Scottsdale school bond OKd by supervisors for expansion
County supervisors approved a $1,755,000 bond package for the Scotts dale School District to go to voters on October 31. The plan includes $1.5 million for elementary expansion and a new Mohave school, plus $225,000 for Scottsdale High refrigeration upgrades, language labs, and industrial arts shop expansions at Arcadia and other campuses.
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Scottsdale
Barney Burns
John L. Ashe
Ashe
Mohave
Jackrabbit
Granite Reef
Scottsdale High
Arcadia
Soviets Fire Second Rocket Into Pacific
Tass reported the Soviet Union launched a second multistage carrier rocket into the Central Pacific. The news agency said the flight and all systems worked as planned and the dummy last stage landed near the initial target area.
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Tass
Soviet Union
Central Pacific
Kennedy Loses Big on School Aid Bill in Congress
The House passed a $900 million school aid bill by 342 to 18, stripping general construction and teacher salary funds. The measure would extend two existing programs for two years, while Kennedy had sought a $6 billion package, a setback to the administration. Also, GM resumed vehicle production as 5,900 workers returned at Pontiac, Michigan, amid a broader plant dispute ending.
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Kennedy
White House
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UPI
General Motors
GMC
Pontiac
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City Council to Review Manager Report Series
City manager will present a series of reports to the council tomorrow night. Items include the Park McDowell irrigation district, Scottsdale Growth committee, vacancies on city boards, gift of a park at Lafayette and Monte Vista, purchase of city master maps, Hermosillo exchange program, and parks land report.
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Park McDowell
Scottsdale
Lafayette
Monte Vista
Hermosillo
Construction Starts Nov 1 On Children's Zoo at Papago Park
Construction begins November 1 on a children's section of Papago Park's 700 unit layout. Robert Maytag of Scottsdale, president of the Arizona Zoological Society, describes the area south of the entrance as a touch-friendly zone. A $1.5 million initial fund drive aims to cover the first phase, with the total zoo investment over $6 million and plans for self support after the 1962 opening. Membership tiers include $1,000+ patron, $500–$999 life, $100 sustaining, $5 regular family, and $3 regular junior per year.
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Papago Park
Robert
Maytag
Scottsdale
Arizona Zoological Society
The
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Zoo
Cause Unknown in Electra Jet Crash Killing 37
The Northwest Orient Electra prop-jet crashed after takeoff from O Hare, killing all 37 aboard. Witness Al Coutu described watching the right wing dip and plane explode into blue flame. Officials, including C A B and F A A leaders, pursue a full investigation with no preliminary cause.
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Northwest Orient Airlines
Chicago
UPI
Electra
Balliett Announces Candidacy for Scottsdale School Board
H H Balliett 53 of 5337 E Avalon Dr announces his bid for one Scottsdale School Board seat to be filled October 3. A WWII veteran and realty broker, Balliett has in city service and church and civic roles, endorsing a four point program on curriculum reevaluation, student needs, and businesslike school administration.
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H. H
Herb) Balliett
E. Avalon
Scottsdale
Balliett
Jackrabbit Realty
Memorial Presbyterian Church
Sertoma Club
Chamber of Commerce
PTA
County First Aid Seminar Planned
The third annual Maricopa County Medical Society first aid seminar begins Tuesday with classes taught by physicians. The first session starts at 8 p.m. and continues each Tuesday until November 14.
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Phoenix
UPS
Maricopa County Medical Society
County Seeks Bids To Replace Narrow Canal Bridge
County supervisors issued a call for bids to replace the two lane Arizona Canal bridge at 56th Street with a four lane structure. Bids open at 10 a.m. October 2 to allow award in time for construction during the canal dryup for cleaning. The new bridge will ease bottlenecks into Arcadia.
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Arizona Canal
56Th Street
Barney Burns
Arcadia
UN Security Council to meet for Hammarskjold succession
The United Nations Security Council schedules a 1 p.m. MST informal session at U.N. headquarters to discuss a successor to Dag Hammarskjold after his death in an African plane crash. Dr. Hernano Tavares De Sa and Ambassador Nathan Barnes announced the meeting and mourned the loss to world peace.
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UPI
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Africa
Hernano Tavares de Sa
Brazil
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Liberia
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Tavares
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Andrew W. Cordier
Trygve Lie
Ralph J. Bunche
Cordier
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Heinrich Weischoff
Georgy P. Arkadev
Russia
Horses Have Right Of Way In Scottsdale Parking Rules
Police Capt Harry Walker says horses have right of way in Scottsdale but parking is limited. Parallel parking only allows tethering if the horse remains parked parallel. otherwise it is a traffic hazard. Over the weekend officers were summoned to Minnetowa and Granite Reef where horses were tied to a light post and a gas lamp post in a parallel parking zone.
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Scottsdale
Harry Walker
Minnetowa
Granite Reef
Dag Hammarskjold Dies In UN Plane Crash During Congo Mission
Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold, 58, was killed when his United Nations DC6B crashed near Ndola in Northern Rhodesia on a mission to secure peace in the Congo. The Rhodesian government confirmed the burning wreckage and his death, as the UN expressed deep sorrow over the loss.
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United Nations
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Hammarskjold
Moise
Adenauer May Lose Position as Germany Votes
In Bonn the Christian Democratic Union loses its parliamentary majority after national elections. Konrad Adenauer may resign after 12 years as chancellor with Ludwig Erhard tipped as potential successor. Final results: CDU 270 of 499 seats, SPD 190, FDP 66.
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API
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Konrad Adenauer
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Ludwig Erhard
Christian Democrats
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Social Democrats
West Berlin
Willy Brandt
Middle - Road
Free Democratic Party
Reds explode another bomb near mega ton yield
The Soviet Union detonated its 13th atmospheric nuclear test since Sept. 1, with the device described by the Atomic Energy Commission as near a megaton in yield, equaling about one million tons of TNT.
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Washington
API
Soviet Union
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Two Zoning Hearings Set In Scottsdale
Public hearings will be held tonight by the Scottsdale Planning and Zoning Commission on use permits. O'Malley Lumber Co seeks a lumber yard permit at 7735 E McDowell on the South side west of Hayden Road. The Elks lodge and park would be at 64th Street and Oak.
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Scottsdale Planning and Zoning Commission
O’malley Lumber Company
McDowell
Hayden Road
E. McDowell
64Th Street
Oak
Sealed Ballot Box For Final Votes In Contest
A sealed ballot box will be placed at the First National Bank of Arizona to collect final subscription and reserve vote totals during the last seven days of the Everybody Wins prize contest. Official judges will open and tally the box at noon on September 27 to determine major prize winners. Extended twelve month subscriptions count less than half the votes in the final week.
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Scottsdale Daily Progress Contest
First National Bank of Arizona
East Camelback Road
Survivor reports explosions before Dag Hammarskjold crash
The Ndola survivor, a U.N. security guard, said several explosions occurred aboard the plane before it crashed. He noted U N Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold had changed his mind about landing at Ndola and told the pilot to alter course just before the crash.
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Northern Rhodesia
UPI
Dag Hammarksjold
U.N
Hammarskjold Dies In Congo Plane Crash
U.N. Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold perished in a Congo air crash near Ndola as Katanga leader Tshombe pressed a rebellion against central government forces. The wreckage, with one survivor gravely injured, marked a tragic blow to the United Nations on the eve of its 16th General Assembly in New York.
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New York
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Congo
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