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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1964
Page
5
Five children aged three to nine died from a house fire on a farm near Pueblo Colorado. Parents Mr and Mrs Joe Manzanares were at a party miles away when the blaze swept through the home. A farmer alerted authorities after running from fields.
The Scottsdale School District extends bid deadline to May 22 for a lease purchase of 18 diesel buses to replace 23 gasoline buses. District officials could not be reached and local dealers report alternate purchase proposals and delivery date flexibility. Crown Coach Co. is among bidders with several local dealers preparing bids.
Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce hosts a 7 pm dance at Camelback Inn featuring harpist Lloyd Lindroth and troupe, Link Bethel orchestra, and two female vocalists. Tickets available from the Chamber office or at the door.
Occasional high cloudiness gives way to mostly fair conditions today tonight and Sunday. Temperatures hold with highs near 101 today and 99 Sunday, and lows around 60 to 66. Willard Greene US Weather Observer notes yesterday's high was 98.
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller declared his Oregon victory a win for forward looking Republicanism. He credited personal campaigning and voter dialogue for the Oregon switch and said he would run a similar campaign in California ahead of the June 2 primary.
Senator Barry Goldwater remains confident about his California campaign as he notes 325 delegates and asserts he leads Rockefeller by five times in delegates. He downplays Oregon's outcome while stressing focus on the June 2 California primary and voter influence.
Nelson Rockefeller narrowly leads in Oregon ahead of Lodge and Goldwater as returns from 2,893 of 3,251 precincts show Rockefeller with 79,505 votes, Lodge 65,654, Goldwater 43,037, Nixon 40,469. Goldwater trails for California and Arizona while Rockefeller aims at a national bid.
A 16-year-old boy went berserk in Tucson early today, stabbing Mrs. Margaret Eckstrom to death with a butcher knife, attempting to strangle Miss Ryan, slamming a man unconscious, and setting fire to a house. The suspect was taken into custody and will be turned over to juvenile authorities.
Nobel laureate Linus Pauling urged abolition of modern nuclear weapons in a 90 minute talk at Arizona State University. He estimated U.S. stockpiles at 320,000 megatons and Russia at 200,000 megatons, calling a two-nation balance necessary and proposing UN control combined with consent of the owner nations. He labeled the CIA “the most immoral institution on earth” and described himself as a moralist humanist aiming to curb war without unilateral disarmament.
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