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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1963
Page
2
Charles McDowell Jr reflects on the growing interstate highway network with 15 000 miles open, high speeds, and towering signs. He jokes about oversized signs for towns like Pipsqueak while praising the engineering and hoping for complete links for faster safer travel.
Fernando Fernandez Barcenas, a Cuban exile, told Miami police that his earlier confession accusing him of being a Castro spy was false. He claimed he was tortured for 12 hours and forced to make statements he now rejects.
Bishop Francis J. Green of Tucson announced transfers for three Scottsdale priests. Rev. Thomas Calahane becomes assistant pastor at Our Lady of Perpetual Help parish, Rev. Patrick McCormack moves to Our Body of Perpetual Help in Hiendale, and Rev. Clemens M. Schluster replaces McCormack at St. Daniel the Prophet. Calahane arrived from Ireland Aug. 31 and was ordained last June. McCormack was ordained in Carlow, Ireland in June 1962 and has served in Scottsdale since then. Schluster, ordained in Steubenville, Ohio in 1958, has been with Our Lady of Perpetual Help for two years.
New York voters face pivotal primaries affecting Gov. Nelson Rockefeller and ex-Democratic leader Carmen de Sapio. Upstate Erie County hosts a major judicial race testing Rockefeller prestige amid Mahoney Grimm feuds. In Manhattan, Aldrich faces Lamula for councilman at large with a defection risk to Rockefeller supporters. De Sapio seeks Greenwich Village district leader post.
Retired Admiral George W. Anderson accused Defense Secretary McNamara's civilian leadership of veiling the military's role and eroding trust within the Pentagon. Speaking at the National Press Club, Anderson warned of alarming perils and urged Congress to allow unretaliated military input from service chiefs.
The Rev. Dr. Paul Davis Sholin of Mountain View Presbyterian Church in Tucson said he joined the civil rights march to Washington as an American and Christian. He observed for the Tucson Council of Churches but chose to participate, asserting equal rights for all Americans and stating he would marry a Negro and a white person if asked.
Dorcas Campbell of Virginia, 23, won the talent preliminary with a medley and a classical number while Judith Short of Alabama, 18, won the bathing suit preliminary at Convention Hall in Atlantic City. Campbell is the oldest contestant and a former soprano. Short is a slender Birmingham Southern College freshman who sings and dances.
The Phoenix Human Relations Commission will award a plaque to employers adopting its Equal Economic Opportunity Creed. The creed promotes equal employment opportunity, counseling for fair placement and promotion, inclusive training, and transparency of policies to recruitment agencies, management, and staff.
United Press International reports widespread heat across the nation with highs topping seasonal norms. Several cities record mid to upper 90s as heat advisories are issued and residents seek cooling centers.
State hospital survey and construction council reaffirmed its decision to block the proposed 150 bed Valley Community Hospital in the Scottsdale Tempe area due to bed surplus. The plan would have formed a district covering Scottsdale Tempe and part of Phoenix Union districts with a $3 million finance plan.
Senator Wayne Morse of Oregon and Alabama Governor George Wallace traded insults over school integration. Morse called Wallace a punk and disgraceful while Wallace called Morse a psychiatric case and said he would rather be a punk than a pink.
Legal notice states on September 14 1963 a bulk sale will transfer most fixtures equipment and stock from Reata Pass north of Scottsdale Arizona to George R Cavalieri. William G Bretz executes the sale with notary Philip W Messinger notarizing on August 30 1963 Maricopa County Arizona.
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