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Scottsdale Progress

Location

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Sep 20, 1961

Page

6

Peace Corps and disarmament bills poised for final action

Congress nears adjournment as Kennedy's foreign policy programs gain momentum. The Peace Corps could become a permanent agency with rapid sending of volunteers abroad and future expansion. Disarmament agency legislation awaits House-Senate agreement after favorable votes. Senate may debate related tax provisions tied to DuPont GM stock disposal. Senator Gore warns against broad tax loophole amendments.

Washington API Kennedy Peace Corps Disarmament Agency Congress White House House Senate General Motors DuPont Co

Arizona Democrats Plan Fund Drive to Back Campaigns

Arizona Democrats launch Dollars for Democrats Drive under Phoenix attorney John A. Murphy running Friday through October 2 in 14 counties. A Gallup poll claim of 70 percent public willingness to donate to a party is cited as motive, with Tucson druggist David N. Ginsburg named cochair and treasurer.

Arizona Phoenix John A. Murphy Dollars For Democrats Murphy David N. Ginsburg Tucson Pima County Central Committee Cochairman

Quinn To Give Medical Talk In Nationwide Series

Scottsdalian Robert L. Quinn is among 60 men chosen to present a 20 minute talk titled The Medical Revolution to civic groups. Quinn, of 1137 East Camelback, trained by CIBA Pharmaceutical Products Inc. to prepare for the series, discusses new drugs and forecasts cures for cancer and heart disease by 2000, calling these gains only a fraction of future medical victories.

A Scottsdalian Robert L. Quinn E. Camelback Ciba Pharmaceutical Products Inc Arizona

Auto strikes threaten September steel shipments

New York based Iron Age magazine reports auto strikes at GM plants have already cost about 130,000 cars and could delay some steel orders if not settled by early next week. The strikes are not seen as shrinking the overall steel market but may slow GM’s recovery as demand heats up.

New York API General Motors Iron Age Magazine Metalworking Weekly Iron Age

Club To Sell Charity Brooms For Local Fundraiser

The Scottsdale 20-30 Club will sell "brooms for charity" on Saturday at five market locations from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Project chair Alan Willemsen announced the effort. The group also announced a new roster showing many membership categories now filled.

Scottsdale Alan Willemsen

Jamaica votes to quit the West Indies Federation

Jamaica has voted to withdraw from the nine island federation amid uncertainty about its survival without the largest member. Final returns show 251 653 voting against continued membership and 216 366 for leaving as the federation faces a May 31 freedom date.

Kingston Jamaica UPI West Indies Antigua Barbados Dominica Grenada Montserrat de Lucia St. Vincent and Trinia

Kennedy Invites Democrats to White House Coffee Hour

President Kennedy invites Senate Democrats to the White House for a coffee hour to thank them for backing his legislative program. He will host House Democrats Thursday at a similar event.

Washington

Air Force fails to recover capsule in polar orbit

In Honolulu the Air Force said it could not recover the Discoverer capsule after it failed to separate from the satellite over the North Pole. The gold plated capsule carried radiation tests and launched Sunday from Vandenberg AFB California. The craft orbits Earth every 90 minutes with twenty one Discoverer satellites reaching orbit and eight recovered so far.

Honolulu UPS Air Force North Pole Vandenberg Air Force Base Calif

Kids Day at Luke Air Base Showcases Air Displays

Scottsdale area youngsters join Luke Air Force Base for the 13th annual Kids Day by Valley Kiwanis. The free morning program starts at 9 with a band, aircraft displays, guard and patrol dog demos, model aircraft races, an F-100 Super Sabre flyby, jet trainer, bomb drop simulation, and a helicopter firefighting demo. Adults provide transport to the Glendale Avenue field west of Phoenix.

Scottsdale Area Luke Air Force Base Valley of the San Kiwanis Club Phoenix Glendale Avenue

Rocket Society To Meet Here In Scottsdale

Scottsdale's Valley Ho hosts Arizona's first American Rocket Society chapter meeting Saturday. Key managers from top missile and rocket industries attend cocktails at 4 p.m. dinner at 5 p.m. Bartley of Rocket Power discusses society goals. a color film on testing facilities is shown. Prospects call Dean Later for details.

Scottsdale’s Valley Ho Organization of Arizona American Rocket Society E. Bartley Rocket Power Inc Mesa Rocket Power Dean The American Society

Mrs Ruth Sussman Returns From Ballet Conferences

Mrs Ruth Sussman, operator of ballet schools in Scottsdale and Phoenix, has returned to her Paradise Valley home after theater conferences in New York and New England. She attended the opening of the Leningrad Kirvv Ballet at the Metropolitan Opera House.

Ruth Sussman Scottsdale Phoenix Paradise Valley New York New England Metropolitan Opera House

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Senate House Albert Gore D-Tenn Gore DuPont Democrats U.S Kiwanis Club Paradise Valley Country Club White Mountain Country Club Quinn Venile Liogues Alliamsburg Harry Anthony Papago Plaza Demos Luke Air Base Rocket Society Arizona Zoological Beau Brummel Western Amazon South America Papago Scottsdale RD E. McDowell
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