Tragic Car Train Crash Claims Ten Near Mesa Arizona
A Southern Pacific mail express train struck a crossing wagon carrying two Phoenix sisters Lola King and Ina Lowe and their eight children, killing all ten. Investigators blamed a failure to see signals at Baseline Road crossing five miles south of Mesa in clear weather. The Lowes were en route shopping. Mrs Lowe was nine months pregnant with another child. The King family had been visiting Phoenix. No train passengers were harmed. Two other Arizonans died in separate crashes: John Farnsworth in Winslow and Timberley White near Casa Grande.
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Southern Pacific Mail
Mesa
Baseline “Rd
Arizona 87
Lola King
Phoenix
Victoria
Michelle
Ina Lowe
Winkleman
Clifford
Mitchel
Linda
Karen
Mark
Gregory
Mrs.Lowe
Lowes
King
Here
John William Farnsworth
Winslow
U.S. 68
Arizona Highway Patrol
Farnsworth
State
Casa Grande
Timberley White
James White
Willodian White
Stanfield
City Budget Hearing Tonight Sets 3.4 Million Tentative Plan
The city council will hold a public hearing at 8 p.m. in the council chambers at 131 E. Main St on a proposed tentative budget of 3.4 million for the next fiscal year. Mayor John Woudenberg noted minor weekend changes to 3,461,169 with no increase to the 1.07 property tax rate and warned that final adoption on June 2 cannot add funds though reductions are possible.
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E. Main St
John Woudenberg
Do Re Mi Rent Production Stars Miss Harris at Sombrero
Progress photo by George Adams profiles Miss Harris in the rent production of Do Re Mi at the Sombrero Playhouse opposite Hollywood actor Richard Erdman. For more on Miss Harris activities see page 3.
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George Adams
Miss Harris
Rent
Richard Erdman
Sombrero Playhouse
Public Pressure Sought By LBJ For Bill Passage
President Johnson urged strong public pressure on Congress to pass the Civil Rights bill and warned of dire days for the Democratic institution if it fails. Senator Javits blamed the President for delays, while Missouri Congressman Cannon died at 85, leaving a power vacuum on Capitol Hill. In Nebraska, heavy voting marked the GOP primary with Goldwater as sole Republican on the ballot and possible write-ins watched. West Virginia shows Rockefeller on the ballot. In Florida, Dorothy Julich won the Women’s International Air Race lead as the first finisher in Gainesville though prizes depend on handicapped speeds.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Committee On Equal Employment Opportunity
United States
Senate
Jacob Javits
R.-N.y
Missouri
Clarence Cannon
Capitol Hill
Cannon
House Appropriations Committee
Omaha
Nebraska
Barry Goldwater
Richard Nixon
Henry Cabot Lodge
West Virginia
Nelson Rockefeller
Gainesville
Fla
Monterrey
Mex
Dorothy Julich
Panel Okays Resort Zone Plan on Scottsdale Road
The city planning and zoning commission approved rezoning along Scottsdale Road from Jack Rabbit to Lincoln Drive for a resort project. Thirty owners collaborate on the development with intent to convert single family land to resort zoning for R. B. Choate.
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City Planning and Zoning Commission
Scottsdale Rd
Jackrabbit Rd
Lincoln Dr
R. B. Choate
Choate
Senators Push Digging Deeper in Baker Case
Washington UPI Sen Clifford Case confronts Senate Rules Committee urging fuller inquiry into the Bobby Baker affair. He demands a questionnaire to uncover any dealings or assistance from Baker, vowing to press on despite resistance.
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Case
Weather Outlook With Warm Stretches Across Week
Fair today and tonight with little temperature change. High near 96, low around 64. Wednesday will be cooler with a high near 94 and Wednesday morning around 58. Willard Greene, U S Weather Observer, notes today’s low 64 and yesterday’s high 94.
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Willard Greene
U.S. Weather Observer
Arcadia Change Slated for Attendance Policy Amendment
Scottsdale school board will consider a administration proposed amendment to Arcadia high school attendance policy. The plan would allow eighth graders with Arcadia siblings to enroll there next year instead of Scottsdale High. The meeting is at 7:30 p.m. at Tonalea school.
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Scottsdale
Arcadia High School
Arcadia
Scottsdale High
Tonalea School
68Th and
Oak Sts
Dist. Supt
Charles Holt
66Th St
64Th St
Camelback Mtn
Thomas Rd
Scottsdale trustees to vote on Crown bus lease plan
The Scottsdale School District plans to lease purchase 1 891 passenger diesel buses from Crown Coach Co for 623000 at 7 30 tonight at Tonalea school. District denies bus dealer bias while defending survey accuracy and noting potential budget impact.
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Scottsdale
Crown Coach Co
Los Angeles
Plasn Way
Board of Trustees
Crown
Tonalea School
Oak Sts
Gulley
J. K. Gulley
Superior Coach ,Sales and Service
Phoenix
Radar Unit Off To Slow Start In Scottsdale
Scottsdale's new radar unit logged only three traffic violators Monday from noon to four pm. Chief Walter Nemetz said the unit ran on 68th Street between Thomas and Oak Streets with no fixed schedule. Dispatcher Jerry Mix added the area covered south of Oak Street, east and west of Scottsdale Road. The $1,350 unit began operation Monday.
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Scottsdale
Walter Nemetz
68Th St
Thomas
Oak Streets
Nemetz
Jerry Mix
Oak St
Scottsdale Rd
City weighs airport leasing at Thunderbird Field and zoning plan
At a study session the city council discussed leasing Thunderbird Field to prospective operators if zoning for 640 acres including the field is approved. Arizona Conference of Seventh Day Adventists seeks to zone land north of Thunderbird Road and east of Scottsdale Road for an industrial plan that could see Kansas City architect George Tewksbury’s 164 acre offer, including the 3,500 foot runway, rejected or accepted depending on the vote. FAA official Eugene Schofield outlined federal aid rules, noting bids, self operation, and airport paving and lights as eligible costs.
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Thunderbird Field
Mayoeau
Arizona Conference of Seventh Day Adventists
Thunderbird,Rd
Scottsdale Rd
Kansas City
George Tewksbury
Tewksbury
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Carol Ann Harris
Phoenix Musical Theater
United Press International
LBJ
Baker
Ray Golden
Arizona Public Service
Ray Tanner
Tanner Bus Lines
Charles Koors
Crown Coach
Progress Photo
Palm Lane
Woudenberg
Eugene Schofield
FAA
Schofield
The
Council
Tom Cochran
Thunderbird
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