plentiful this spring and early summer as last, with retail prices likely rising slightly but the year over year increase narrowing. Civilians may have less meat per person through mid 1961, beef about unchanged, pork down, and chicken and turkey consumption up while eggs stay near prior levels.
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Yuma Treasurer Faces Charges
The Arizona Attorney General's office recommended filing a felony and misdemeanor complaint against Yuma County Treasurer Coila Smith. The filing potential includes four felonies and two misdemeanors over tax delinquent lands and office operation, with the case forwarded to the county attorney for Justice Court action.
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Space Flight Lasted Longer Than Planned
Washington reports Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr aboard Freedom 7 described the mission as nearly perfect. The flight flew 302 miles rather than 290, caused by a split second longer Redstone burn, and a retrorocket indicator light failed temporarily but did not cause trouble. Shepard noted smoother liftoff and less noise than expected and recommended minor system changes with no program delays.
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Man Accused of Slaying Wife in Flagstaff Case
Flagstaff truck driver David Mier, about 30, faces a first degree murder charge after police say he beat and stabbed his wife Susie Patricia Mier 29 and later hatcheting her. A bloody hatchet and a broken knife were found near the body. Mier admits beating his wife after learning she saw other men. The couple's three children, ages 8, 10, and 9, are left.
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Spinning Top Torture Recounted At Eichmann Trial
Dr Georges Wellers a Sorbonne physiology professor testified in Jerusalem that Nazis invented a torture called the spinning top used on Jews in Drancy and Auschwitz camps. He described a stake, forced hand position and forced speed around the stake as guards beat inmates. He said Rene Blum later died in Auschwitz and Eichmann worried about train quotas.
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Truman marks 78th birthday in Kansas City party
Former President Harry S Truman turned 78 with a Kansas City party attended by about 200 friends at Hotel Muehlebach. Kennedy and Warren sent greetings. Truman jokingly declined a rocking chair gift and offered his own humorous, reflective birthday remarks.
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Mrs. Eva May Gladstone Dies in Phoenix
Funeral services set for 11 a.m. Wednesday at Messinger Mortuary for Eva May Gladstone who died Sunday in St. Luke's Hospital Phoenix. Born May 4 1896 in Wayne County Iowa she lived in Salt River Valley seven years. Survived by husband Stephan Scottsdale son Harold daughter Myrna Smith Ethel Mae Rabenberg Avis Bowell two brothers two sisters fifteen grandchildren two great grandchildren. Interment Green Acres Memorial Gardens. Rev Frank Knouse conducts services. Mrs Gladstone was a member of First Methodist Church Aurora.
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Senate Debates Wire Tapping and Battle Act Changes
Senate subcommittee opened hearings on a wire tapping bill to clarify conflicting laws and court rulings. Witnesses argued for eavesdropping to fight crime while others push penalties for tapping by officials and private detectives. The Battle Act amendments would broaden aid to certain Soviet satellites and limit non military aid to Russia and other nations. House Education Committee considered continuing federal aid to federally impacted districts despite Kennedy aims to cut funding.
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Russia 3rd straight European title with victory over Yugoslavia
Russia won the European basketball championship for the third consecutive year by beating Yugoslavia 60-53 in Belgrade. The Russian lead stood at 31-27 at halftime. Bulgaria claimed third place with a 55-46 win over France.
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Kingman Land Sale Completed
Realtor Harry Burns announced the sale of 15 250 acres north of Kingman for 3 million dollars for home sites boating facilities and a club resort development.
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