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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1963
Page
3
The Scottsdale board of adjustments approved three variances this week including an 18-foot rear setback for a Trail West residence and a five-foot front yard wall at 467 W First St. They also allowed an identification sign for Riviera Scottsdale mobile home park on Hayden Road.
The Birmingham racial truce was clouded by disputes over a desegregation pact with white businessmen. Martin Luther King Jr warned demonstrations would resume unless misunderstandings were resolved. NAACP actions in Jackson and broader unrest in Greensboro and Richmond accompanied related civic efforts nationwide.
A humorous column advises handling spring graduation season by using "scholar watching" to endure ceremonies. It describes gown colors and tassels to identify degrees and titles, noting various scholarly plumages from bachelor to doctor and hinting at European savants, with playful cautions about IQ.
Arizona non farm employment hit a record 375,600 in March up 1,700 from mid March and 10,900 above April 1962. Bruce Parkinson said the rise mainly reflects retail trade hiring for the Easter holiday season.
A jubilant Oklahoma family and state officials greeted astronaut L. Gordon Cooper on Earth after his 22.9 orbit mission. Mrs. Hattie Cooper and relatives watched from Tecumseh as Governor Bellman and Air Force Secretary Zuckert praised the pilot. Faith 7 to be displayed in the Oklahoma Historical Society Museum. Cooper was born in Shawnee and plans to visit Oklahoma soon.
CAPE CANAVERAL UP I reports a comparison of four US astronauts early orbital flights. John Glenn Jr. nearly lost heat shield on Feb 20 1962 but saved re entry. Scott Carpenter ran out of auto fuel and overshot landing by 250 miles. Schirra faced a minor suit heat issue. Cooper’s auto system failed on orbit 20 yet landed within 7 000 yards of rescue ship.
Twenty Scottsdale Jaycees attend the state Jaycee convention in Wickenberg with over 400 Arizona members expected to register between 3 and 9 p m. Convention headquarters are at the Rancho Grande Hotel. Erv Hanson former local president is a candidate for state secretary on a ticket with Tempe Jaycee Lee Marshall seeking the presidency. Elections are tomorrow afternoon. Scottsdale bids to host the 1964 state convention here.
The Federal Reserve reports April industrial production at 122.4 of the 1957 59 average a 1.8 rise from March and the biggest gain since 1961. The Commerce Department records the first quarter balance of payments deficit at 820 million dollars up from 791 million at end 1962 driven by the loss of prior offsetting factors.
Labor Secretary Wirtz, in St. Louis for the AFL CIO Union Industries Show, says the unemployment rate of four million is too high and benefits are inadequate. He backs Kennedy’s proposed unemployment bill to extend coverage and increase payments, calling it vital to address new unemployment problems. AFL-CIO Council President Meany urges racial equality in employment at the meeting.
Cuban Premier Fidel Castro will visit Algeria at the end of this month or early June, the ministry of information announced Thursday in Algiers.
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