Scottsdale engineer urges rapid flood project for Indian Bend Wash
Scottsdale consulting engineer John Erickson pressed the city council to approve a $6 939 000 flood protection project for 18 000 acres of Scottsdale land 11 000 acres on the Salt River Indian Reservation and 19 000 acres in nearby Paradise Valley and Phoenix. He advocated fast construction to counter last night’s problems and opposed the earlier U S Corps plan for a wide concrete lined channel from the Arizona Canal south to the area boundary.
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Scottsdale
Indian Bend Wash
John Erickson
Salt River Indian Reservation
Paradise Valley
Phoenix
U.S. Corps of Engineers
Arizona Canal
Scottsdale flood plan aims for two detention reservoirs
A city report to be presented tonight outlines a flood control concept for Indian Bend Wash featuring two detention reservoirs north of the Arizona Canal. The Old Verde Unit near Bell and Pima would hold 10,500 acre feet with a six mile interceptor floodway, protecting 82 square miles and nine miles of the Central Arizona Project Canal. The Scottsdale Dam and Reservoir near Paradise Valley would reduce 100-year flood runoff to 1,500 cfs with 4,600 acre feet capacity, safeguarding about 114 square miles. The plan envisions an expanded channel, potential park and recreational use, and coordination with Scottsdale’s general plan, with staged construction as a possibility.
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Salt River
Erickson
Indian Bend Wash
Arizona Canal
Old Verde
Bell Rd
Pima Rd
McDowell Mountains
Taliesin West
Way
Cave Creek
Erikson
Old Verde Canal
Scottsdale
Paradise Valley
Phoenix
Mummy Mountain
Cactus Rd
Scottsdale Country Club
Invergordon Rd
Shea Blvd
Scottsdale Rd
City Council and Planning Commission
Arizona snow storm could spill Salt River Project reservoirs
SRP General Manager Rod McMullin said the December snow storm could cause reservoir spills this spring but the odds are against spilling in February. The forecast hinges on weather, watershed precipitation, and runoff through May 31, with above normal warmth needed for heavy early runoff.
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Arizona
SRP
Rod McMullin
U.S. Soil Conservation Service
Verde
Salt Rivers
Salt River
Scottsdale
McMullin
McMulin
Sign at Circle K Drives Off Teens After Rodeo Rush
The Circle K at 240 S Miller Rd restricts youth entry with a poster announcing Only two boys or girls in this store at one time. Assistant manager Dennis Bigelow says he supports keeping the sign as crowds surge when school ends. He recalls past thefts and now follows company policy to summon police for juvenile offenders to avoid lawsuits. The sign has drawn mixed reactions but no serious challenges so far.
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S. Miller Rd
Dennis Bigelow
Mesa
Bigelow
Legal challenge over Scottsdale parking citations in 1965
Scottsdale officials defended a civilian parking control employee issuing tickets while Phoenix City Court faulted the civil employee’s authority. Judge Bacharach rejected a ticket against Jack Thomas, noting the aide was not a sworn officer. City ordinance says the civilian McCallum acts as a parking control officer in traffic duties.
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Scottsdale
Phoenix
Richard Bacharach
Jack
Thomas
N. 16Th Dr
Sally Meallum
Bacharach
Phoénix
Miss McCallum
Dick Filler
Ing
Filler
Phoenix Police Department
Jack la Sota
Scottsdale plans 450000 expansion of police court facilities
Scottsdale architect informs city council of a two phase remodeling plan to expand police and court spaces at 131 E Main. First phase adds 8872 sq ft at 189000 dollars, second adds 14268 sq ft at 261725 dollars. Project aims to house 104 sworn officers and 21 civilians within ten years and tie design to new city hall complex.
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Scottsdale
Calvin Straub
Arizona” State University
Straub
E. Main
Main St
Walter Nemetz
Scottsdale Department
Los Angeles Police Department
Scottsdale City Hall
Westmoreland: Reds suffer heavy losses in weeklong push
Gen. William Westmoreland in Saigon says Communist forces incurred 21 330 deaths in the past week, more than U S losses for the war, and that the damage could measurably shorten the conflict. He reports the surge began last week and frames the casualty figure as a turning point.
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Saigon
William Westmoreland
U.S
South Vietnam
Westmoreland
Protesters honor Vietnam dead as King leads march
The Rev. Martin Luther King led 2000 interfaith war protesters mourning Vietnam casualties. He urged honoring the dead by pledging no more new graves. George Romney criticized Communist attacks in South Vietnam as a political and psychological achievement. Negotiations over the Pueblo case continue at Panmunjom with officials withholding comment.
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Washington
Martin Luther King
Vietnam
King
Nashua
N.M
George Romney
South Vietnam
Seoul
Panmunjom
Mills weighs plan for tourist tax tied to Johnson stance
Congressman Wilbur Mills says a plan will be worked out on overseas tourism taxes reflecting President Johnson's wishes. The proposal would impose a tax on all American tourist spending above seven dollars per day.
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Sapitol Hill
Wilbur Mills
House
Ways and Means Committee
Johnson
State Senate considers 5000-member volunteer home guard
A proposal in the State Senate would create a 5000 member voluntary home guard to be mobilized with the National Guard. Members would serve as commissioned and warrant officers and enlisted personnel without pay. Sponsored by Republican Sen. Dave Kret of Scottsdale.
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Phoenix
State Senate
National Guard
Dave Kret
Scottsdale
Cook convicted in bomb plot in Chicago
Earle T. Cook, 37, son of a former Arizona state senator, is convicted in Chicago of planting a bomb aboard a commercial airliner carrying his wife and 80 others. Judge Richard Austin then sentences him to two concurrent 20 year terms in prison.
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Chicago
Arizona
Federal District Court
Richard Austin
Earle T. Cook
Cook
Earle W. Cook
Kingman
Scottsdale Officials Seek Approval For Intergovernmental Contracts
Scottsdale officials including City Councilwoman Doris McCauley and City Manager Bill Donaldson urged the legislative subcommittee to forward a bill allowing government agencies to contract with each other for services. The measure would not cede authority but enable mutual aid in areas like fire protection for Paradise Valley and possible library services to Salt River Indian Reservation residents. Phoenix representatives and the League of Arizona Cities and Towns also backed the bill, which limits contract power while expanding scope for intergovernmental agreements.
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Scottsdale
Doris McCauley
Salt River
Bill Donaldson
Donaldson
Phoenix
John Urle
League of Arizona Cities
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Progress City
Indian Bend
Indian School
McDowell
United Press International
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Romney
Arizona Home Guard
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