Public meetings open to the people urge reform
A two part report argues Arizona law on public meetings is flawed and allows closed sessions by Scottsdale bodies. It proposes three fixes: tighten policy, seek mandamus suits, or amend statute to require open deliberations and published agendas.
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Arizona
Scottsdale
City Council
School District Board of Trustees
Paradise Valley
Bill Schrader
Schrader
New Mexico
Executive Ses
Secretive tone at city council work session raises concerns
Council members joked about secret meetings while discussing confidential topics. City Manager Ken Williams cited personnel matters and attorney client relationship as areas for closed discussion. City Attorney Osmond Burton warned public disclosure could hinder planning. Council members warned against premature land acquisition releases hurting taxpayers.
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Ken Williams
Council
Osmond Burton
Kennedy Ends Alabama School Integration Standoff
President Kennedy overruled Gov. Wallace for the second time in three months and ordered federal action to end interference as 20 Negroes entered three Birmingham Mobile and Tuskegee schools marking Alabama's first civil rights integration. Demonstrations erupted with arrests as guards moved to separate crowds and white parents pulled children from schools.
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Birmingham
Ala
UPI
Kennedy
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Mobile
Tuskegee
Wallace
State Capitol
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Ramsay High
Horace Blackstock
Blackstock
West End
Love Lure Fails as Skunk Is Passively Recovered
Anthony Visconti in Tucson tried weeks to coax a skunk from home ventilation ducts using a de scented lure. After a fail, an exterminator released teargas into the duct, forcing the skunk to flee into the desert.
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Tucson
UPD
Anthony Visconti
Visconti
House panel approves record $11 billion tax cut
The House Ways and Means Committee, by a party line vote 15 to 10, approved a sweeping $11 billion tax cut, the largest in U.S. history, directing Rep. Wilbur Mills to introduce the bill. About $7 billion would take effect in 1964 with full relief in 1965 and beyond.
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Washington
UPI
House
Ways & Means Committee
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Kennedy
Fathers to Beat Draft Exempts Married Men from Service
President Kennedy issued an executive order exempting husbands ages 19 to 25 from the draft unless the pool of eligible singles is exhausted. The move affects about 340,000 men and reflects baby boom demographics, noting birth counts from 1940 to 1945.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
White House
Paradise Valley School District Bond Approval News
Phoenix report says Paradise Valley High School District won approval for a $2.2 million bond to expand the current campus and build a new school. If approved by voters the tax rate would rise from $3.10 per $100 assessed value though the exact increase was not stated. A site for the new school has not been chosen.
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Phoenix
UPS
Board of Supervisors
Paradise Valley
Matt Hanhila
Weather forecast shows hot and humid conditions
Fair to partly cloudy through tomorrow with isolated late day thundershowers. High around 103, low near 73. Willard J L Greene notes Monday high 106 and today’s low 73 with 16 inches of rain recorded.
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U.S
Willard JL. Greene
Power Outage Hits Scottsdale Area During Wind Storm
A wind storm last night knocked out power across a broad Scottsdale area for about 30 minutes starting at 11 09 a m Officials from Arizona Public Service said a wire burned near Pinchot on 68th Street due to the winds The Miller Road sub station south to Thomas Road and Hayden Road west to 64th Street lost power while a Bell Road sub station was struck by lightning Crews worked from 8 30 p m to 6 30 a m to restore service
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Scottsdale
Arizona Public Service Company
Pinchot
68Th Street
Miller Road
Thomas Road
Hayden Road
64Th Street
U.S
Willard L. Greene
Bell Road
Scottsdale to Sign Four City Sewer Pact Despite Objections
Scottsdale plans to sign a four city sewer agreement this month even as Phoenix rejects an arbitration clause. Tempe and Mesa leaders show limited enthusiasm while Ken Williams outlines bond attorney needs to prepare revenue bonds. Council weighs land for a city motor pool and potential Stagebrush The ater-Civil Defense center.
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Scottsdale
Phoenix
Tempe
Mesa
Ken Williams
San Diego
Don van Dyke
Williams
Asst
Tom Cochran
Civil Defense Control Center
Players Group
Council
Senate Democrats See 80 Votes for Test Ban Treaty
Senate Democratic Whip Hubert H. Humphrey said after a White House conference he expects not less than 80 votes for the nuclear test ban treaty. Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield and GOP Leader Everett Dirksen are credited with easing ratification efforts with Russia.
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Washington
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