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Scottsdale Progress

Location

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Nov 29, 1961

Page

2

Dominican strike sparks government crackdown in Santo Domingo

Government forces moved to end a general strike aimed at overthrowing President Joaquin Balaguer. Streets were patrolled, hours restricted, and workers warned they would be fired for absence. Opposition leaders urged persistence as talks with the regime stalled.

Santo Domingo D.R. Cupid Presi Dent Joaquin Balaguer Cuclew Reisciuer Viriato Fiallo UCN Repubidcen Balisner

Boy Scouts Plan Annual Goodwill Project Distribution

The Boy Scouts announce their annual Goodwill drive to collect and distribute bags for householders. Scouts will deliver bags to households to fill and later pickup occurs to forward items for reuse and benefit the community.

Boy Scouts IndusSteieg

Capsule mission logs reveal data from NASA launch

Incoming notes describe a space capsule test with astronauts and a crew of observers monitoring a sequence of 18 atoms and the capsule's motion. The report mentions careful tracking of telemetry and voices from the capsule amid near real time observations.

Beating Of U N Men In Katanga Shocks Dodd

Sen. Thomas J. Dodd reports shock at Katanga troops beating two U N officials George Ivan Smith and Brian Urquhart during a party in Elisabethville. Thant demands public apologies and punishment. A Gurkha soldier was found slain nearby. another hostage incident occurred in Goma with William Rose.

Elisabethville Katanga the Congo UPID Thomas J. Dodd D-Conn United Nations Congo Ded Dodd United States U. N George Ivan Smith Brian Urquhart Urquhart Thant New York Moise Tshombe Leopoldville William Rose Philadelphia Goma Kivu Gcema Rose Smith Inci

Table Tennis Club Formed by Scottsdale Parks

The Scottsdale Parks and Recreation Department forms a Table Tennis Club chaired by Clarence Allan. The group will meet twice weekly and invites enthusiasts to register by calling WH 5-7890.

Scottsdale

Scottsdale Elks Plan Annual Memorial Services

The Scottsdale Elks Lodge will hold its annual memorial services Sunday at 2 p.m. at the new 64th St and Oak headquarters. Rev. Oscar Wild of Scottsdale First Presbyterian Church will deliver the principal address. All lodge officials will participate, and the public is invited to attend to remember Elks members who have died.

Scottsdale Elks Lodge 64Th St Oak Oscar Wild Scottsdale

City Council Okays New Street Lights Budget and Plans

The city council approved street lighting for 19 lamps on West Moreland between 66th and 71st Streets at 61.75 dollars monthly. Salt River Project will install and bill for the lights. Other actions included sending two planning board members to a Casa Grande conference for 140 dollars, waiving licenses for a Holly Fair, and tabling an engineer contract for Thomas Road improvements.

Salt River West Moreland West Culver West Latham Villetta Planning and Zoning Board Casa Grande Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church Thomas Road

Oil Commission Reviews Rules For Arizona Drilling

In Phoenix the Arizona Oil and Gas Conservation Commission held a public hearing on revising drilling rules. The focus includes the 1951 52 rule set and the 1959 rules invalidated by the attorney general on a publication change technicality. Well spacing and market share for oil and gas products discussed. Attorney Jack Campbell of New Mexico House of Representatives referenced.

Phoenix UPC Arizona Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Highway Department Arnee Arizona Attorney General Anther Legion Amino Jack Campbell New Mexico House of Rep Texas Gas California

Five Districts Seek Federal Land for School Sites

Phoenix AP dispatch reports Tucson public schools sought four sites on public lands for expansion while Paradise Valley, Sierra Vista, and Douglas districts filed applications for one site each. Prescott College also applied for a campus site four miles north of Prescott on the Fort Whipple Military Reservation.

Phoenix APD Fred J. Weiler U.S Tucson Public Schools Paradise Valley Sierra Vista Douglas Prescott College Prescott Ft. Whipple Military Reservation

Tass Twisted JFK Interview Distorts Kennedy remarks

UPI reporting says Tass distributed an editorialized Russian summary of Kennedy Izvestia interview that omitted key points. Officials say the version framed Kennedy as evasive and defensive, omitting calls on East European vote rights and the Berlin issue, with Cuba coverage misrepresented.

Washington UPI Tass Kennedy Izvestia Alexei Adzhubei Howe Adzhubei

Meeting clears way for talk on mine strike

An informal meeting organized by the Rev. Charles Franklin Parker opened the path to renewed negotiations in the Iron King Mine strike at Humboldt. Representatives of Shattuck-Dean Mining Corp and United Steel Workers Local 5761 planned to resume talks after the meeting, with about 220 union workers idled for two months in the Prescott area.

Prescott Iron King Charles Franklin Parker Parker Shattuck-Dean Mining Corp United Steel Workers Local 5761 Humboldt

Gas explosion kills at social welfare center in Mexico City

A basement gas leak caused a blast at the federal Social Security Institute welfare center in downtown Mexico City. At least 15 dead and 54 injured as the four story building collapses amid a crowded parent and child event. Police say 15 bodies recovered with 29 hospitalized.

Mexico City UPI Federal Social Security Institute Social Security and Family Welfare Center Downton Spe

Anti Red Group To Hear Mecham

The Scottsdale Anti-Communist Club will meet Thursday at 8 p.m. in the Western Savings bank meeting room. State Sen. Evan Mecham will address the gathering as part of the group’s anti red activities.

Scottsdale Anti-Communist Club Western Savings Bank Evan Mecham

Value Of Money Not Affected By Silver Ban

Washington UPI Kennedy orders halt on Treasury silver sales and phase out minting silver backed notes. Move aims to end federal buying and selling of silver, creating a free market. producers praise higher prices while consumers expect long term benefits.

Washington UPI Treasury Kennedy London Congress Douglas Dillon Federal Reserve

Scottsdale Youth Dies In Hospital

Robert Gordon Billingsley 14 died after a prolonged illness at Good Samaritan Hospital. He lived at 8535 E Windsor with his parents and recently graduated from Hohokam Elementary School. Survived by parents, a grandmother in Seattle, and two sisters. Memorials to Bobby Billingsley Memorial at Scottsdale Presbyterian Church. Services Friday 10 a.m. Messinger Mortuary Chapel. Burial Green Acres.

Robert Gordon Billingsley Good Samaritan Hospital Windsor Seattle Robert Hohokam Scottsdale Presbyterian Church Robert J. B. Billingsley Mary Billingsley Barbara Sue Diane Louise Messinger Mortuary Johnston Calhoun Green Acres Bobby Billingsley

Hayden Helps Push Reversal of Silver Sale Policy

Sen. Carl Hayden and 12 Western Democrats urged President Kennedy to reverse Treasury policy selling silver for commercial use. They sent the request in a letter dated August 17, following the White House move to repeal the Silver Purchase Act of 1934 which requires Treasury to buy silver at 90 percent and sell at 91 cents per ounce.

Denver UPI Carl Hayden D-Ariz Treasury John A. Carroll D-Coro Hayden Kennedy White House

French Deny Egyptian Plot Charge Against Officials

Paris reports the French Foreign Ministry denied Egyptian accusations that four French officials involved in an official mission to the United Arab Republic plotted to assassinate President Gamal Abdel Nasser. The ministry called the charge ridiculous and odious.

Paris UPI Gamal Abdel Nasser United Arab Republic

Club To Give Safety Tapes For Bicycles

The Scottsdale Ex Calibur Club will hand out free safety tapes to bike riders at 8 a.m. Saturday on the west side of the police station. President Ralph Norton says riders must have reflectors or safety tapes per city ordinance. He invites townspeople to join Saturday meetings at 7:15 a.m. in Papago Lanes dining room.

Scottsdale Ex-Calibur Club Ralph Norton Norton Knights of the Round Table Papago Lanes

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