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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1975
Page
2
The Labor Department reports March unemployment at 8.7 percent, the highest since 1941, with eight million jobseekers and 1.1 million discouraged workers. Blue collar jobless rate hits 12.5 percent, construction 15.8 percent, teen joblessness rising.
The Arizona Corporation Commission, with Arizona Public Service and Tucson Gas and Electric, reached a tentative agreement to ask the Federal Power Commission to revise gas allotment rules. The plan would permit a moratorium on new natural gas hookups while honoring existing commitments and prospective customer loads through fall.
Scottsdale investigator Tony LeGault says Gretchen Jenkins of Mesa turned herself in after claiming warrants existed. She admits cashing $700 in personal checks from Jackie Johnston and taking his pickup truck and camper, later abandoning the vehicle. Tempe lot details unclear. Phoenix jail to file auto theft charges with possible later bad check counts.
Mayor William C. Jenkins signed a $1.6 million community development grant from HUD on the site of the future downtown center. The money funds a neighborhood hub across Second Street to serve as a senior citizen center with a celebratory group of seniors witnessing the signing.
Scottsdale politician David Kret, former Arizona Senate majority leader and six year state representative, has been hired as a consultant to the Arizona Public Employees Association to work on retirement legislation.
Maricopa County attorney Moise Berger has applied for 442000 dollars in federal funds to prosecute professional criminals. President Ford is expected to announce next month the 10 counties to receive the funds from the justice department’s law enforcement assistance administration.
Paul Anderson, on parole for a Louisiana manslaughter conviction, was found guilty by a Maricopa County jury of first degree murder in the August 25 killing of 56 year old Joseph Faulkner on a southside Phoenix street.
A steering committee of city county school and state leaders agreed to push a program to remove incorrigible youths from streets and place them in practical education. Dr. Gerald Degrow of Phoenix Union School District said his staff will conduct a five month study for possible 1976 legislation.
Six people were arrested on conspiracy to distribute psilocybin and marijuana. Patrick Gorman 23 and Robert Blakeslee 24, both of Scottsdale, were taken into custody at a home with Pat Thurmond and Richard Harank after a DEA raid. Authorities recovered a pound of psilocybin and 10 pounds of marijuana. Others detained include Harank 20, Thurmond 19, Lyons 25, and Wallace 27 of Phoenix.
The senate appropriations committee approved operating budgets for three state universities totaling about 127.4 million, with cuts from requests. It also approved 305.7 million in basic state aid to public schools. House subcommittee okayed a statewide grand jury, while a panel drafts Indian education financing. A resolution targets hiring favoritism for veterans and bilingual affirmative action rules gain senate approval.
Superior Court Judge Rufus Coulter took under advisement a motion for a new trial for Scottsdale osteopath Dr. James White after guilty verdicts on illegal drug prescribing. Sentencing was continued to 9 a.m. Monday as defense attorney James Brook argued four motions. Brook alleged he was unaware a prosecution witness was promised a felony charge would be dropped in return for testimony. An August grand jury charged White with prescribing excessive narcotics to two patients from 1969 to 1973, totaling 12 261 Percodan tablets. White currently practices in Scottsdale.
Clarence E. Ferguson 66 who moved to Arizona 37 years ago from Toledo Ohio died Thursday at his home 6598 Oak St He worked ten years at Westinghouse in Ohio and Phoenix and sixteen years as a Motorola technician in Scottsdale and Phoenix He was a Master Mason and a member of the Scottsdale United Methodist Church Survivors include wife Edith son Glen of Scottsdale sisters Mrs Leonard Earl and Mrs Richard Williams of Bradner Ohio Private services will be held at Messinger Mortuary followed by cremation Memorials may be sent to Shrine Crippled Children or burn unit funds
Two families, the Kerbers and the Hood family, were robbed of about $120000 in jewelry at a Paradise Valley home. Two masked gunmen forced entry behind Greg Kerber, tied him, and waited for the homeowners to return about two hours later.
Scottsdale police arrested Clark Page and his wife Virginia after a Battle Creek investigation linked them to larceny from Battle Creek residents. The Pages allegedly ran a jewelry store at 7077 E. Main and moved recently, taking 24 items including watches rings and a tie bar. Extradition is in progress. Bond posted at $500 each.
Scottsdale Community College football player Victor Paul Deal is to be arraigned Tuesday in Maricopa County Superior Court on a narcotics charge. Justice of the Peace Nancy West remanded Deal for trial after a Thursday preliminary hearing. Deal, 20, was arrested March 15 after allegedly selling Tempe police one quarter ounce of cocaine for 350 dollars. He was a freshman flanker last fall with 11 receptions for 179 yards and two touchdowns and remains free on 2200 dollars bond.
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