Open meetings bill to be studied by Arizona committee
Arizona House Judiciary Committee sent Senate bill banning closed sessions by state boards to a subcommittee. Publisher Jonathan Marshall urged deferral for amendments, while ANA urged stronger notice, roll calls, and agenda rules. Rep. Kay assigned Rep. Peaches to head the subcommittee for next Monday.
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Phoenix
House Judiciary Committee
Senate
Scottsdale
Jonathan Marshall
Peter Kay
R-Phoenix
State Supreme Court
State
Tax Appeal Board
Marshall
ANA
Freedom of Information Committee
Kay
Daniel Peaches
Window Rock
Judiciary Committee
Widening Hayden Road to be discussed by council
Scottsdale plans advanced Hayden Road widening from Camelback to Chaparral with a 434000 federal grant for 1977 78. City negotiates with Sverdrup and Parcel for planning. Also council to vote on a 40200 grant for police drug enforcement and a 15220 relocation cost to Salt River Project for irrigation structures near the Hayden Road bridge.
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Hayden Road
Camelback
Chaparral
Scottsdale
Hayden
Sverdrup and Parcel and Associates
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Arizona House delays vote on $71 million tax relief plan
Arizona House Republican leaders postponed action on a $71 million tax relief measure due to GOP resistance. Speaker Frank Kelley said caucus discussions will continue and the bill should reach the floor by Thursday.
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Phoenix
House
Frank Kelley
Kelley
Recall effort against AWC chair falls short by two signatures
An attempt to recall Arizona Western College Governing Board chair Charles McConnell failed by two signatures after a January move to not renew eight faculty contracts. In Washington, Michael D. Hawkins of Phoenix was nominated by President Carter for a four year term as U.S. attorney in Arizona.
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Yuma
Arizona Western College
Charles McConnell
Washington
Michael D. Hawkins
Phoenix
U.S
Arizona
Carter
Hawkins
Marine Corps
Two Climbers Die From Mountain Falls This Weekend
Richard Retzloff, 20, of Scottsdale, plunged 175 feet in Dead Man's Canyon Mazatzal Wilderness after gear jammed. Arthur Brittin, 48, of Phoenix, died after a 12 foot fall from Pinnacle Peak during a climbing trip. Rescue teams paused due to darkness and planned daytime recovery.
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Scottsdale
Richard Retzloff
N. 73Rd St
Dead Man’s Canyon
Mazatzal
Retzloff
Citizens Band
Department of Public Safety
Payson Fire Department
Arthur Brittin
Phoenix
Pinnacle Peak
Brittin
Maricopa County Sheriff’s Deputies
Arizona Mountaineering Club
Obituary for Diane J. Dorr
Services for Diane J. Dorr aged 34 are set for 10 a.m. Wednesday at Messinger Mortuary Chapel 7601 E. Indian School Rd. Visitation runs 4 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the mortuary. The times had been listed incorrectly in Saturday's Progress.
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Diane J. Dorr
E. Bonita Drive
Messinger Mortuary Chapel
E. Indian School Rd
Weekend Burglars Hit Two Scottsdale Homes
Police report two Scottsdale residences were burglarized over the weekend with clothing worth over 3300 dollars taken from one home and 1230 dollars in musical equipment from another. At 5019 North 77th Place two mink coats valued at 2800 dollars and two leather coats worth 450 dollars were stolen after a rear patio door may have been left unlocked. Musicians Philip Benton and James Parry reported electronic amplifiers and gear stolen from a third home at 2914 North 75th Place between 245 a.m. and noon Saturday after the front door was kicked in.
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Scottsdale
Lee C. Wright
Philip Benton
E. Hubbell Sr
James Parry
E. Pine Drive
N. 75Th Place
Kitchen Fire in Scottsdale Damages Home
Rural Metro Fire Department probes a kitchen fire at 3814 N 85th Place Scottsdale causing $5,000 damage. Neighbors used garden hoses to contain the blaze before crews arrived. the home is occupied by Helen Hooper as investigators determine the cause.
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Scottsdale
Metro Fire Department
85Th Place
Helen Hooper
Scottsdale Plans to Rezone 240 Acres for PCD Near Shea
Scottsdale Planning Commission will hear Diversified Properties request to rezone 240 acres at the northeast corner of Shea Boulevard and 104th Street from single family to planned community development and discuss Lincoln Drive extension to Hayden Road. The plan envisions 756 housing units, a six acre tennis facility, a fire station site, and a two acre commercial area, aligning with the Northeast Area Plan. The staff supports approval with stipulations, while council members caution about canal-buffer impacts and through-street benefits.
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Scottsdale
Lincoln Drive
Hayden Road
Diversified
76Th Street
Arizona Canal
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Forest Service
Eldon Rudd
Dennis DeConcini
D-Ariz
Coolidge
Globe
Rudd
DeConcini
San Diego
Calif
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Donna Messier
James Washford
Yuma Marine Corps Air Station
Maricopa County
Arizona State Prison
van Houston
Jason
Rex
Williamson
W. Va
Tug Fork
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
City Hall Information Desk
RMFD
Belleview
Granite Reef
McDowall
Scottsdale Rd
Rive
Danwog
Church of Christ
Tregast Cammsback
Homnix
Cofc
Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce
Pima Gold
SunBurst
Dennis Ricardo
Motorola Government Electronics
E. McDowell Rd
Biltmore
Broadway
Magnin & Company
Saks
Fifth Avenue
Elizabeth Arden
Beaton’s
Cartage House
Chandlers Shoes
Doubleday Book Show
Ennio Tassoni
Fantasia
Gittings
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Key of Phoenix
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Pulitzer
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