04 Feb 1975
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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1975
Page
1
Scottsdale detectives report rising problems from target practice by shooters, mini bikes and trail bikes on canal banks near Pima Road, plus garbage dumping. Residents worry the issues deter growth and peace in the upscale North Scottsdale district.
Scottsdale police report repeated enforcement struggles as young riders vanish into desert areas. Parents drop off children to ride near Pima and Vista as dumped debris from construction crews piles up north of town. Residents fear bullets from residents across the reservation and warn that gunfire within city limits is illegal yet common in the desert.
At a Monday hearing more than 75 people, including about 15 high school youths, pressed Scottsdale to decide if it will pursue CAP water. A preliminary John Carollo Engineers study lists CAP water needs rising from 6,000 acre feet in 1985 to 34,300 by 2035 with a projected $45.50 per acre foot cost and an escape clause if costs exceed $1.2 billion.
State Senator Bob Hungerford proposes a legislative study commission to examine CAP needs with one representative from each city county and town in the three CAP counties. He argues water problems stem from management not resources. Senator Stan Turley opposes calling for reform and claims CAP has been studied enough. Hungerford also seeks a one person one vote rule for Salt River Project governing board to shift voting power from large landholders to water users.
Police arrested James Foster from Cave Creek after a 11 year old allegedly brandished a 32 caliber revolver at B D Howes Sons on East Fifth Avenue and attempted to steal jewelry valued over 86000 dollars. 10 officers joined the burglary prevention sweep. Foster fled but was halted without shots.
Maricopa County Board of Supervisors voted 3 to 0 with two abstentions to authorize Scottsdale Memorial Hospital to issue tax free bonds through the Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority. The $9 million refinancing could save about $125 000 annually, with early years saving up to $225 000. Aetna Life and Casualty originally held the loan at 9 percent. new bonds would pay 6.5 percent.
Scottsdale recorded .01 inch of rain and the National Weather Service in Phoenix warned of possible showers tonight. Forecaster Bob Behm attributed current rain to an upper air disturbance from California and noted another system could reach the area, though mountain dryness may reduce expected rainfall.
Arcadia High students and parents will gather at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday in the school conference room to discuss Indian School Road dangers with Phoenix Traffic Engineer Charles Haley. The meeting follows a Dec. 2 fatality and ongoing concerns over speed, congestion, and jaywalking near 4703 E Indian School Rd.
Former British Prime Minister Edward Heath steps down as head of the Conservative Party after a first ballots defeat to 49 year old Margaret Thatcher. Heath's leadership ends after about a decade at the helm and Thatcher emerges as a rival. In Washington the Justice Department proposes that future U S job applicants prove they did not enter illegally. Commissioner Leonard F Chapman Jr says the plan could help create at least one million jobs for Americans and legal residents.
The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approved University of Chicago President Edward H. Levi for Attorney General. The full Senate was set to consider Levi on Wednesday as he succeeds William B. Saxbe, now ambassador to India.
AT and T today denied the Justice Department anti trust charges filed last year and asked a federal court to dismiss the allegations. ATT lawyers submitted a 24 page response to the November 20 1974 government lawsuit alleging monopoly over U S telephone services. The government antitrust suit was the largest in the nations history.
Secretary Kissinger says Congress will approve Ford's request for 300 million dollars in extra military aid to South Vietnam. He spoke after a closed House Foreign Affairs Committee session, noting the aid is necessary despite a cool initial response from lawmakers.
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