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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1963
Page
3
United Press International recalls Armistice Day and the two minutes of silence once observed at 11 am. The piece traces World War I’s end in 1918, WWI slogans, and the fading ritual as the world moved on to later conflicts and Veterans Day.
Congress ends its Veterans Day recess with civil rights and a tax cut stalled for the year. Senate Republicans forecast a likely civil rights bill next year while debt limits and spending loom. Key enacted acts include mental health funding, infant mental retardation programs, college aid, servicemen pay raise, equal pay, and continued farm support questions. House- and Senate-adriven pay debate adds to the year’s unfinished agenda.
The United Nations, amid a growing deficit and costly peacekeeping, faces calls for belt-tightening. U.S. Rep. Mail llard cites “big business” scale, warns of complexity, growth, staff costs, and space shortages as Thant balances aid desires with economies.
Dr Paul B Underwood Jr of Charleston reports at the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists that smoking by expectant mothers correlates with lower birth weights. A survey of 4,440 women across 16,000 pregnancies found heavier mothers tended to have heavier infants, with more than a pack a day producing smaller babies. He notes nutritional factors may also play a role and that abortion rates rose among smokers, though stillbirth rates were unchanged.
In Aurora Colorado police hunted for a young woman described as very beautiful who was last seen hanging over a nightclub bar. The individual turned out to be an $890 painting stolen from the club, not a real person.
Japan faced a fierce political fight as opposition parties blamed the Ikeda government for insufficient public safety focus after a three-train collision near Yokohama killed 163 and wounded 71, and a coal mine explosion killed 452 with 470 injured.
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