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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1973
Page
1
The Cost of Living Council allows a 2 cent rise per gallon for heating oil and a 1 cent cut for gasoline starting January. The move aims to boost distillate fuel supply while curbing gasoline use. A separate survey checks diesel pricing at truck stops for overcharges.
Development Review Board will review resort inns of America proposed 99 room cylindrical motel at 2334 N Scottsdale Rd. The plan includes a restaurant on the first floor a pool courtyard and 177 parking spaces. Also reviewed are Paradise Park Trails subdivision 396 lots Kaiser Aetna and First National Bank branch at Scottsdale Rd and McDonald Dr and a Boys Club at 8102 E Jackrabbit Rd plus an 80 unit Granite Reef Rd apartment project.
A public meeting on how vision affects learning abilities and school achievement will be held at 8 p.m. Thursday at the Scottsdale Public Schools education center in Phoenix. Sponsored by the Scottsdale Association for Children with Learning Disabilities the event features Dr. Martin Laderman and Dr. Robert Maynard as speakers.
Three Phoenix men John Duarte 20 Roger Pachee 27 and Charles Laws 27 were jailed on suspicion of burglary after a $170 coat was stolen from The Broadway store at Los Arcos Shopping Center. A coat believed to be the stolen item was found in their car after officers questioned them around 1 50 p m Tuesday.
Maricopa County Board of Supervisors approved a public observatory at Paradise Valley Park near 40th Street and Union Hills Drive to be built by the Phoenix Astronomical Society at no cost to the county. The site was chosen for favorable lighting and a 24 inch telescope will be moved from Phoenix College. Construction must start within a year or the agreement may be reviewed.
E Pat Murphy 73 former Wyoming state senator and state representative in 1940 died Monday in Salt Lake City He lived at 4615 N Miller Rd and moved to Utah in 1965 from Rawlins VA after retiring from Northern Gas Co He survived by a son Edmond and a sister and three grandchildren Rosary and Mass services were planned at Messinger Mortuary and Our Lady of Perpetual Help Entombment at St Francis Mausoleum The family suggested contributions to the American Cancer Society.
Commission last night deferred action on a proposed flood risk ordinance for the town. Chairman Jon Bonner said the draft will be reviewed again before a recommendation to the town council, with wording changes possible. Key provisions require a green belt along Indian Bend Wash, six inch minimum finished floor elevations around homes, and a one foot pad height above the 100 year flood line within the flood plain.
Phoenix Superior Court Commissioner Nancy Skomp was suspended and then fired after arrest charges accusing her of assaulting two police officers. The case against the county's first woman court commissioner faced dismissal on aggravated assault charges, though Judge Donald Froeb noted a possibility of further criminal proceedings.
The Arizona Public Employees Association aims for an eight percent cost of living increase for Maricopa County's 5,200 workers. The proposal followed a Tuesday meeting between APEA Director Edward Hannan and the County Personnel Commission.
Maricopa County Recorder Paul Marston plans to urge his county peers to oppose a national plan that would allow voter registration via a postcard system. He will seek support from fellow recorders at a meeting in Phoenix on Friday.
City officials say a road sign on Main Street is illegal as crews remove Main Street for Downtown Mall construction, interrupting the main route to local businesses. The sign dispute arises during road work that curtails traffic to storefronts.
The Scottsdale School Board voted three to two to buy pitching machines for Arcadia Saguaro and Coronado high schools costing 1490 dollars. The purchase raised concerns about spending in one athletic area and potential conflicts of interest due to a district teacher's involvement. Three bids were received with Finger's bid lowest by 100 dollars.
Lloyd HM Fielstad a 59 year old retired construction worker learned a hard lesson when a thief broke into his hotel room and stole half of his 174000 in savings bonds kept in a seabag The bonds were valued at 28 a month for the hotel room and Fielstad said he kept the money in the room because safe boxes were too costly and felt safer there
Forecasters at the Phoenix National Weather Service expect cloudy but pleasant weather for Scottsdale and nearby areas through Thursday. Highs will reach the mid 60s with overnight lows around 40 at Phoenix Airport and near freezing in higher elevations.
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