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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1974
Page
2
The Joint Legislative Budget Committee reached agreement on a $757 million state budget for fiscal 1974 1975. The package provides $725 million for agencies and programs, $25 million in carryover funds and 37.5 million for expansion of existing programs.
The Phoenix Union High School District and Classroom Teachers Association reached an 8.8 percent salary increase for teachers, librarians, and other certified staff. The deal would lift the average salary from $12,500 by about $1,174.
Arizona motorists who exceed the 55 mph speed limit will face higher chances of citation as the Department of Public Safety launches an immediate crackdown on violators. The agency announced the move Friday to enforce speeding laws more rigorously.
Three men Clayton John Anderson 25 of Champion Michigan Raymond Warren Hyson 18 and Russ Priester 19 were arrested minutes after a $2765 holdup at a downtown United Bank of Arizona office and will be arraigned Monday.
A University of Arizona graduate student warns that last year’s air pollution harmed Tucson vegetation and may foreshadow human health trouble, based on a year long study.
An armed gunman robbed the U Totem Store at 8001 E Roosevelt late Friday night. Clerk Helen Shirley said the man brandished a black automatic pistol and demanded money from the register. He fled west toward Hayden Road after grabbing an undisclosed amount in a brown shopping bag. description: white male, 18-20, 5 ft 8 in, 145 lb, dark brown hair.
Dr John R Sebald died Friday morning in Scottsdale Memorial Hospital at 37. Born in Minnesota he studied medicine and practiced in Tunisia. A fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons his local office was in Phoenix. Survivors include his parents wife Patricia and children Laura Stephanie Mary John two weeks old and a brother Eugene. Rosary Sunday at Whitney Murphy Arcadia Funeral Home and an 11 am mass Monday at St Theresa's Phoenix. Contributions suggested to church building fund or the residency scholarship fund of Scottsdale Memorial Hospital.
Mrs Gleneva Fladell Fladell aged 62 of 4614 North 75th Street died Friday at Scottsdale Memorial Hospital. She is survived by her husband Irving and two brothers and two sisters. Green Acres Mortuary announced funeral services in London Kentucky with burial in Corbin Kentucky.
Virginia C. Traylor 63 died Thursday in Scottsdale after moving from California in 1970. She is survived by her son John Hamlin Traylor II a sister Jane Baird and a grandson. Memorials to Arthritis Center Phoenix. Services held today at Messinger Mortuary with cremation to follow.
During National Library Week the Scottsdale Public Library will tour the community with info booths at Fashion Square and Los Arcos Mall. Staff will assist with library services and card registration, requiring proof of address. Booth hours are Monday and Thursday 6 to 9 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 to 5 p.m.
Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Dayan calls for a political settlement with Syria to separate front line forces after warning a full scale war could erupt if Mt Hermon attacks persist. Intermittent shelling continues on the Golan front as Kissinger’s shuttle diplomacy looms with talks planned in Cairo Damascus and Tel Aviv.
An 18-year-old Scottsdale man Michael L. McMurtrey was arrested Friday night after reportedly trying to strike a police officer. Officers Nance and Edwardson went to his home on a hit-and-run tip when he allegedly swung at Gary Rogers as he reached for the door. McMurtrey was subdued and charged with assault resisting arrest hit and run and no license.
A residential fire at the northwest corner intersection of Palo Verde and Sahuaro Drives damaged a pool cabana with about 1000 dollars in damage. The Rural Fire Department says the fire began near 1 06 a m at Gilbert Freeman’s home and was confined to the cabana. No injuries reported. The cause is under investigation.
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