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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1974
Page
1
Paris and Tehran announced a United Press International report detailing a $5 billion package in which France will build nuclear plants factories and pipelines in Iran in exchange for natural gas and oil exploration rights.
Senator Howard M Metzenbaum of Ohio reports a 1973 net worth of 3.6 million dollars and states he paid no federal income tax in 1969. He notes varying income and tax payments from 1967 through 1972 in a Friday financial statement.
A bomb exploded in a downtown Belfast restaurant near City Hall causing severe damage. A woman spotted a suspicious package on a seat in the Scandia restaurant and raised the alarm, allowing dozens of shoppers to escape minutes before the blast.
South Yemen authorities granted exit to nine guerrillas. The group flew Friday on a Japan Air Lines plane from Singapore where they hijacked a ferry. Four hijackers joined later, after seizing the Japanese Embassy in Kuwait to secure Japan’s transport.
Comptroller General Elmer Staats ruled that Secret Service protection for former Vice President Spiro Agnew is illegal. The disclosure came Friday as Staats issued a second ruling in two weeks, prompting requests for a congressional investigation.
New Jersey imposes a mandatory gasoline rationing plan starting Monday amid shortages and long lines at gas stations. In New England a voluntary plan exists in one state while five governors failed to agree on regional rationing. Virginia renders voluntary rationing by state officials on Friday.
City official Chad Cowley says a slowdown in one percent sales tax will not force expenditure reductions. January receipts totaled 445 482 with a revised 11.56 percent rise after late department store reports. He notes soft construction and weak auto sales but expects no drastic spending cuts in the next six months.
The forecast calls for 72 plus degrees and sunny conditions today and Sunday with breezy intervals. Highs in the low 70s and overnight lows around 38 to 30 in the coldest areas near the airport.
Federal Energy chief William E Simon ordered a redistribution of gasoline supplies to improve Z distribution where pumps run dry. Arizona was not included. Twelve states and Washington DC gain next week while ten states in the midwest and west lose. Simon stressed no overall supply increase and promised adjustments if shortages persist.
Scottsdale School District business manager Jack Kearney says final budgets will be written for board review as delays in final school financing bills push budgeting into March and April. He expects a seven day a week effort to complete salaries and maintains cooperation with the Scottsdale Federation of Teachers on salary items.
Scottsdale officials warn homeowners about grounding electrical systems to water service lines. Plastic piping often lacks proper grounding, creating risk of lethal shocks. Inspectors Dumas and Canzano urge careful electrical plumbing work and consultation with the city building department. Public Works Director Stragier ordered extra building department assistance.
A California firm completes financing for an $8 million Scottsdale Conference Center on McCormick Parkway near the ranch golf course. The project by William Messinger Corp. of Newport Beach includes 252 hotel rooms, dining and multiple recreation rooms across about 120000 square feet in six interconnected buildings designed for corporate conferences with a February opening goal.
Scottsdale children discovered an 11 year old boy with diapers in his home after his mother kept him hidden due to fear he would be placed in an institution. The Scottsdale Foundation for the Handicapped began arranging evaluation and potential admission to special education.
The Scottsdale Foundation for the Handicapped was awarded $12,000 from state funds, part of a total $16,000 with private matching contributions. William Mayo, DES director, credited strong community support and praised the Scottsdale Jaycees for donating clubhouse facilities used for the work center’s extended and transitional employment and training for individuals aged 16 and up not yet meeting employment standards.
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