Congress Faces Roadblocks in Longest Session Ten Years
Washington lawmakers resumed after a stalled adjournment attempt and faced parliamentary obstacles. Senator Prouty blocked a supplemental appropriation move by Senate Majority Leader Mansfield, with a possible later withdrawal. Tax relief for Du Pont stockholders and Kennedy foreign aid money bill progress were also slow, dimming chances to finish before adjournment.
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Thomas Road Plans Ready for Scottsdale Council Meeting
Scottsdale City Council will hear plans for West Thomas Road improvements tomorrow at 8 in the city courtroom. The agenda includes park property purchase in the Indian Bend wash area, city control of parking lots, Camelback-Miller Improvement District, a movable urban growth program, a charter election resolution, a review of an East Scottsdale subdivision plat, and appointment of Growth Committee members.
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Barry and Roosevelt Columns Schedule Change
The Scottsdale Daily Progress will shift to publishing the Goldwater column Monday Tuesday and Thursday each week while Eleanor Roosevelt's column will run on the remaining days. The change follows a competing paper starting the Goldwater column earlier.
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Wife of Local Bandleader Found Dead
Mrs. Al Overend, 33, wife of Scottsdale realtor and band leader, was found shot in the chest in her room at 6808 E Valley Vista. A gun lay nearby. coroner to hold an inquest likely Wednesday morning. The couple, married Aug 11 1960, had entertained a friend at dinner.
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Patrol Licenses 178 Bicycles at Scottsdale Clinics
Members of the Scottsdale Youth Patrol licensed 178 bikes Saturday at Saloma school as the first of 16 fall clinic sessions. A second clinic will be held next Saturday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help parochial school with bike safety inspections conducted during the event.
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JFK Challenges Reds To Race For Peace
President Kennedy urges the Soviet bloc to embrace peaceful competition at the United Nations General Assembly. He rejects a veto backed plan for a new secretary general as risk of entrenching the Cold War in the UN. The address frames the U S stance on leadership and peace.
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Ulbricht Heads to Moscow for Berlin Crisis Talks
East German Communist chief Walter Ulbricht arrived unannounced in Moscow amid Berlin crisis discussions. He may visit Sochi to confer with Nikita Khrushchev on Rusk Gromyko talks and Warsaw Pact maneuvers, as plans for a World War I allies peace conference surface. The Arizona Bank plans to install an automatic data processing system soon, says bank president Lloyd A. Bimson.
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Growth in Scottsdale Schools Soars Since 1950
The Scottsdale School District expanded from 1,270 students in 1950 to 15,290 by 1961, with grade schools rising from 944 to 11,946 and high schools from 226 to 3,244. County gains lag behind statewide increases, while state population grew 75 percent in the same period.
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Kennedy proposes six point disarmament plan at UN
President Kennedy challenged the Soviet Union to a peace race toward general and complete disarmament. He unveiled a six point program starting with a ban on nuclear tests and ending with mutual missile destruction. He urged action beyond principle and warned the next ten months could decide mankind’s fate.
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Kennedy speech draws mixed UN reactions from world delegates
United Nations General Assembly listeners expressed mostly favorable views of President Kennedy's address. Meir and Lans praised its principles and unity aims while Gromyko declined to comment and Roa abstained from applause.
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Indians Explore Economic Growth Beyond Scottsdale
Scottsdale's eastern Indian neighbors pursue growth through agriculture, urban development, and recreation. Most reservation land is farmland leased to whites, with 15,000 acres farmed at the western edge near the Arizona Canal. Plans call for centralized land management and corporate farm development to unlock farm income and enable future residential and commercial projects around Paradise Valley and McDowell Road. The tribe eyeing Verde River recreation, tourist draws, and low-density residential uses, while funding remains limited. Interior Secretary Udall notes development potential as Scottsdale expands eastward.
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