Phoenix sewer deal dispute stirs 1950s election campaign
ACT candidate Robert Aden charges Charter administration officials with diverting airport funds to finance Maryvale Terrace sewer extensions and temporary facilities. He cites Agreement No. 3910 from January 1957 and questions awareness by the Phoenix Growth Committee. Charter leaders defend prior bond plans and deny impropriety. Lincoln Ragsdale recovers from a throat operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milt Graham
Charter
City Hall
Maryvale
Aden
Phoenix Growth Committee
Graham
Charter Group
ACT
Valley National Bank
Lincoln Ragsdale
Ragsdale
Western Allies press Berlin route as convoy tests continue
British four convoy movement through the Soviet zone toward West Berlin underscores Western access rights on the Helmstedt Berlin highway. Russian guards held a British convoy for nine hours and an American convoy for 48 hours, while Western officials warn of a coordinated harassment campaign to force dismounts and inspections.
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Berlin
UPI
West Berlin
Helmstedt-Berlin
Cles
West Germany
U.S. Army
Barry Goldwater Headquarters Moves to Larger Phoenix Space
Phoenix based Goldwater-for-President headquarters relocate for the second time since April. National Chairman James C. O’Malley reports a new building at 545 E. McDowell Road nearly doubles the size of the prior site, with eight staff and 125 volunteers. The group formed last March to back Senator Barry Goldwater for 1964 and has 800 chartered or forming chapters nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
UPI
James C. O'Malley
E. McDowell Road
N. Central Ave
North Sixth Street
O’malley
Barry Goldwater
U S Moonlets Begin Space Watch for Nuclear Test Patrol
A two satellite probe launched from Cape Canaveral aboard an Atlas Agena rocket aims to patrol for clandestine nuclear tests in space. The 485 pound moonlets target a 60 000 mile orbit as part of Project 823 also known as Vela Hotel. Early data suggested near perfect performance but full success will take hours to days to confirm.
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Alvin B. Webb JR
Cape Canaveral
UPS
U.S
Miami
Jacksonville
Fla
Space
Earth
Grand Jury To Probe Fatal Boxing Bout In Baltimore
Baltimore officials plan a special grand jury session to review the boxing match between Ernie Knox and Wayne Bethea after Knox died from a subdural hematoma. An autopsy weighed Knox at 153 pounds, far below the 178-pound weigh in, prompting questions about the bout and boxing records.
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Baltimore, Md
UPI
Baltimore Medical Examiner’s Office
Ernie Knox
Charles S. Petty
Knox
Baltimore
Wayne Bethea
New York
Bethea
State Boxing Commission
City Grand Jury
Petty
Maryland
Provident Hospital
Valachi Fatigued After Grand Jury Testimony in New York
Joseph Valachi testified before a Queens County Grand jury about the 1959 gangland slaying of Anthony Carfano and Janice Drake. He described Vito Genovese ordering the hit and was escorted under heavy security from Washington to New York for grand jury appearances.
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New York
UPI
Joseph Valachi
Washington, D.C
Vito
Genovese
United States
Valachi
Queens County Grand
Anthony
Little Augie Pisano) Carfano
Carfano
Underworld
Janice Drake
Senate
New York City
Washington
Queens
Bronx
Condition Of Polio Victim In Critical Care In Phoenix
A 6 month old child with bulbar polio remained in critical condition at Maricopa County Hospital in Phoenix. An iron lung, flown from Houston by the National Foundation, was used after a larger borrowed unit leaked air. County officials cite a shortage of iron lungs due to few polio cases recently. The El Mirage area has had three polio victims in three weeks. If no new cases appear in 10 days, officials say they can breathe easier.
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Phoenix
VPI
Maricopa County
National Foundation
Houston
Tex
William T. Luzader
el Mirage
S. F. Farnsworth
Reds Charge New Border Violation
New China News Agency broadcast from Tokyo says China filed a note with India alleging that a unspecified number of Indian nationals crossed into China via the Karakirum Pass on September 22, marking a renewed border intrusion claim.
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Reds
Tokyo
UPT
China
India
New China News Agency
Foreign Ministry
Karakirum Pass
Local births and license issued list
The record notes multiple births including girls and a boy born to couples at various addresses in Phoenix Tempe and Scottsdale between October 10 and October 15. It also lists a marriage license issued by the Maricopa County clerk to William D Zier and Veronica J Wilbur both of Scottsdale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maricopa County
William D. Zier
Veronica J. Wilbur
Scottsdale
Temperatures and Precipitation Across the United States
The 24 hour period ended at 4 a.m. saw varied temperatures and precipitation across regions. State meteorologists reported showers in coastal areas while the interior registered cooler readings. Conditions suggest a unsettled pattern moving eastward with light scattered rainfall possible today.
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Eddie Lee
Charter Government
Robert L
Bob) Aden
Charter People
Maryvale Terrace
John F. Long
UPI Photo
Yuri Gagarin
Valentina Tereshkova
United Nations
Andrei Gromyko
Barry
George Adams
Charles Rowan
Baptist Hospital
Emmett
Ronan
Soviet Union
Scottsdale Jr
Las Vegas
NITE
Phoenix Zoo
Salt River Reservation
Dunes Hotel
N. Scottsdale Rd
5Th Ave
St. Joseph's
Thomas Byrne
E. Earls
Herbert Fogarty
E. Crestwood Way
Samaritan
Douglas Grey
Rt. 1
Darrell Burley
E. Jackrabbit Rd
Delmar Barehand
Mason Hewitt
E. Palo Verde
Phoenix General
David Hart
Tempe
Ronald Jones
N. 81St St
Dale W. Sarratt
Optometrist
Old Scottsdale Rd
Nuss Building
Scotsdale, Arizona
Bob Hope
Nbc-Tv
Uncle Sam
America
Treasury Department
U. S
Bob
United Press International
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Boise
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Coolidge Cottonwood
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