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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1975
Page
2
Vienna report says oil economists from OPEC expect a price rise when the group meets August 18. Some industry sources predict only a token increase. Current OPEC price stands at 10.40 dollars per barrel through September 30.
Superior Court Judge Charles Hardy continued the change of venue hearing for John Hatton until 1:30 p.m. Thursday. Hatton faces murder charges in the Nov 7 killings of Scottsdale boys Jeffrey Schlosser and Kelly Kardell after investigators found the pair shot in a cabana bathroom.
Maricopa County supervisors approve amendments to curb commercial mobile home uses. The new rule requires a two year use permit from the Board of Adjustment with a public hearing. Other changes place veterinary clinics under C-2 zoning and move stables to special use districts.
Paradise Valley town council will review final plats for Desert Arroyo a 15 lot subdivision at Casa Blanca Road and Montebello and Cutala's Acres a seven lot project west of 52nd Street between Mountain View Road and Shea Boulevard. The meeting may include an emergency declaration ordinance to qualify for state and federal disaster aid. The council also debates Paradise Valley Investigation and Patrol Service Inc regarding use of the town name and uniform likeness to town marshal deputies.
Atty. Gen. Edward H. Levi unveiled strict guidelines for FBI domestic intelligence operations to balance individual freedom. The plan limits surveillance techniques and storage time, restricting investigations to activities involving force or violence violating federal law, while FBI Director Clarence Kelley urged Americans to surrender some liberties to protect most rights.
The Arizona Corporation Commission postponed a decision on including a New Mexico tax in electricity bills while court action is considered. APS proposed small rate increases. Attorney General Babbitt plans to seek Supreme Court review, arguing interstate commerce interference, discriminatory impact on out of state users, and Navajo Nation land issues.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix has reconsidered its stance and pulled out of the class-action damages suit against dairies and bakeries in Arizona. Rt. Rev. Msgr. Robert J. Donohoe said many viewed the move as a sign of not acknowledging long-time generosity to the poor by these firms.
The Arizona Racing Commission resumes hearings into charges that Funks Greyhound Racing Circuit ran short field races at Black Canyon Greyhound Park despite a prior order. Officials testified that they continued because the state steward approved each race.
The Department of Economic Security reported a decline in welfare recipients to 20,696 in June this year, down from 20,804 in June 1972, marking the lowest level in three years for aid to dependent children households.
Maria Estrada de Castillo received two years and a $1500 fine for selling counterfeit alien registration cards. Rodolfo Castillo Rascon got four months in jail after pleading guilty to aiding 11 aliens in entering the United States illegally.
Scottsdale police report a burglary at 1031 N. 78th Place where approximately 1045 dollars in goods were taken while the resident was away. A neighbor caring for the dog said entry was gained by breaking a southeast bedroom window. the home was ransacked.
Scottsdale Planning Commission approves Sentry Insurance Co. request to rezone 6.75 acres for its new headquarters complex with six dwelling units for visiting executives and recreational facilities. Pending city council action, parcel shifts from R1-35 to R1-35 PRD.
A 14 year old girl, Catherine Williams, sustained multiple abrasions and remained in satisfactory condition at Scottsdale Memorial Hospital after a car bicycle crash on Shea Boulevard. The car was driven by Catherine Vitale of Phoenix. Police cited the rider for not taking due care while bicycling.
Arizona uses groundwater nearly twice its natural replenishment with Pima County the worst at five times the replacement level. The State Water Commission warns that only massive borrowing from ancient reserves sustains supply, urging relocation or vast distribution to meet demand. Hydrologists note more groundwater may exist in the Tucson basin, with 305 million acre-feet stored 500 feet down slated to last about 300 years at current depletion.
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