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Newspaper

Scottsdale Progress

Location

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Aug 09, 1976

Page

2

Rockefeller praises Ford Kissinger on platform panel

Vice President Nelson Rockefeller led testimony before the Republican Platform Committee praising Ford and Kissinger foreign policy. He urged airing major foreign policy issues this election year while a pre convention clash erupted as Reagan supporters challenged how the platform should state positions.

Kansas City, Mo Nelson A. Rockefeller Republican Platform Committee Ford Henry A. Kissinger Ronald Reagan Platform Committee Reagan Rockfeller Republican Party Kissinger Rockefeller

Safe passage under McDowell Road bikeway dedication

The $50,000 underpass beneath McDowell Road west of the Cross-Cut Canal opens to connect Scottsdale and Papago Park bikeways. Built by Rollo and New Construction Co., the project was funded by Scottsdale Phoenix Maricopa County and the Arizona Outdoor Recreation Coordinating Commission. Penny Farthing Club members joined the Sunday's dedication ceremony.

McDowell Road Rollo and New Construction Co Scottsdale Phoenix Maricopa County Arizona Outdoor Recreation Coordinating Commission Papago Park Penny Farthing Club

Health unit boundary changes wont affect beds needed in Scottsdale

The Central Arizona Health System Agency says proposed boundary changes to health analysis regions would not raise bed projections for the Scottsdale area, with about 80 beds expected by 1982. A public hearing is set for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at 124 W. Thomas Rd in Phoenix.

Central Arizona Health System Agency Scottsdale Milt Gan Phoenix W. Thomas Rd

Obituary for Grady A. Bradley Former Mountain Bell executive

Grady A. Bradley 69, longtime Mountain Bell Scottsdale manager and Valley civic leader, died Friday at St. Joseph's Hospital in Phoenix. He spent 45 years with Mountain Bell retiring in 1972 and led multiple chambers and civic groups. Mass is 7:30 p.m. Monday at St. Thomas the Apostle Church. Survived by wife Una, children Grady A. Jr. and Carolyn Davis, two brothers, six grandchildren.

Grady A. Bradley Mountain Bell Scottsdale Valley St. Joseph’s Hospital Mr. Bradley E. Pasadena Phoenix Phoenix Better Business Bureau Scottsdale and Yuma Chambers of Commerce Valley of the San Kiwanis Bradley Phoenix Chamber of Commerce Arizona Catholic Conference St. Thomas the Apostle Church E. Campbell Una Grady A. Jr Carolyn Davis

LeSueur Rites Set for Local Basketball Star

Marlowe C. LeSueur 68 of 2330 N 81st St died Saturday at Scottsdale Memorial Hospital. A Mesa Union High School all state basketball star and former J C Penney manager, he owned a shoe store in Yuma and worked at LeSueur's Shoe Store in Mesa. Services Tuesday at Gibbons-Bunker Garden Chapel Mesa with visitation Monday evening. interment Mesa City Cemetery. Survived by wife Kathryn three sons a brother and five sisters.

Marlowe Charles LeSueur Scottsdale Memorial Hospital Mesa Union High School J.C. Penney's Yuma LeSueur Mesa Scottsdale Third Ward Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Gibbons-Bunker Garden Chapel N. Sirrine Mesa City Cemetery Mr. LeSueur Kathryn Charles Tacoma Wash Richard San Francisco John Michael Phoenix James Kay Scottsdale

Rod Steiger Undergoes Open Heart Surgery in California

Actor Rod Steiger, who won the Academy Award for In The Heat of the Night, is recovering well after delicate open heart surgery at Daniel Freeman Hospital Inglewood. He was moved from intensive care to a private room on Sunday.

Inglewood Calif Rod Steiger Daniel Freeman Hospital Steiger

480 Volts Daze Man Working On Water Pump

A 29 year old water pump maintenance man Larry Click was jolted by an estimated 480 volts while handling a pump at Arcadia Water Co. He was treated and released from Scottsdale Memorial Hospital. Police report he brushed live wires despite power shutdown. He was dazed but not burnt.

Larry Click St. Anne Phoenix Scottsdale Memorial Hospital Arcadia Water Co Camelback Rd Click

Four injured in three weekend traffic crashes

Police report four people were treated at Scottsdale Memorial Hospital after three separate weekend collisions. A motorcycle crash on Orange Blossom Lane at 83rd Street injured Samuel Boddie and Zoe Corwin, with Boddie tested for alcohol. A two car crash at Thomas Road and 60th Street sent Gregory Tuttle and Dorothy Slavin to the hospital. Slavin was cited. A single vehicle crash on Miller Road by Mariposa injured Flora July, who was cited for DUI and speeding. her passenger Benny Olivas was unharmed.

Scottsdale Memorial Hospital Orange Blossom Lane Crestwood Way 83Rd Street Boddie Flora E. Bonita Benny Olivas E. Chaparral Rd

Burger blasts politics overburdening the judiciary

Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren E. Burger told about 15,000 judges and lawyers at the American Bar Association meeting that overpromising politicians have created false ideas of government help. He warned federal courts absorb cases from state courts and urged renewed ABA support to fund expanded judicial demands.

Atlanta Supreme Court Warren E. Burger Burger American Bar Association ABA

Saudi oil chief predicts price hike for 1977

Geneva AP report quotes Sheikd Zaki Yamani, Saudi oil minister, forecasting a price rise for 1977 but opposing a drastic jump. He notes the price depends on Western recovery and warns against slaughtering the hen that lays the gold eggs. OPEC current benchmark remains 11.51 per 42 gallons since October 1975.

Geneva Switzerland Sheikd Zaki Yamani Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries OPEC Bali Saudi Arabia Iran

Navy Officer Proposes Cause For Legion Convention Illness

Retired Navy chief David Nicoll of Bullhead City suggests a theory for the regionnaire disease linked to 27 American Legion members who fell ill after a Philadelphia convention. He cites a 15 year old letter from the Surgeon General about a toxic flu like reaction from smoking in teflon ashtrays. An Atlanta CDC spokesperson said the idea will be forwarded to the investigators.

Phoenix Navy Bullhead City American Legion Philadelphia David Nicoll U.S Atlanta Center For Disease Control

Washington suspends broker license tied to Arizona land scheme

Washington Real Estate Division cancels James Wiggins license and revokes Western Empire Co registration to sell Meadview land in Ariz to Washington buyers. Western Empire is based in Bellevue. Tucson recall drives 4400 signatures in two days, with 15600 needed to trigger action.

Seattle Washington State Arizona James Wiggins Western Empire Co Meadview Mohave County Ariz Washington State Western Empire Bellevue

Plague Fleas Found Near Interstate 40 Prairie Dog Colony

Bubonic plague carrying fleas detected in a prairie dog colony near I 40 area. Health officials say area was sprayed with pesticide as a vector control measure. No injuries reported in current follow up. Dust storm winds fueled a blaze at a Gilbert cottonseed mill destroying at least 25000 dollars worth of by products. police say fire started by spontaneous combustion in a 50 foot hull pile Sunday afternoon.

John M. Doll Gilbert Aubrey McLeod Anderson Cyton & Co

Ex-con starts Phoenix Narconon rehab chapter

Willie Benitez and 20 inmates from the Arizona State Prison at Florence formed Narconon in 1966 and moved the effort outside prison walls to establish the first Phoenix chapter to help addicts sever drug dependency.

Phoenix Willie Benitez Arizona State Prison At Florence

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