Four Scottsdale School Board candidates back Spanish plan
Three challengers Herb Balliett Dr John Martin and Dr Steward Flaschen urged adding conversational Spanish from first through eighth grade at Arcadia High School forum. Incumbent Lester Mewrey supported the idea but worried about cost. All four opposed federal aid and stressed prudent budgeting to curb taxes.
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Scottedale
Lester Mewrey
Mowrey
Herb Balliett
John Martin
Steward Flaschen
Arcadia High School
League of Women Voters
Scottsdale Parent Teachers Association
Scottsdale Teachers Association
Flaschen
Martin
Scottsdale
Scottsdale Annex Fallout Hits City Manager Sweep
Scottsdale reels as Bob McNutt resigns and the attorney general weighs invalidating the eastside annexation of six square miles with 18 707 residents. The city faces loss of services and county status after petitions were found lacking signatures.
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Scottsdale
Bob McNutt
Eastside
McNutt
Daily Progress
Mort Kimsey
Robert Pickrell
Ken McDonald
H.E. (Scotty
Scotty Camp
Berlin Air Routes to be Maintained by U S
Air Chief Zukert affirmed continued U S access to Berlin air corridors after a two day visit and meetings with Gen Lucius Clay Maj Gen Albert Watson II and others He said free access to Berlin is vital and that the U S will maintain air access for both military personnel and civilians amid Communist pressure on West German pilots.
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Arizona
Camp
Tucson
Jim Smith
Scotty Camp
Berlin
Zuckert
Lucius
Communist Party
Neues Deutschland
Russia
United States
Britain
France
Mrs. Grell Wins First in Scottsdale Progress Contest
Mrs. Doris E. Grell of 344 West Whitton wins the Scottsdale Daily Progress subscription contest with 16 643 950 votes and the Super 88 Oldsmobile. Second place goes to Mrs. C J Gilman Jr score 16 270 150 and a four door Oldsmobile F85 Sedan. third prize cash 500 goes to Mrs. Mary Hughes with 9 740 560 votes. Judges announced the results after opening a sealed box containing recent subscriptions.
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Doris E. Grell
W. Whitton
Scottsdale Daily Progress
Grell
C.J. Gilman Jr
Mary Hughes
Lute Wasbotten
John H. Conner
Jack Schaffer
O. C. Wilson
Bill Robb
Duane Spencer
Daily Progress
Oldsmobile
Lloyd Flora
Rusk Groymko Talks Fail to Narrow Berlin Gap
United States and Soviet Union remained far apart on Berlin terms after a four hour meeting between Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko. No significant shift in Moscow position reported.
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New York
UPI
United States
Russia
Berlin
Dean Rusk
Andrei Gromyko
Scottsdale Daily Progress declares 1961 contest winners
Judges tally subscription contest votes in a sealed box and publish grand totals dated September 27 1961 naming winners headed by Mrs Doris FE Grell and Mrs O J Gilman Jr with prizes including Oldsmobiles cash and earnings shares. Other named winners include Mrs Mary Hughes Mickey Liszt Charles Cameron and Joanne Giltner among seven prize recipients.
Syrian Army Mutiny Shakes UAR Rule in Damascus and Cairo
Syrian army units rebelled to challenge Gamal Abdel Nasser rule as Damascus Radio shifted between identity and control reports. A curfew was imposed in Damascus, Amer reportedly returned to Cairo, and a revolutionary council claimed supreme command amid conflicting broadcasts.
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Beirut
Lebanon
UPI
United Arab Republic
Damascus Radio
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Supreme Command
Amer
Damascus
U.A.R
Abdel Hamid Serraj
Cairo
Aleppo
Nasser
Auto Workers threaten strike at Ford plant
Detroit APS reports the United Auto Workers Union warns Ford Motor Co it will call a strike if no contract is signed by 10 a.m. next Tuesday. The action would affect about 120 000 Ford workers.
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Detroit
APS
United Auto Workers Union Today
Ford Motor Company
Ford
Efforts To Appoint Temporary U N Head Near Collapse
The United Nations faced a near collapse of plans to name a temporary replacement for Dag Hammarskjold as memorial services for the late secretary general continued. Burmese ambassador U Thant acknowledged no easy solution as India led a bloc pressing the Security Council to act.
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United Nations, N. Y
UPI
General Assembly
Dag Hammarskjold
U Thant
Assembly
Hammarskjold
India
Security Council
Eastside Loss Reaffirms Scottsdale City Status Change
Scottsdale faces the loss of a six mile eastside area with about 18 707 residents reducing the city to 10 4 square miles and about 15 400 people. The move effects school zoning and shifts Coronado High and several grade schools back to unincorporated county areas. Parks officials seek swim class continuation at the municipal pool as seasons end.
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Scottsdale
Arizona
Coronado High School
Pima
Tonto
Tonaloa
Yavapai
Clarence Allan
Coronado
Lou Witzman
Rural Fire Department
Missile Sites To Span U S By January
U S military planners say 27 new intercontinental missile bases will be ready within three months at dispersed sites to survive a nuclear strike. Atlas sites at Forbes Kansas and Fairchild Washington join nine launching pads per base with coffin shaped vaults. Titan missiles will reach readiness at Lowry Wyoming by year end.
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Washington
UPS
U. S
Air Force
Pentagon
Strategic Air Command
Forbes Air Force Base
Kansas
Fairchild Air Force Base
Spokane
Wash
Titan
Lowry Air Force Base
Wyo
Atlas
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Mexico
Balliett
Kimsey
H. E. Camp
U.S
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O. J. Gilman, Jr
Mickey Liszt
Charles Cameron
Joanne Giltner Hinner
Harry Felder
C. Wilson
Radio Damascus
U.A.R. Broadcasting Service
The
Armed Forces
Abdel Hakim Aimer
U.N
O. J. Gilman Jr
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