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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1963
Page
2
Emeritus Mayo Clinic consultant announces thousands of doses of a new live-virus measles vaccine. The vaccine aims to prevent severe measles in frail children, with costs near 3 million dollars and recommendations to pair with gamma globulin. Safety exclusions apply for early pregnancy, leukemia, cancer, certain medications, active fever, and active skin disease.
Representative William Attaway seeks sponsor for a bill to impeach President Kennedy over federal troops in Birmingham unrest. He argues constitutional violation and cites deployment without a state invitation, while Representative Rhodes notes troops were not used in Birmingham, only posted nearby.
The YMCA will run a expanded summer program across six branches in the Phoenix area starting in June. The Scottsdale-Tempe camp at Paiute School in Scottsdale offers four two week sessions from June 10 to August 3 with daily hours 8 30 am to 4 30 pm. Brochures and details are available at branch offices or the Downtown MCA. Y membership not required for enrollment.
United Press International provides a 24 hour temperature and precipitation snapshot ending at am showing a spread from 52 to 74 degrees with rainfall noted in several regions. Local climate notes indicate varied conditions impacting daily activities and travel.
Three $100 wardrobe scholarships are offered this year to outstanding coed students at Arcadia Coronado and Scottsdale high schools. The awards, given by Fashionette of Arizona, are funded by Mr and Mrs Bill Robb. Recipients will be girls with the highest cumulative grade average in academic subjects.
The City of Scottsdale begins moving from 133 E. Main St to 44 W. Indian School Rd starting Friday with the accounting and possibly public works departments. Most departments, except police and city magistrate, will relocate with Chambers Mayflower aiding. The library will stay or be rebuilt in the former city hall with volunteer help sought for packing and shelving plans.
Delegates at a 17 nation disarmament conference in Geneva may walk out if either East or West resumes testing. The talks near a ban but inspections and technical details stall finalization. U S cancelled planned tests this week drawing relief, while Moscow Radio hinted at possible Soviet tests after Nevada blasts.
Arizona hospitals will be asked to tighten admission standards to bolster Blue Cross reserve funds. Board president Steve Morris says reviews after 15 days will assess prolonged stays, with no cost rise for members or denial of necessary admissions. The reserve stood at 139,339 on April 1, below the 2.5 million goal.
The Arizona Corporation Commission approved rate shifts for Mountain States Telephone effective June 12. After 9 p.m., a three minute station-to-station call drops from 1.20 to .73 dollars. Person-to-person night calls see a rise from 1.95 to 2.15 dollars with smaller increases for shorter distances.
President Kennedy described as very happy with astronaut L Gordon Cooper's successful launch. Press Secretary Pierre Salinger said the president watched the liftoff from the White House and will monitor TV coverage through today and hopefully tomorrow. No presidential statement is expected until the flight ends.
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