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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1963
Page
2
A public opinion pollster wakes to a nightmare about political respondents, arguing over eggs with his wife. He recalls a dream interview with a wealthy white Protestant businessman supporting Kennedy and a northern Negro Catholic union member for Goldwater, revealing his unease with statistical reality.
UPI reports U S maritime leaders urge a tougher blockade on Cuba saying current economic pressure fails. Ralph E Casey AMMI president and Joseph Curran NMU head demand sanctions on foreign governments and ships trading with Cuba to curb Communist economic power. They seek voluntary withdrawal of 75 percent of tonnage through the International Chamber of Shipping.
Sotheby will auction the famed Peruvian Crown of the Andes on November 21. The gold and emerald crown belonged to the statue of the Virgin Mary in Popayan, Peru, dating from 1590 as thanks for deliverance from a plague.
Scott L. Rush, a 31 year old former Army photographer and Korean War defector from Marietta Ohio, arrives in Tucson with his Chinese wife and daughter. He seeks employment using Chinese language skills, plans possible ghostwritten life story, and hopes to prove himself while facing potential stigma. His widowed mother relies on welfare, and Rush weighs lecturing on communism as another path.
Mud-splattered volunteers sandbagged a levee to hold back floodwaters from Hurricane Cindy. Jefferson County including Port Arthur and Beaumont faced over 5 million dollars in damage as eight mayors sought federal aid. 10,000 sandbags were used on a mile and a half levee protecting 800 homes. 5,000 people fled to shelters.
Pravda accuses China of starting the border fighting with India and condemns Beijing for justifying its action. The Soviet editorial portrays Sino Indian clashes as a dangerous imperialist maneuver and urges an end to the long running border tensions.
Jakarta imposes martial law after a day of rioting that damaged British property and burned the embassy. Brig. Gen. Umar We Nahadiku urges calm as troops restore order while Singapore reports five RAF transports head to Jakarta to evacuate 250 British citizens.
The Pima County Rabies Control Center reported the bat that bit 4 year old Kristal Bernier in Linden Park was rabid. The girl received 15 rabies shots as the bat was killed and tested. A second child, nine year old Colin McKenna, was bitten by a bat. the bat escaped and he also began rabies shots. Officials say no bat epidemic is likely. nine bats examined with one rabid. Separately, British Ambassador Andrew Gilchrist denied serious Briton injuries after the embassy fire amid National Front accusations and counter revolution claims. Hong Kong Shanghai Bank manager T G Mead sought safety as crowds gathered. Indonesia opposes the federation of Malaysia and rejects a UN survey on colonial-era residency choices.
President Kennedy plans talks with seven Negro leaders including Dr. Martin Luther King Jr to press for federal intervention after Birmingham church bombing that killed four girls. King led eulogy and urged dispatch of troops as nationwide protests form. Local and regional reactions follow across states.
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