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Scottsdale Progress

Location

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Nov 04, 1961

Page

3

The Passport debuts in Scottsdale schools newsletter

First issue of The Passport published by the Scottsdale School District newsletter committee promotes teaching Spanish in elementary schools. Editor Mrs. Jordan Paine notes objective reporting with occasional editorial comment and quotes a Saturday Evening Post claim about Soviet language study to urge early foreign language education.

Scottsdale Scottsdale Committee Jordan Paine E. Exeter Saturday Evening Post

Ecuador Under Martial Law After Riots In Cuenca

Cuenca the capital of Azuay Province in southern Ecuador was under martial law to curb anti government rioters. Violent demonstrations left many injured as President Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra arrived in the city Friday.

Quito Ecuador API Cuenca Azuay Province Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra Luis del Pozo Lagos Radio Ondas del Azuay National Union of Newspapermen Velasco

Taylor Urges Viet Nam Effort with South Leaders

Gen Maxwell D Taylor told President Kennedy that South Viet Nam should mobilize its own troops and resources with more American training and supplies to boost mobility and striking power. He advised against large U.S. combat forces and said South Viet Nam had adequate human resources. The White House will study his two hour report as Secretary Rusk returns from Japan.

Washington UPI Maxwell D. Taylor Kennedy South Viet Nam Ngo Dinh Diem Taylor Southeast Asia White House U.S Saigon Dean Rusk Japan South Viet Namese

Unemployment sticks at 6.8 percent despite slight drop

The Labor Department reports October unemployment at 3,934,000 with a 6.8 percent rate, noting only a seasonal dip. Jobholders rise to a record 67,824,000 as 600,000 enter the labor force, but officials warn no lasting improvement. Non-farm jobs up 488,000 and farm jobs up 298,000 amid weather-related harvesting delays.

Goldberg Japan Labor Department Seymour Wolfbein

Officials Seek Marble Canyon Dam Delay

The Interior Department asks the Federal Power Commission to withhold ruling on Arizona's Marble Canyon dam license until the Supreme Court decides the Arizona California Colorado River lawsuit. Arizona officials call the request false and argue Marble Canyon is not part of the Central Arizona Project. Los Angeles has intervened, seeking to develop power and water at the Colorado River site.

Central Arizona Marble Canyon Holum Joseph C. Swindler FPC Congress Arizona Los Angeles Colorado River

County Tax Suit Dismissed in Arizona Action

Judge J. Smith Gibbons in St Johns dismissed a Mari copa County tax equalization suit brought by Charles C. Stidham James DeWitt and 3 000 others. The case claimed residential property is assessed higher than business or agricultural property but the judge ruled law requires full cash value for all property and the suit sought only equalization, not elevation to full value.

Phoenix UPS J. Smith Gibbons St. Johns Maricopa County Charles C. Stidham James DeWitt Gibbons

County Orders Dog Crackdown

Maricopa County moves to curb about 100000 stray unlicensed dogs after 500 bites a month. The sheriff’s office operates six capture trucks and will add two more as protests against unlicensed strays rise.

Phoenix UPI Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office

Crossword Puzzle Clue Grid Fragment

A disjointed crossword puzzle clue list with partial words and errant letters. Entries include references to foods, places, and misc terms such as growing out and odor with several garbled terms and missing numbers. The readable items imply a standard themed puzzle citation.

Accused Bank Robber Says He's Broke

UPI reports FBI top ten suspect John Robert Sawyer, 30, arraigned on charges of a bank robbery in Omaha for $72,599. Bond set at $50,000. Sawyer claimed he had no money to his name. An accomplice, John Vito Morse, was arrested in New York. Sawyer was arrested after a highway patrolman spotted his car near Wickenburg Arizona.

Phoenix UPI FBI John Robert Sawyer Wickenburg Ariz U.S C.B. Wilson First Westside Bank of John Vito Morse New York Sawyer E.L. Boyle Omaha Boyle Josephine Scuraca Albany N.Y

Major Probed for Coercion in Fund Drive Letters

Air Force officials probe Maj Leo Kerin at Elmendorf Air Force Base over letters to unit members threatening removal from promotion lists unless they funded the Community Chest drive. Sen Ernest Gruening protested to Lt Gen Wendell Bowman, with several men filing complaints. Air Force says the conduct violates policy against coercion in fund drives.

Anchorage Alaska APIC Elmendorf Air Force Base Ernest Gruening Wendell Bowman Alaskan Air Command Air Force Leo Kerin Elmendorf Gruening

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