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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1968
Page
6
Scottsdale officials will inspect about 40 proposed capital projects totaling more than 1.5 million as they select priorities for next year’s budget. A separate list seeks 500000 from budget surplus for urgent public works construction.
A National Fire Protective Association report shows Scottsdale has the lowest fire protection cost in the state at 3.75 dollars per capita per year. Prescott 9.79 Phoenix 9.77 Tucson 9.54 Glendale 8.63 Douglas 8.44 Flagstaff 7.89 Mesa 7.97 Tempe 4.75. Scottsdale contracts with Rural Fire Department for protection. Partly sunny today with increasing clouds and possible showers or thunderstorms this afternoon or evening. High near 87 and low around 53. Tomorrow mostly cloudy with winds and a high near 80. Measurable rainfall chances 40 percent this afternoon and 60 percent tonight.
W Wade Head says the landmark civil rights bill is a great moment for American Indians. He notes limited changes in court practice and cites Salt River reservation as already having right of appeal. The bill seeks a 1968 judicial code and allows state takeover with tribal consent.
Catch a RO Scotland has its Loch Ness monster and Scotts dale has one in the lake at Clayton-Coronado-Eldorado Park. The Scottsdale monster is a battle scarred pass about 16 inches long spotted by city employees. Parks Superintendent L B Scacewater offers a lifelong swimming pass to the youngster who hooks the monster and hopes stores will add prizes to reward the angler. That old boss is a wily fellow Spacewater said. It could take all summer to catch him.
Firemen extinguished two small blazes in the Scottsdale area yesterday. One fire at 6566 N 40th Pl began with an electrical short under the car dashboard belonging to Nellie Mack Duhart of 2958 HE Atlanta Phoenix and caused about 75 dollars in damage. The second fire was a grass fire at 71st St and Vernon at 5 51 p m with no damage to nearby structures and the cause is unknown.
The appearance of Bernard Cushmeer of the militant Negro cult is scheduled for April 19 at Clayton Coronado Eldorado Park. The 8 p.m. meeting invites the public to hear Cushmeer discuss teachings and answer questions. The original March date was canceled after site owners refused to host political meetings amid Democratic Party objections.
Defense Secretary Clark M. Clifford announced an immediate call-up of about 94,500 Army Navy and Air Force reservists with roughly 10,000 to be sent to South Vietnam. The move includes 20,000 Army National Guard and Reserve, about 1,000 Navy reservists, and 3,500 Air Force guards and reserves, with a minority deployed to Southeast Asia. The total U S troops in Vietnam would rise to 549,500. Clifford said service lengths would be up to 24 months and notices would go out to units already. He asserted the action would not derail peace talks or signal escalation and noted expected supplemental defense appropriations to Congress.
White House indicated Warsaw is not acceptable for U S North Vietnam talks. Press secretary George Christian said neutral sites are preferred and urged mutual agreement. Hanoi had proposed Warsaw, while U S suggested four Asian sites Rangoon New Delhi Jakarta and Vientiane with Phnom Penh opposition.
A Coronado School meeting led by Dr. William Odell cites scant vocational options in Scottsdale high schools. Limited courses like wood shop and home economics leave students ill prepared for work, with space and material shortages hampering programs. Community and regional cooperation are urged to expand training and placement.
United Nations Secretary General Thant said preliminary talks between the United States and North Vietnam are expected to begin within days. He lengthened his Paris stopover amid speculation of a meeting linked to the confrontation. President Johnson is expected to sign the Civil Rights Bill this afternoon praising its Open Housing provisions as a victory for every American.
New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller says he is available for the GOP presidential nomination only if the party wants an alternative. He previously stated he would not actively run and says his latest remarks do not change that stance. FBI silent on MLK assassination manhunt progress.
Postmaster General Lawrence O'Brien announced a presidential commission will soon recommend the postal service be taken over by a nonprofit government corporation. He warned that without administrative changes the current system could fail.
Four young Phoenix boys, Anthony Mitchell 13 Donald Mitchell 12 Fred Thompson 18 and Ray Jones 14, are held at the Maricopa County Detention Home over the beating death of 62 year old Frank Blair in a South Phoenix alley. Blair was struck in the throat with a golf club kicked in the face and robbed of one dollar. Roy Martin, a veteran Indian lawman, announced his bid for Maricopa County Sheriff on the Republican ticket promising modern law enforcement.
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