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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1964
Page
5
Two U.S. destroyers opened fire on four unidentified vessels that menaced them in the Gulf of Tonkin. Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara announced Saturday.
McNamara held a brief noon Pentagon news conference and gave limited details about a nighttime incident in international waters off North Vietnam. The unidentified attacking vessels approached Tonkin Gulf destroyers, who fired warning shots and then opened fire as the ships disappeared from radar.
General election registration closes Monday at 5 p.m. Voters must be 21 with one year residency in Arizona. New residents may vote for presidential electors with an affidavit. affidavits go to the home state for verification. Registration sites include Scottsdale Citizens For Johnsons HQ and other city centers. call AL 8-9611 Ext. 441 for nearest registrar.
Federal mediators resume talks to avert a nationwide railroad strike set to begin at dawn Tuesday. AFL CIO unions representing 150000 shop craftsmen press labor and management over subcontracting repair work and control of hose coupling. White House remains aloof as J E Wolfe and Michael Fox clash over final settlement prospects.
The Paradise Valley school district board will discuss a citizens committee recommendation to issue $960,000 in bonds to expand the high school at 3950 BE Bell Rd to 2000 capacity. enrollment is about 1000 this year with 900 capacity, tax impact depends on bond terms and redemption schedule.
A giant search began at noon for Hopalong a two foot high New Guinea kangaroo escaped during a rainstorm from a Phoenix zoo enclosure. Four of six escapees have been captured and over 100 volunteers are aiding the hunt with a $500 prize for the animal's recapture.
Air Force Maj. Robert Primrose 35 dies when his U2 crashes during a five hour local area training mission at Davis Monthan AFB. An Accident Investigation Board is formed to determine cause. Primrose was an acclaimed instructor pilot in the U2 since 1960 and survived by his wife Arlene and four children.
San Diego State College students publish a book grading faculty on topics like course organization work load and grading after a survey of 2,000 students. The guide, banned on campus, becomes a campus best seller.
In the Arizona primary official canvass Ong defeats incumbent Hilliard Brooke by 154 votes for the second Democratic state Senate nomination with 30,501 to 30,347 votes. B C Rhodes leads Democrats with 32,200. Republican nominating contest closely contested with Conlan 35,628 votes, Diefenderfer 34,499, Palmer 34,096.
J Frank Dobie a cantankerous chronicler of the West who favored tall tales over footnoted histories died in his sleep at age 75 He was born on a Texas ranch and his writing life spanned more than 30 books about cow country He died three days after receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Hurricane Gladys veered northward shifting away from South Florida with winds near 125 mph aimed toward the North Carolina coast. UPI reports forecasters say South Florida is in the clear though advisories remain for the South Atlantic Coast as the storm moves slowly northwesterly offshore.
Dennis F. Campion, 8345 E. Dianna Ave, said a nervous gunman entered Farmers Liquor Store at 801 S. Scottsdale around 8 45 p m and stole an undetermined amount from the cash register. The robber ordered Campion to lie down and fled in an old model car.
Valley music lovers witnessed a fusion of art and architecture at Arizona State University's Grady Gammage Memorial Auditorium. The Philadelphia Orchestra delivered a superb inaugural concert conducted by Eugene Ormandy, with Bach, Beethoven, and Strauss shaping a night praised for perfect acoustics and sight lines. The audience included musicians, society leaders, officials, and visitors, while Wright’s design stood as a lasting testament.
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