Phoenix backs off annexing Scottsdale east side
Phoenix announced it will not annex Scottsdale's east side but moved to extend control into Scottsdale north side. Tempe discussed possible annexation, Motorola stated it will not sign its Scottsdale plant into Scottsdale Road near Shea Boulevard. Phoenix cited growth and boundary logic while noting Paradise Valley’s incorporation contest.
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Shea Boulevard
Louis S. Cooper
Local Pride Decisive Factor For Eastsiders
Scottsdale realtor Dick Searles urged Eastside residents to weigh local pride when considering re annexation to Scottsdale. Speaking to 75 attendees, he highlighted Scottsdale’s growth and national reputation as key attractions for county residents.
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Scottsdale
Dick Searles
Annex petition drives to re annex Scottsdale eastside
Citizens group led by George Tracy plans midweek circulation of petitions to re annex Scottsdale eastside a six square mile area with about 18700 people. Engineers review the legal description while lawyers and printers finalize drafts for volunteer solicitors.
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Citizens Committee
George C. Tracy
United Citizens For Annexation
Scottsdale Committee
Tracy
Eastside
Citizens Com
Mishaps Cause Electric Power Failures Here
Electrical power in Greater Scottsdale failed in two areas yesterday. Gunfire severed a power line near Pima and Indian Bend, and construction caused another outage from 48th Street to 88th Street. About 75 percent was restored by 9 36 p m and the rest by 11 49 p m. A 45 minute outage occurred at 4 15 p m between 64th and 40th and 64th from Cholla Lane to MacDonald. Sewer excavation loosened a power pole at Mountain Shadows, falling across a traffic signal at Tatum and Lincoln.
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Arizona Public Service
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88Th
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Public Service
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40Th
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Lincoln
Weather Summary for Pima School High Area
Yesterday’s weather reported by Pima School High gave a low of 55 this morning and a high of 94 today. Sunrise was 6 26 a.m. and sunset 6 06 p.m with occasional high cloudiness and slightly cooler temperatures ahead with low around 54 tomorrow.
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Silver Linings As Ricky Dawson Rides Wagon At School
Five year old Ricky Dawson of Scottsdale broke his right leg after a fall from a small bench. He has since used a red wagon to get around at Pima School with classmates and teachers pulling him to meals and activities. Ricky will be in a cast for six weeks and hopes to walk on crutches soon.
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Ed Nixon
Scottsdale
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Ricky
Pima School
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Randy
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Rayburn
Congress
John W. McCormack
Mass
McCormack
Scottsdale Daily Progress Corrects Spanish Program Cost
The Scottsdale Daily Progress retracted a Monday report that Dr. John L. Ashe the schools superintendent estimated a cost of 75000 per year per grade to teach conversational Spanish in elementary schools. The correct figure was 75000 per year for all grades.
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Progress
Defense orders muzzle on military political talks
Defense Secretary McNamara signs a directive restricting military representatives from partisan meetings and requiring nonpartisan alignment with national policy. Local commanders will apply criteria to ensure events are nonpartisan and not contrary to established policy, while Congress access remains unchanged.
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Congress
Gromyko Meets Kennedy as Berlin Tension Flares
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko arrives in Washington for talks with President Kennedy on Berlin. He asserts that nuclear war must be averted while the U S and its allies insist on West Berlin freedoms. A State Department note denies reports of German access negotiations.
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UPI
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Kennedy
Berlin
New York
Roger Tubby
McNamara Likely Seeks Budget Cut in Manpower
Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara reportedly plans to ask Congress for a $2 billion rise in military appropriations and a manpower cut of 147000, tied to a budget proposal shaped by expectations of a easing Berlin crisis and improved world conditions.
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UPI
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Brandt Affirms No Berlin Talks With East Germany
West Berlin mayor Willy Brandt, in New York, declares there can be no question of negotiations with the East on access rights or transferring four power responsibilities. He notes the United States Britain France and Russia would guarantee any such agreements while accepting the 1961 Freedom House award.
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Germany
Conventions Boost Scottsdale Economy They say a busy season ahead
Scottsdale anticipates strong convention activity with Robert Gra leading the Scottsdale Convention Committee. Officials predict November and December will be notably busy as visiting delegates arrive from across the United States. The event influx, involving groups like the Revenue Service and regional associations, is expected to pour millions into the local economy.
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Robert Gra
United States
Zoo Acquires Two Gorillas for Papago Park Zoo
The Arizona Zoological Society will receive two year-old gorillas, a male and female, from an anonymous donor via a Kansas City dealer. Arrival is set for tomorrow afternoon by plane. Groundbreaking for the zoo is scheduled for November 1 with a formal opening planned next year.
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Papago Park Zoo
Kansas City, Mo
Charge UN Planes Shot At In Katanga
UPI reports UN transport planes over Katanga have been fired upon, as the operation faces hostile fire. Details on incidents or casualties were not immediately available.
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Malmo
Sweden
UPI
U.N
Russian Walks Out On Atomic Energy Parley
At Vienna the Soviet delegation withdrew from the IAEA meeting while V S edged out by a final secret vote to appoint Eklund as director general, replacing Sterling Cole of the United States. Emelyanov said Western powers sought to dominate the agency.
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United States
Emelyanov
Loss of Sam Rayburn Weakens Kennedy Liberal Drive
UPI reports Rayburn's illness hospitals him with incurable cancer, leaving Kennedy without his strongest congressional ally. McCormack leads potential successors for speaker as Democrats brace for a leadership fight shaping next year's New Frontier agenda and House power dynamics.
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