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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1976
Page
2
Firefighters from Tempe and Rural Metro doused a blaze at the Scene West nightclub 825 North Scottsdale Road. The attic fire caused about 350000 dollars in damage and investigators ruled out arson. One band performing at the club was named Smokey.
Phoenix City Attorney Joe Purcell was fired after choosing resignation over dismissal for spending two free nights at a Las Vegas hotel, a gift from an assistant city attorney serving part-time as a radio station manager. City Manager John Wentz called it an inexcusable indiscretion. A state employee’s auto emission standards role and job pursuit with firms bidding to run the program prompts an investigation by a citizens subcommittee. A federal grand jury in Phoenix will hear charges against three Navajo tribal officials accused of financial chicanery on the reservation, with Ken Fields and Gary Scales leading the inquiry.
New York Mayor Abraham Beame, at the Arizona Biltmore Hotel, endorses Henry Jackson in the New York Democratic primary. Beame argues Jackson supports city relief and warned against candidates who overlook urban shortages and the need for federal aid. He announced an advisory commission to curb costs and favor tax abatements to spur new business while ensuring New York benefits from growth.
Antonio Santiago, 29, says he smuggled marijuana to raise money for his daughter's heart operation. His 18 month old daughter Maria Jaqueline was released from a Tucson hospital last week after doctors said she will likely grow out of her heart problem without surgery. Santiago received three to five years in state prison.
Sidney Wood of Yuma, president of the Arizona Board of Regents, told University of Arizona faculty on Monday that he does not oppose collective bargaining for teachers but fears professors would be sadder than wiser. Wood, formerly affiliated with the Teamsters Union and AFL-CIO, frames the caution within the unionization debate.
Gertrude J. Abbott, 75, an amateur musician who came from Englewood Colorado to the Valley 15 years ago, died Sunday at St. Joseph's Hospital Phoenix. Survived by son Howard E Englewood Colo daughters Arline Tatum Littleton Colo Marie Adams Greeley Colo seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Services were held at Green Acres Mortuary with interment at Green Acres Memorial Gardens. Memorials suggested to Memorial Swedish Hospital Englewood Colorado.
In Chicago Beltone announces a free non operating model of the smallest Beltone aid to anyone answering the advertisement. The ear level unit weighs under a third of an ounce and is yours to keep. Send for Dept 9795 Beltone Electronics 4201 W Victoria St Chicago IL 60646.
A bid of 947,906 from Bentson Contracting Co. is the apparent low bid for the Scottsdale Road improvement project. The city council will consider awarding the contract Tuesday night. The project resurfaces Scottsdale Road from Osborn to Indian School with curbs gutters and sidewalks and will be partly funded by the federal government. George Iannella says work should start in about two weeks and be finished by September 15. The timing aims to avoid winter traffic, after delays pushed the original plan back a year.
About 40 people attended a workshop where seven conceptual sketches for Scottsdale’s northeast area were shown. Long range planning manager Ross A. Smith said the discussion was informal and feedback was generally favorable but no consensus emerged. A second workshop is planned at the Scottsdale Center for the Arts cinema.
Scottsdale city council considers acquiring about 2.25 acres across four parcels to extend Hayden Road from McDonald Drive to Indian Bend Road, plus a future widening plan. The package includes a Phoenix bike path deal, zoning for 130 homes on Butler Drive, Via de Ventura to Doubletree Ranch realignment, towing firm reforms, Mercado Verde mall expansion to a five theater complex, and related public works.
Morton told 500 members of the American Business Press that Reagan’s call for a balanced federal budget is unrealistic since 85 percent of the budget is already set by laws like Social Security. He said a balanced budget would not pass in Congress and urged gradual progress toward restraint. Senator Hollings supported regulation, rebutting Ford administration deregulation proposals for natural gas and arguing regulation ensured supply.
A Tempe couple, Joe E. Gallagher 22 and Patricia 19, are in satisfactory condition at Scottsdale Memorial Hospital after a two car collision late Sunday. Mitchell A. Greenback 20 of Mesa allegedly ran a red light. he was cited for failure to stop and driving while intoxicated.
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