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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1974
Page
1
Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz met today in Washington with European Community officials to discuss possible cutbacks in U S feed grain sales to western Europe. The gathering is described by a spokesman as a food summit.
The Greek Cypriot president rejected partition as a plan that would trigger guerrilla war. Soon after a man claiming to represent the Cypriot Liberation Army said Greek Cypriots have recruited about 300 men for guerrilla warfare training against Turkish troops.
Senate's second ranking Democrat Robert Byrd states if a federal grand jury indicts Richard Nixon, prosecution is required. He argues against a double standard, insisting no law should favor the powerful over ordinary citizens.
In a Soyuz-15 mission, Lev Demin, 48, and a colleague circle the earth becoming the first Soviet or American grandfather pair in space as they join George Blanda and Hank Aaron in aging feats.
Boston law enforcement says 50,000 blank Master Charge credit cards were seized from a car in Park Square. After weeks of investigation two suspects were arrested. The cards bore three banks’ stamps but had no customer names.
City program managers must review their budgets every four weeks to compare expenditures with revenues as a response to a slumping economy. Any savings will go to a general contingency fund for potential revenue shortfalls while programs must stay within revised targets.
Washington reports Secretary James T. Lynn told President Ford the housing market suffers from inflation with starts down 35 percent this year and consumers lacking funds for down payments and utilities. The White House plans a series of regional economic mini summits culminating in a late September domestic summit to tackle inflation. Agriculture chief Earl L. Butz forecasts grocery prices will rise in 1975 but at a slower pace, urging against panic.
Richard Lang, former Scottsdale Community College student body president, charges MCCCD limits citizen input by restricting speaking time to a brief citizen's interim at meetings. Dr. Paul Wright defends plan saying speakers will not disrupt meetings as topics are discussed. Lang calls the change a final step to end public communication.
Scottsdale resident Frank Burk recalls the 12th Infantry’s Normandy to Paris advance and the August 25 entry into Paris 30 years after its 1944 liberation. He describes heavy D-Day casualties, promotion pace, and wartime moments with Leclerc and Teddy Roosevelt Jr.
A heat wave continues with sunny skies today and Wednesday. Temperatures reach around 110 degrees during the day with overnight lows near 80. Clear nights persist across the period.
Mayor William Jenkins said House Minority Leader John J. Rhodes assured Republicans in Congress will back extending general revenue sharing, with an estimated 750000 flowing to city coffers this year. Rhodes may push FHA to reexamine flood area designation for Scottsdale, and a 1.1 million Indian Bend Wash flood control appropriation faces renewed congressional support.
Preliminary studies for a $6 million bond propose demolishing about two thirds of Scottsdale High School. A single multi level building would replace central classroom, cafeteria and library blocks to regroup academic services and administration.
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