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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1968
Page
7
Scottsdale city building inspectors will shift to a 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. schedule starting May 6, as Jim McCausland, the city superintendent, says the change aligns with contractors who work by the sun rather than the clock.
A hostile group of Pima School parents voted nearly three to one in favor of implementing double sessions for second and third grades to curb crowding at Pima and eight other district schools. Officials outlined 240 minutes minimum daily instruction, with 260 minutes in double sessions, and discussed space limits, boundary changes, and the impact on programs like home economics, shop, and art.
The finance department bills a tentative 5.846 million budget up for informal council review Monday night with a public hearing set for May 7. City Manager Bill Donaldson and Finance Director Clarence Bigelow trimmed requests from about seven point two million to the proposed figure.
Police report 15 cars damaged by shots fired through several Scottsdale neighborhoods between dusk and early morning. The weapon appeared to be a B B gun or pellet rifle, with damage estimated around 35 dollars per car. Crimes targeted vehicles parked along listed addresses.
Three youths tried to pistol the off duty Maricopa County sheriff's investigator on E Osborn Road near Scottsdale Road and were disarmed during questioning by deputy cadets in a daylight incident.
Thieves broke into Henry Meza's home at 7332 E Oak, taking 925 dollars in valuables including 200 dollars in twenty bills, a television, a suit, and a suitcase. Police reported entry via a rear door breach between 10 50 p.m. and 2 a.m. Scottsdale cadets pursuing suspects assisted, with Richard Reed capturing one armed youth. The cadets, finishing 10 weeks of training, were later awarded graduation certificates. ten will become Scottsdale officers, four to Indian reservations, and one to the state liquor control department.
A 19 year old Scottsdale girl Judith Kuharski was injured Thursday in a two car crash at W Main and N Orange. She was treated and released from Scottsdale Baptist Hospital. The other driver Jack Schwartz 62 of Amherst New York was cited for failure to yield after his car stopped at a stop sign and pulled into the intersection.
By Charles Hill progress education writer unresolved salary schedule may miss the May 2 deadline set by the teacher administrator negotiating team. Ernie Richards said the Professional Negotiation Committee faced difficulty narrowing issues and will reconvene to “get down to business.” The SEA backs a base above the current 5300 starting pay and cites anxiety among teachers. Jesse Pogue says consensus could come next week while district officials note heavy applicant interest and hiring of 65 teachers for next fall. Joe Esile argues salaries are not the top issue and recalls an earlier 6100 base proposal.
Dozens of New York police seal off the Columbia University campus as about 300 high school students, mostly Negro, invade to back a four day sit in by demonstrators. Classes at the university are suspended.
United Nations Ambassador Arthur J. Goldberg announced he will resign at the end of the current General Assembly session in June. President Johnson named George W. Ball to succeed him, as Goldberg gears up to push a nuclear arms control treaty amid opposition from France and several rising powers.
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