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Newspaper

Scottsdale Progress

Location

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Sep 07, 1961

Page

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Youth Will Do Mowing Free in Scottsdale Area

Dick Shearer a 17 year old Scottsdale High senior from Dallas moved to Scottsdale to start a lawn mowing business. He advertises free samples to win customers and plans to work after school on weekdays and weekends to fund college in ASU science and math. He is an Eagle Scout with three palms and has two younger brothers Jim and Tim who help with yard work.

Scottsdale Daily Progress Scottsdale H.S. Boy Dick Shearer N. 81St St Scottsdale High School Beaver Dallas Tex Young Shearer Arizona State University Jim Tim Pima

Court Action Over Charter Delays Scottsdale Tax Funds

State auditors hold up Scottsdale sales tax receipts due to a dispute over city status. Assistant AG Clark Kennedy expects release of 28293.46 soon. City officials say other revenues cover operations while the budget governs spending.

Scottsdale the Daily Progress Clark Kennedy Dorothy Ketchum Jewel Jordan

Reds Hold Americans for taking photographs in East Berlin

East Berlin authorities detained four Americans for taking photographs, including Howard Emery and Jim Phang, medical students from Los Angeles. West Berlin police reported tear gas grenades and water hoses used to disperse crowds along the divided border, with further actions against East Germans who formerly worked in West Berlin.

Neuxoelln West Berlin

Titan Intercontinental Missile Readied for Global Strike

Cape Canaveral reports that the Titan intercontinental ballistic missile has become operational as a military weapon. The 98 foot tall, two stage silvery rocket is described as slender and deadly, capable of turning a city into radioactive junkpile within 30 minutes.

Cape Canaveral API United States America Titan Free World

Defense Chief Reveals Screeners Names During Hearing

Defense Secretary McNamara told the Senate Armed Services Committee he bears full responsibility for subordinates actions amid questions on anti- Communist training. Chairman Russell plans a potential full probe into muzzling charges, while senators Cannon and Thurmond pressed for names of reviewers and speeches examined.

Defense McNamara Senate Armed Services Committee Department

Park Group Plans Park Fee on New Subdivisions

Scottsdale’s parks and recreation commission will urge city council to assess $10 per dwelling unit on subdivision plats to fund park development. They cites land-donation hardship and cites California methods of funding via land grants or lot assessments to share park costs among new residents. The panel notes negotiations for 22 acres near Corondo and Granite Reef Road at $2,000 per acre, plus a 3-acre park for immediate development adjacent to the subdivision and a community site for neighborhood use.

Scottsdale Parks and Recreation Commission W. R. Dedrick William Randall and Associates California Coronado Granite Reef Road Julian Keith Keith

Scottsdale Fall Recreation Plan Launches With Classes

Scottsdale kicks off its fall recreation program with art and sewing classes and a reactivated children's theater. After school programs at Scottsdale schools start September 18, family night entertainments begin October 5, under Parks and Recreation Director Clarence R Allan.

Scottsdale Clarence R. Allan City Parks and Recreation Nancy McCarthy Shirley Dunklebarger

Police Question 18-Year-Old in Scottsdale Assault

Scottsdale police interrogate an 18-year-old in the assault on James Flowers and William Gibbs. Capt. Harry Walker says a formal assault complaint is expected to be filed today. The incident happened Sunday in a field east of South Scottsdale Road near Thomas Road.

Scottsdale City James Flowers William Gibbs Scottsdale Harry Walker South Scottsdale Road Thomas Road

Kennedy asks Congress on France NATO training approval

President Kennedy stated that France will allow French NATO forces to be trained in using American atomic weapons and urged swift congressional approval. He noted U.S. law requires explicit consent to the arrangement.

Washington UPI Kennedy Congress France NATO U.S

Aint Wrong Now To Say Aint In Webster's Third

New York AP report notes Webster's Third International Dictionary will include ain’t as acceptable in speechs of cultivated people. The 2720 page volume adds 100000 new words and costs 47.50 dollars, with Merriam stating language rapid growth required updates.

United States Merriam Company Gordon J. Gallan

Riesel to Speak at Scottsdale Dinner Club Opening

Victor Riesel will headline the Scottsdale Dinner Club season opener on October 28 with a talk titled Labor and My War With the Mob. The event, in Mountain Shadows banquet center, is limited to 260 members and spouses with other speakers confirmed for January to April.

Scottsdale Dinner Club Victor Riesel Riesel Iron Curtain Europe Mountain Shadows Nicholas Nyaradi Moscow Charles P. Taft Sen Karl Mundt Washington You Ismet Sani Middle East U.s.’S Lap

Khrushchev and Nehru Warn Over War Threats in Moscow

Premier Khrushchev told Indian Prime Minister Nehru that while peace proposals exist the world faces unprecedented war prep by the West. Nehru urged a Khrushchev Kennedy meeting to avert a third world war as Belgrade talks continue. Both spoke at a state banquet and avoided mention of recent Soviet nuclear tests.

Moscow UPI Nikita Khrushchev Jawaharlal Nehru India Khrushchev Nehru Belgrade Kennedy Soviet Union

Ungraded School Idea Tested In Arizona Education Series

A Scottsdale Daily Progress education feature notes the ungraded school concept allowing students to advance at their own pace rather to strict grade ladders. It cites Amphitheater in Tucson Rojo and Phoenix Madison as examples where elementary programs are experimenting with flexible progression, teacher adaptability, and growth based on individual development.

Scottsdale Daily Progress Arizona Arizona Education Association AEA Reader’s Digest Saturday Evening Post Look Collier’s Coronet Tucson Rjo Phoenix Madison

Nehru Wins Soviet Backing for New Kennedy Summit

Moscow sources say Prime Minister Nehru secured Khrushchev’s agreement in principle to a summit with President Kennedy. The 2 3 2 hour discussion reportedly signaled a willingness to meet to avert a potential war while Nehru left the talks solemn and thoughtful.

Khrushchev Nehru Kennedy

Nuclear testing rhetoric amid cold war shifts in 1956

The union plans to resume underground nuclear tests while denouncing Western bellicence, and Soviet and Western media frame the Berlin crisis as a deterrent to World War III. Nehru arrives from Belgrade with Ghana’s Nkru mah bearing a peace plea to Khrushchev after a frank meeting on current international tensions.

U.S Nehru Belgrade Kwame Nkrumah Ghana Khrushchev

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