Vietnam GI Names Asked For Mail Program
The Scottsdale Progress requests names and addresses of Scottsdale area service members in Vietnam to publish periodic mail lists. Residents may send verified serviceman details to Vietnam Mailbox Scottsdale Daily Progress P.O. Box 1150 Scottsdale Arizona 85251 to support troops with letters and care.
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Scottsdale
Scottsdale Progress
Progress
Scottsdale Daily Progress
P.O
Ariz
Scottsdale Parking Citations Declared Legal By City Officials
Scottsdale permits parking tickets issued by traffic control aides under two city ordinances though concerns arose after a Phoenix judge ruled an aide could not issue violations. Sally McCallum, a civilian traffic control officer, was not sworn as an officer, prompting discussion of future legal changes for aides or cadets under 21. Mostly cloudy with scattered showers, highs around 72 today and near 70 tomorrow, lows near 53 tonight.
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Scottsdale
Phoenix
Sally McCallum
Police
Walter Nemetz
Dick Filler
Miss McCallum
Nemetz
Phoenix ‘Police Department
Jack’ LaSota
Senate panel backs bill to raise starting teacher pay
The Senate Education Committee advanced a measure allowing school districts to raise starting teacher salaries above the state average by exceeding budget limits. About 85 districts could reach the $9,330 state median, with Scottsdale largely unaffected at $5,300. The bill awaits final refinement before the next intro deadline. In the House, Rep. Al Williams and 14 Republicans proposed abolishing the state auditor’s office and shifting duties to the finance commissioner, splitting the audit revision due to constitutional concerns.
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Phoenix
UPS
Senate Education Committee
Scottsdale
House
al .Williams
R-Pima
Office of State Auditor
Commissioner of Finance
Scottsdale mayoral debate details city finances and growth
In a Scottsdale League of Women Voters forum at the Catamaran Restaurant Mayor Bud Tims and challenger Dan Bartos clashed over finances. Bartos charged near bankruptcy while Tims defended solid funds with bond debt near four percent of valuation. They debated park land gift with Fowler McCormick and charter revisions aimed at home rule. Independent candidate Jaye Gaskins attended as Councilwoman Doris McCarley praised the current council.
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Jack Earie
Progress City
Bud‘ Tims
Dan Bartos
Scottsdale. Co
Scottsdale
Bartos
Fowler McCormick
Tims
McCormicks
First National Bank
Bob Hyde
Phoenix
Jay Gaskins
Doris McCarley
McCauley
Talen’s
Marine hijacker holds Pan American flight crew at gunpoint
In Da Nang a U S Marine in a black leather jacket and cowboy boots held the 83 passengers and crew of a Pan American DC6 at gunpoint for nearly three hours in an apparent attempt to hijack the chartered flight to Hong Kong. General Westmoreland reportedly ordered the plane to stay grounded fearing the gunman would force the pilot elsewhere. The assailant was disarmed by the crew.
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DA Nang
Vietnam
UPI
William C. Westmoreland
U.S
Hong Kong
Scottsdale teachers union seeks pay for survey participation
Scottsdale teachers Federation demands payment to its members for consulting during Dr. William Odell's 35 000 survey. Union president Joe Hsilo cites rates of 25 dollars per hour or 1500 per day, while Supt. John Tanner and board members criticize the move as a labor issue rather than professional input. Odell hired from Stanford to supervise the study. union members reportedly voted to assist only if compensated.
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Scottsdale Teachers Union
William Odell
Joe Hsilo
Scottsdale Teachers Federation
Afl-Cio
Odell
Esile
John Tanner
Phillip Striumatter
Scottsdale Teachers Association
SFT
Earl Sumrall
Sumrall
Stanford University
Blaiberg Survives Rejection After Cardiac Transplant
Cape Town surgeon Dr. Christiaan Barnard said patient Philip Blaiberg recently experienced a rejection episode but is under control. Blaiberg, the world’s only surviving cardiac transplant recipient, looks better after returning from Europe where he had treatment following the 24 year old donor heart death in Cape Town.
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Cape, Town
South Africa
UPI
Philip Blaiberg
Christiaan Barnard
Europe
Blaiberg
Barnard
Cape Town
CAP Bill Drafting Continues In Closed Subcommittee
The House Reclamation subcommittee planned three to five days of meetings later this month to draft a compromise Central Arizona Project bill. Chairman Aspinall presented a version with five Colorado projects, while Saylor offered a slimmer plan for two Colorado projects.
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Washington
UPI
House’ Reclamation
Arizona
Wayne N. “Aspinall
D-Colo
House
Interior Committee
CAP
Shis
California
John P. Saylor
R-Pa
Senate
Carl Hayden
D-Ariz
Phoenix
U.S
Great Britain
Lewis W. Douglas
Colorado
Douglas
Democratic Nucleus Club
Grand Canyon National Park
Aspinall
Saylor
D-Calif
Morris K. Udall
Grand Canyon
Tucson
State of emergency declared in Orangeburg town
Governor McNair ordered a 6 p.m. curfew after a violent confrontation left three dead and 36 injured between police and Negro college students in Orangeburg. The alert follows a night of clashes and ongoing security concerns in the college town.
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Orangeburg
South Carolina
Robert McNair
State liquor bill stalls as Senate fights over amendments
In Phoenix the liquor import bill from Mexico stalled amid a raucous Senate debate. Majority and minority members bolted factions as floor amendments were debated, leading to a move to retain the bill on the calendar. In a separate matter, Maricopa County considers criminal charges against a couple who hid their daughter's death by alleging kidnapping after a coroner's jury ruled 14‑month‑old Johnianne Tharp died from extreme careless neglect.
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Phoenix
Mexico
State Senate
Chet Goldberg
Maricopa County
Johnianne Tharp
Scottsdale Police Academy Begins Spring Session
The Scottsdale Police Academy will start its spring session on February 19 with nine cadets. The 10 week program ends with graduation exercises on April 26 in the city courtroom. Cadets receive 28 classroom hours weekly plus four PE hours and one field patrol duty hour each weekend.
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Scottsdale Police Academy
Lincoln Birthday Closures and Open Services in Scottsdale
Scottsdale offices will close for Lincoln's birthday while banks post offices and city services like trash collection and the social security office remain open. The Driver's License office and Justice of the Peace court will be closed on Wednesday to mark Arizona's statehood admission. Anether public offices schools and banks will remain open.
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Scottsdale
The
Arizona
Lincoln
Justice of the Peace Court
Social Security
Union
Anether
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Uncle’ Sam
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Tanner
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International Committee of the Red Cross
White House
Minnesota
Eugene McCarthy
News
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Johnson
New York City
John Lindsay
Edward O’rourke
New York
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