Scottsdale Republicans hold edge in 29 precincts
Final Maricopa County registration figures show Republicans with 19 194 voters to Democrats 14 383 in 29 Scottsdale area precincts. Dems lead in Tempe area while north Scottsdale precincts like Century and Arcadia run over three to one for GOP. statewide counters show Democrats 163 562 to Republicans 114 602 in 285 precincts. Non partisans total 2 511 and others 2 576.
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Scottsdale
Maricopa County
Tempe
Phoenix
Paradise Valley
North Scottsdale
Century
Arcadia
Marcopa County
Mostly fair weekend with possible mountain thundershowers
The forecast calls for mostly fair conditions today tonight and Sunday with afternoon and evening cloudiness and possible thundershowers over mountains. Temperatures remain steady with highs near 103 to 104 and a low around 72. The US Weather Observer notes today's low near 86 and yesterday's high at 104.
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U.S
Willard Greene
Blazes Hit Local Home and Reservation Structures
Fire destroyed three small frame structures on the Salt River Reservation and threatened a frame Church of God building at Osborn and Agency Rd. Another fire at Edward Cadilac’s Scottsdale home caused about 3,000 dollars in damage, with smoke damage elsewhere. Firefighters arrived after 1 pm and contained the Scottsdale blaze.
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Salt River Reservation
Edward Cadilac
E. Terra Way
Scottsdale
Os‘born and
Agency Rdig
Rural Fire Department
Bob Oden
Church of God
Cadilac
Salt River
Arizona primary vote drive heats up with Kleindienst plan
Last weekend before the Arizona primary voters head to the polls on Tuesday to choose Republican and Democratic candidates for state county and city offices. GOP challenger Richard Kleindienst opposes tax hikes and argues for revenue growth through cutting waste and broadening the tax base while seeking a moratorium on tax-law changes.
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Arizona
GOP
Richard Kleindienst
Kleindienst
Democrats Rally Support as Johnson Backer Seeks Arizona Win
At the Phoenix Rotary Club State Democratic Chairman Robert H. Allen urged support for Johnson’s reelection while criticizing Goldwater. GOP leaders called his remarks despicable. Allen predicted Johnson would campaign in Arizona and win in November. Gov. Fannin campaigned across northern Arizona predicting Goldwater victory and pressed foreign aid while opposing subsidies to foreign industry.
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Phoenix
Robert H. Allen
Allen
Barry Goldwater
Johnson
Atlantic City
Goldwater
Maricopa County
GOP
Ralph Staggs
Paul Singer
R-Maricopa
Arizona
Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Alan Bible
D-Nev
Birch E. “Bayh Jr
D-Ind
Carl Hayden
D-Ariz
George Gavin
U.S
Hayden
Paul Fannin
U.S. Senate
Klansmen Cleared in Slaying Case in Georgia
A jury of white men acquitted Joseph Howard Sims and Cecil William Myers of murdering prominent Washington, D C educator Lemuel Penn on a Georgia highway. They remain jailed on federal civil rights charges, as two other Klansmen face related counts.
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Danielsville
UPI
Washington, D.C
Georgia
Joseph Howard Sims
Cecil William i Myers
Sims
Lemuel Penn
Ft. Benning
James Lackey
Herbert Guest
Lackey
Penn
Clete Johnson
Scottsdale Daily Progress skips Labor Day publication
The Scottsdale Daily Progress will not publish on Monday, Labor Day, delaying normal editions and notices for that holiday.
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Scottsdale Daily Progress
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn Dies in Moscow at 74
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, veteran U.S. Communist leader and last national chairman of the Communist Party USA, died in a Moscow suburb hospital after a short illness at age 74. She arrived in Moscow last month for a visit and had long been a fiery orator and frequent Moscow visitor.
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UPI
Elizabeth
Gurley Flynn
Moss
Cow
Tass
Palmiro Jogliatti
William Z. Foster
Maurice Thorez
Istanbul
Turkey
Miss Flynn
Kremlin
Communist Party
Red China
Ex-FBI Agent Reveals Summary of Highway Department Report
Milton Stackhouse, former FBI man, released a summary of his highway department inquiry claiming integrity was at stake. He charged waste, overpaid contractors, inferior materials, and leaked rights of way notes. The attorney general plans to share the summary with the department. full report remains unpublished. The U.S. Justice Department reportedly investigates federal highway funds involvement.
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FBI
Milton Stackhouse
Highway Department
Stackhouse
Atty
Robert Pickrell
U.S. Justice Department
Eight Die in Wreck Near Merced California
A station wagon carrying nine people plunged 265 feet off a freeway embankment near Merced, killing eight and leaving a seven year old boy in critical condition. Victims include Doris Traxler 38 and six of her seven children plus her brother Gilbert Gallegos 33. Surviving seven year old Wayne Traxler remains hospitalized.
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Merced
Calif
UPI
California
Merced County Hospital
Doris Traxler
North Highland
Air Force
Thailand
Dwight
Gilda
Charjmagne
Dane
Anastasia
Wayne Traxler
Johnson Says Draft Not Issue in Election
President Johnson stated the draft should not be a campaign issue and that service to country must stay free of politics. He noted an interim study on ending the draft within 10 years, with a solid conclusion not expected until early spring.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Barry M. Goldwater
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Adlai E. Stevenson
Eisenhower
Two Men Charged With Child Mistreating Held on Bonds
In Phoenix area charges, Peter George 35 faces two counts of mistreatment involving 5 and 7 year old girls with $50,000 bond. Edward Stevens 38 is held on $50,000 bond for improper and lascivious charges and $600 for child mistreating involving two girls aged 5 and 9.
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Phoenix
UPI
Tolleson Justice of the Peace Vern
Peter ‘Paul George
George
Edward Stevens
Primary Voting Precincts Listed For Scottsdale Area
Voters will cast ballots by precinct in Tuesday's election. Polls open 6 am to 7 pm. The list covers precinct polling places within the Scottsdale School District boundaries including Tempe and Phoenix sites.
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Scottsdale
40Th St
Cactus Rd
Pima Rd
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George Adams
Myers
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Yank
U.S. Communist Party
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Abiding Savior Lutheran Church
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McAllister Ave
Supai
Hardy Dr
W. 5Th St
National Guard
N. 52Nd St
Si .Cochise
E. McDowell Rd
Coronado
Coronado High School
N. 74Th St
Hohokam
E. Oak St
Oak Park
Sentemas
Conservative “Baptist Church
N. 71St St
Tonalea
Tonto
E. Oak
Yavapai
Ingleside
Osborn Rd
Paiute
Osborn, Ra
Scottsdale East
St. Barnabas On the Desert
Mockingbird
Kiva
N. McDonald Dr
Mohave
Granite
Reef
Pima
E. Osborn
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