Kennedy spaceport renamed to honor John Fitzgerald Kennedy
About 15 000 missile and space workers reported for work at Cape Kennedy instead of Cape Canaveral. By an edict of President Lyndon Johnson the nation’s moonport was renamed for his martyred predecessor. It marked a dramatic Thanksgiving Day tribute to John Fitzgerald Kennedy.
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Cape Kennedy
UPI
Cape Canaveral
Lyndon B. Johnson
America
No. 1
Moonport
John Fitzger
Kennedy
Cape
Washington
New York
Moscow
McGeorge Bundy
Bundy
John F. Kennedy
Jacqueline Kennedy
California
John Carl Warnecke
Warnecke
Lee Oswald
Russia
Pauline Bates
Oswald
U.S
Miss Bates
Cape Kennedy Name Sparks Space Center Debate
Workers praise Cape Kennedy as a symbol of U S space achievement while debate erupts over renaming the launch site after President Kennedy. Some recall Canaveral’s historic origin and De Leon’s sighting as the area’s first English record, though the exact etymology remains uncertain.
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Juan Ponce de Leon
Fountain of Youth
The
Cape
Canaveral
City Hopes to Run Own Garbage Service Cut Costs
Scottsdale city manager Ken Williams proposes municipal garbage and refuse collection at about 282 450 first year, with trucks and equipment bids of 183 680 to be opened December 9. Annual tonnage 20 000 to 22 000. current contract with Garbage Service Co. costs 524 369. Williams cites potential savings, new landfill at Salt River Reservation, and possible Indian involvement or city employees in a broader, higher service plan.
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Ken Williams
Williams
Garbage Service Co
Salt River
Scottsdale
American Municipal Assn
American Public Works Assn
League of Arizona Cities and Towns
Weather report with mild warmth and variable clouds
Fair with variable high cloudiness and easterly winds of 15 to 25 mph. Slightly warmer today with a high near 79. Low tomorrow around 23 and a high near 75. Thursday's high at Sky Harbor was 69 and today's low remains unclear.
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Sky Harbor
Teacher Receives Race Threat Over Integrated Class
A Scottsdale elementary teacher reported a threatening phone call Thursday night tied to his racially integrated classroom. The caller warned to remove the Negro student or face harm, the teacher said, noting there was one honored Black student in the class. The caller appeared nervous and upset.
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Scottsdale
Scottsdale PTA backs 5.9 million bond vote
Scottsdale schools PTA councils back a 5.9 million bond to fund buildings and equipment for growth to 1968. Sixteen elementary PTAs organize coffees and phone campaigns and provide transportation and babysitting on election day. Fact sheets and literature will be sent home with students, and board members will speak at gatherings.
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Scottsdale
Pta’s
PTA
Maxine Davis
Scottsdale Council of Pta
Citizens Advisory Committee
Margaret Watts 22 Killed in Auto Rollover on Lincoln Drive
Margaret L Watts 22 of 6226 N Mockingbird Lane died when her sports car overturned three times on Lincoln Drive near 59th Street. She was thrown from the car and died on arrival at Scottsdale Baptist Hospital. Survived by parents Dr and Mrs Ernest H Watts and siblings. Funeral arrangements pending.
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Margaret L. Watts
Mockingbird Lane
Lincoln Drive
Scottsdale Baptist Hospital
Maricopa County
Ernest H. Watts
Edmonton
Alberta
Miss Watts
Scottsdale High School
Arizona State University
Robert
Luther Brown III
N. 12Th Pl
Phoenix
Annie Turnbull
Messinger Mortuary
Six Youths Caught For Plane Theft
Six teenage Castro Communists hijacked a Venezuelan airliner over Bolivar City, forced the pilot at gunpoint to fly them to Trinidad, and were returned to Venezuela under military guard for trial. An American on board said the hijackers boasted of Communist ties.
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Caracas
UPI
Bolivar City
Olga
Venezuela
Trinidad
Eric Williams
Romulo Betancourt
Betancourt
Edwin Richards
Pittsburgh
U.S
James K. Chenault
Fannin Pledges Support For Pacific Southwest Water Plan
Governor Paul Fannin urged immediate authorization and construction of the Pacific Southwest Water Plan with the Central Arizona Project (CAP) as a core initial step. He told Interior Secretary Udall Arizona faces a water crisis and must act promptly to authorize CAP and begin construction as part of the plan.
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John D. Kendall
Phoenix
UPI
Paul Fannin
Arizona
Central Arizona
Interior
Udall
Fannin
Arizona Long
Johnson Urges Joint Chiefs to Economize Budget
President Johnson told the Joint Chiefs of Staff to uphold his economy pledge to Congress promising value for every dollar spent. He outlined operating procedures and held a series of briefings with McNamara Bundy and McCone, then met Rusk and NAACP leader Roy Wilkins to discuss civil rights actions.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Congress
White House
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Andrew T. Hatcher
Maxwell D. Taylor
Joint Chiefs
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Bundy
Central International Agency
John A. McCone
Dean Rusk
Roy Wilkins
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Highway Death Toll Rises Amid Holiday Travel
United Press International reports 173 traffic deaths since the holiday weekend began at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Deaths average 4.1 per hour during the period, with California leading at 12, followed by Illinois and Michigan with 11 each. Texas has 10 and North Carolina 9.
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National Safety Council
United Press International
California
Illinois
Michigan
Texas
North Carolina
Cost Of Living Edges Up Slightly In October
The Labor Department reported a one cent rise per ten dollars in October marking a new record. Officials called the gain strictly seasonal and not indicative of a new inflationary trend. The increase was driven mainly by a 2.1 percent rise in goods and services, while food prices were half a percent lower than the prior month.
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Washington
Labor Dept
Parada del Sol Queen Candidates to Be Tested Sunday
Nine candidates for queen of the 10th annual Parada del Sol will face preliminary judging Sunday at Arizona Stables. A written test on horse paraphernalia and a riding pattern precede final judging on December 8. The field includes Jil Deeman, Mary Kay Hartman, Vera Lynn Rowe, Carole Ann Porter, Liza Karson, Sandy Smith, and others with ASU connections, all to be outfitted in western wear by Scottsdale merchants at the final event.
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Arizona
Miller
Jil Deeman
Jokake Dr
Arizona State University
Mary Kay Hartman
Burnett's
Book and Records
Fashion Square
Vera Lynn Rowe
E. Taylor Sr
Carole Ann Porter
E. Minnezowa
Ed Post Realty
Liza Karson
E. Indianola
Sandy Smith
E. Bernell Dr
ASU
Scottsdale Merchants
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de Leon
New World
Jim Barrows
Tucson
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Calif
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Pony Express
George Adams
Jim Richardson
Palo Verde Lane
Kirk Patterson
Quail Run
Jackrabbit Road
Scottsdale Road
Invergordon Road
Chenault
State Department
House
Hale Boggs
Boggs
Senate
Jfk Monument
Stono
Nike Zeus
Defense Dept
Parada
Judy van Zanen
FE. Cypress
Mary Evans
F. Heatherbrae
Kathleen Ashton
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