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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1973
Page
1
Sen. Paul Fannin of Arizona appeared before a Maricopa County grand jury investigating the dismissal of a DUI charge last December. He pleaded guilty to the reinstated charge and was sentenced to one day in jail with a $110 fine. He denied knowledge of any improper pressure to dismiss the case.
Scottsdale Public Library Bookmobile will not make its Thursday stop at 8202 E. McDowell near the First National Bank due to construction preventing electrical hookup. Officials expect service to resume once work in the area finishes.
A Phoenix police officer, George Harden, 28, files a $140,000 damage suit against Lydia Schmid, owner of a East McDowell massage parlor, in reply to her filing a suit against him for arrest on a prostitution charge. Gov. Jack Williams seeks a reduced office budget for 1974 75 by 476000 dollars.
State authorities investigate narcotics trafficking at the Florence prison infirmary after letters alleging poor conditions. Warden Harold Cardwell notes a DPS team led by Capt. Phil Morgan is probing but has not reported back. In Phoenix Earl L. Butz will address a dinner hosted by four Arizona agricultural groups as part of a wider 11 state tour.
Frank R. DeCook 66 of Scottsdale died Tuesday in Scottsdale Memorial Hospital. The Belgium native retired to Arizona in 1970 after 20 years in the restaurant business. Services 7 p.m. at Messinger Mortuary. Burial in Mishawaka, Ind. Survivor: wife Rosalie and four siblings. He belonged to Phoenix Elks No 335 and an Eagles lodge. Army World War II veteran.
Mrs Mae W Rothrock 84 native of Brook Indiana moved to the Valley from Indiana three years ago died Sunday at Golden Age Nursing Home. She was former manager of City Fuel and Heat Co for 20 years in Monticello Indiana. Survived by son Jack Leech of Scottsdale and a granddaughter. Private cremation arranged by Universal Memorial Center.
An Arizona letter carriers official urged Scottsdale City Council to ban unsolicited material hung on doorknobs such as product samples and free papers. He warned it signals burglaries when residents are away and could threaten carrier jobs. Council reviews existing rules and potential constitutional issues.
A 17 year old, Randall Mahlios, pleaded guilty to exhibiting a weapon not in self defense in the shooting death of 17 year old David LeSueur on June 30. Two key witnesses could not be located, leading to the juvenile plea and transfer considerations to California authorities.
A 23 year old Scottsdale motorcyclist Dean Robinson was injured when his bike collided with an eastbound car at Indian School Road and 70th Street. Robinson was treated and released at Scottsdale Memorial Hospital after the 11 am crash. Floyd Zufelt 32 of Tempe drove the turning car.
Police report missing furnishings from a unit at Oakdale Apartments 7102 E Oak Street. Items include an overstuffed chair coffee table antique gold chest end tables pictures frames night stand lamps bed sheets and pillow cases. Management suspects former occupants who were ordered to leave for nonpayment of rent.
London workers in the West End searched display merchandise for incendiary devices found daily since Sunday. Police inspected Tuesday fire damage at the Central Office of Information as bomb experts weighed if a firebomb started it. Since Saturday fourteen incendiaries have been found and Tuesday mailings sent letterbombs to London addresses with no injuries reported.
Scottsdale teachers and administrators search for long term plans to curb vandalism after a 40 percent rise. Supt William Randall notes recent weekend incidents in six schools and eyes security upgrades and ground patrols while highlighting new vocational center opening at Scottsdale High in October to offer youths constructive alternatives.
Scottsdale police identify Joseph Rallo a 31 year old burglary suspect and escaped inmate from a Columbia South Carolina jail. He was captured Monday at 6401 East Exeter Boulevard after a burglar alarm sounded and investigators found him hiding. Rallo faces three years remaining on his sentence.
L B Scacewater director of the Community Services Department was honored by the Arizona Parks and Recreation Association for outstanding contributions to parks and recreation. He has led the expanded department for 10 years as its name shifted from Parks and Recreation to reflect Youth Services senior programs and neighborhood center initiatives.
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