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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1961
Page
2
Former vice president Richard M. Nixon 48 is expected to announce a bid for California governor at a 7 p.m. press conference at the Statler Hilton Hotel Los Angeles. If elected he would shelve presidential ambitions for 1964 and serve a full four-year term.
Forecast calls for sun and thin high clouds today and Thursday. Temperatures rise to near 98 today with a low around 59 Thursday morning. Highs near 96 Thursday with a 24 hour period ending 4 am showing minimal precipitation.
Idaho Senator Henry Dworshak urged Congress to checkmate booby traps and blunders in foreign policy to avoid nuclear war. He argued for a stronger congressional voice in policy and criticized executive overreach while noting limited allied support amid Soviet threats. GOP officials stressed mobilizing women voters and warned the Berlin crisis could echo Cuba or Laos in scale.
Phoenix police chief announced two officers resigned and two were suspended for 15 days without pay after they confiscated a knife and a pistol from Julian Ramirez and Manuel Ramirez of Mesa and booked them for vagrancy. The weapons were not placed in the police property locker, and a stabbing victim in Wenden was reported recovering.
Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru ruled out any chance of becoming secretary general of the United Nations. Asked about reports of an offer he said, I do not like it at all.
Fashions of today and yesterday were displayed at noon at the annual Order of Eastern Star luncheon in the Masonic Temple in Scottsdale Chapter No. 43. An heirloom polonaise dress from 1860 and a wedding gown circa 1890 owned by Mrs. Ralph E. Pickett were shown alongside contemporary outfits from Johnson's in Pima Plaza. The event was organized by chairwoman Mrs. Kelso Rowan with co chairs Mrs. Walter Jesman and Mrs. Glen S. Moore. Commentator was Mrs. Art Butler with models led by Mrs. William L. Powell and others at various Scottsdale addresses. Kitchen duties were led by Mrs. Edward Abrahams and decorations by Mrs. Pickett.
Jerry Abdin a former Middle East resident and Arabian Bazaar operator will address the Scottsdale Anti-Communist group at 8 p.m. tomorrow in the Western Savings Building hospitality room He will discuss foreign aid spending in Middle East nations and report on his observations The public is invited to attend.
Helen Cutler Stanbery 64 of 8438 E Edgemont died Tuesday visiting Sedona. She was Rockford N born and moved to Scottsdale last May. She led Scottsdale Senior Citizens and helped form local arts groups. Survived by son Robert and three daughters. Funeral in Rockford with memorials to Scottsdale Library.
Phoenix authorities target welfare chiseling on two fronts. The Arizona Attorney General pursues 105 claims for illegal welfare receipt ranging from 65 to 2200 dollars. Maricopa County Welfare Board launches a full scale probe to purge cheaters while the Welfare Commissioner seeks more funds to hire case workers.
Washington AP and UPI report Gen. Bruce Clarke wiped out a rebuke for Col. John R. Deane Jr. and Lt. Col. Dallas W. Hoadley over Jack Paar's East Berlin border show. Clarke withdrew admonitions and erased derogatory files, while Deane remains in command and Hoadley moves to Heidelberg for a new assignment.
Interior Secretary Udall said the department will construct the basic federal transmission backbone for the Colorado River Storage Project, with private utilities allowed to build secondary lines. Congress approved $13.673 million to start a $176 million all federal system, while negotiations with private power firms remain possible on interconnections and wheeling arrangements.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko meet again at the UN Park Avenue headquarters to seek a peaceful solution to the Berlin crisis. The second conference within a week aims to persuade Moscow to negotiate on mutual respect and the rights of others rather than Khrushchev’s terms.
Dr. Willard F. Libby, Nobel laureate and former AEC member, called the current fallout protection in schools and hospitals a scandal and urged immediate measures. He warned deaths from radioactive fallout could be prevented with proper protections.
Mrs. Robert Woody will host a coffee at 9 30 a m tomorrow morning for members of the City Hospital Scottsdale Auxiliary executive board at 5301 Calle Del Media.
Striking machinists and Mine Mill union members halted operations at Inspiration Consolidated Copper Co with picket lines at 5:30 a.m. Wage differential and benefits dispute cited. About 160 Inspiration machinists and 750 Mine Mill workers affected. company employs roughly 1,200 in the Globe Miami region.
Keith Nicholson a 23 year old coal miner won 426 493 dollars from a 56 cent football pools bet. He plans to study art and his wife Vivian 25 aims to become a hairdresser and beauty salon owner.
The Rhodesian aviation chief said bullets found in a victim came from ammunition exploding in the crash wreckage. He rejected claims that the bullets were fired from a gun, noting heat from the fire caused bullet entry. International investigators had earlier disputed his conclusion.
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