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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1968
Page
5
Rod McMullin, general manager, says the Project may file suit in federal court to challenge the Supreme Court one person one vote doctrine as it affects the Project. He notes progress in discussions with major Valley cities and aims for a December meeting to resolve municipal problems and cooperate.
City engineers report ballooning costs for improving 68th Street between Osborn and Camelback. The bid came in at 212 000 with the new estimate at 218 000. A Tuesday hearing will consider new bids while the council also weighs widening two bridges and other public works projects.
United Press International reports from Hanoi that North Vietnam may release some captured American pilots over the Christmas period, though Japanese officials warn against optimism, suggesting possible mis-translation of English reports about gifts from home. Other items note Pueblo crew release prospects in Seoul and student unrest in Paris. Nixon meets Dayan with Kissinger and Rabin present.
A city sponsored lunch intended for Town Hall attendees was diverted to refuse workers after flu cancelled the meeting. Police and fire departments were unaware, as 125 meals were redistributed amid miscommunication. Bill Donaldson and the mayor were unavailable.
Veterans to land at Sky Harbor at 5 p.m. as secretary of state and three mayors greet them. Camelback Inn hosts a week of meals, dances, sports, and entertainment for 60 GIs and 20 spouses with events from breakfast in bed to a community banquet.
Scottsdale Police Sgt. Bob Mantei tells how 165 Christmas cards disappeared after his wife addressed them and placed them on the kitchen counter. A cat toppled the pile sending envelopes into the trash where they were discarded. The couple searched the house but found nothing else.
Scottsdale police search for a 17 year old in black who forced his way into a home on Hubbell and robbed babysitter Eliza beth Whalin and the Smith children at gunpoint. A .38 pistol was shown and $4 taken from Whalin's wallet. The suspect is described as about 150 pounds with brown hair and eyes, wearing black western boots, black Levi's, a black jacket and knit cap.
Police reported Friday four burglaries in Scottsdale netting about $2600 in cash and valuables. An additional $600 was stolen from autos, with coins and electronics among the items described in scattered reports.
Mary Virginia Fay 26 of 8207 Malcolm was killed when her car struck a power pole in Mesa about 1 22 this morning there were no other occupants in the vehicle police said. The article also reports a string of burglary losses and a weather forecast for the area.
The Holiday arts and crafts exhibit sponsored by the Scottsdale Parks and Recreation Department runs Monday through Friday at the new Civic Center from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. It features sewing creative art and children's art with on site registration for the new spring arts and crafts classes during exhibit hours.
A 1968 vocational education proposal urged a five level program across schools. It recommends a management labor advisory committee and a vocational coordinator. The plan seeks funding under the 1968 act and aims to offer home economics and industrial arts courses to both sexes, with comprehensive senior year study and expansion of human relations and child development classes.
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