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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1962
Page
6
Civic leaders propose a special review operation to honor volunteer sanitation workers and parade garish signs through crowded Phoenix subdivisions. A staged display with winged attire and a school band would accompany the mayoral review, aided by Scottsdale Chamber Opera performers.
The City of Scottsdale annexed six square miles in Paradise Valley in a special 8 am meeting to ensure containment. The tract runs east to Pima Road and north to Shea Boulevard with a western spur to Scottsdale Road, largely owned by Fowler McCormick. Phoenix counters with its own annexation drive and a court hearing to examine Scottsdale’s November actions.
The Conservative Party led by Prime Minister Harold Macmillan suffered reverses in five parliamentary by elections, losing South Dorset and Woodside while holding Chippenham. Arthur Jones won South Northants for the Tories by 917 votes, and Ian Gilmour kept Norfolk Central by 220 votes after a recount. Observers call the results a near-disaster for Macmillan with a general election likely in autumn 1964.
India reports no firing or movement since the cease fire proclaimed by the Communists along the eastern frontier. Nehru avoids a firm stance on talks while observers note both sides observe the truce. U S and British missions arrive with transport planes to aid Indian forces.
A Cotton Belt freight train struck a truck carrying 6,000 gallons of crude oil near Chandler Texas. An explosion and fire destroyed the locomotive and truck. Three train crewmen from Tyler died in the crash. one driver from Swan was hospitalized with burns. Firefighters contained the blaze as debris and shattered windows affected nearby homes.
Forecast calls for variable high cloudiness today through tomorrow with little temperature change. High today near 75 degrees. Low tomorrow morning about 45. Sunrise is 7 07 a.m. and sunset 5 22 p.m.
Bad weather forces the University of Arizona to postpone a high level balloon flight led by astronomer A M J Gehreis. Eight crew members planned a 110000 foot ascent from Glen Canyon Dam to test a telescope project for Venus and Earth's atmosphere next spring.
A special meeting of the board of adjustments is set for 7 30 p m to consider two applications including a zoning setback variance at Glenrosa and Rogers Lane and a sign variance for Foodarama at 233 W Indian School Rd The meeting also notes actions from Wednesday approving a print shop variance at 28 W First Ave and a residence setback variance at 87th St and Meadowbrook while denying three Texaco sign variances and tabling several other requests including a car sales use on Belleview St and a sign variance for Executive House.
A major snowfall swept the Midwest dumping eight inches in Willmar Minnesota and five inches in Malica. Minneapolis and St Paul faced slow commutes as traffic ground to a halt. The storm spread three inches in Watertown South Dakota and two inches in Lemmon and Aberdeen. Bitter cold followed with four below zero near Butte and a sharp North Carolina drop from 65 to 34.
Miss Rowenna Gurner, 31, of New York City pedaled 3,942 miles to San Francisco to pursue living and working there. She started July 22 and finished the trip Wednesday, noting a shorter route would have saved time. She measured 5 feet 2 inches and weighed 105 pounds.
Civil Air Patrol planes resumed searching in southern Arizona today for a California plane missing six days with three people aboard.
President Kennedy met at Hyannis Port with the National Security Council Executive Committee for a Cuban situation review. A second session focused on the 1964 defense budget while McNamara, Bell, Rusk, Taylor and other top officials attended.
A United Air Lines Viscount on flight 297 from Newark to Washington collapsed and exploded midair near Laurel Maryland. State police report all 14 aboard were killed as flaming wreckage fell onto a nearby farm.
A four engined Portuguese air force transport crashed shortly after takeoff from Sao Tome killing 18 of 32 aboard. Survivors found among the wreckage suffered burns. only one was in serious condition.
Soviet first deputy premier Anastas Mikoyan spent four hours in conference in Havana with Premier Fidel Castro and President Osvaldo Dorticos.
Washington UPI The Atomic Energy Commission sets a 12 year program to develop nuclear energy as the nation s industrial fuel by the 1980s The AEC says nuclear power may reach competitiveness with conventional power where fuel costs are high and notes fears about coal and railroads are unfounded The report was submitted to President Kennedy on Thursday and emphasizes cost reductions if an aggressive program continues.
Gen. Adolf Heusinger of West Germany will remain chairman of the NATO Military Committee in Permanent Session for another year effective March 1, 1963. Heusen ger has held the post since March 1961.
Dow Jones averages show notable gains with the Industrials up 6.57 at 643.82, Rails up 0.80 to 184.85, Utilities up 0.22 to 124.74, and Stocks up 1.65 to 223.85 as trade totals reach 3,170.
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer wrapped up a West Berlin trip and prepared a nationally televised report on the crisis. He spoke to CDU supporters and asserted German troops would be in the front line if West Berlin is attacked, while briefly mentioning Der Spiegel editor arrests as superfluous. He said he doubted the Soviet Union would use force against isolated Berlin.
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