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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1968
Page
6
Jay Gaskins charges citizens tire of administration spin and calls for change. He criticizes tax use and parks focus over streets and lights, urges safer neighborhoods with better lighting, and opposes closing Granite Reef Road without alternatives. He cites ASU and Phoenix Union using pedestrian bridges as a model.
Dan Bartos and Bud Tims prepare for a hostile debate in the Scottsdale city council chambers at 8 p m with dozens of police officers in attendance Bartos seeks to showcase a platform ending police brutality in Scottsdale The event is hosted by the Scottsdale City Employees Association Also Councilman Leonard Johnson plans to debate independent candidate Jay Gaskins and Ken Murray will discuss with Gaskins at the Granite Reef Road Oak Street PTA meeting moderated by former councilman Herb Caywood
The Arizona Senate introduced a truth in lending bill mandating detailed disclosures on credit transactions from finance and mortgage companies. Sponsored by Sens David Kret and Douglas Holsclaw, the measure would require itemized charges and total debt information for borrowers.
The Scottsdale Charros opened a booth at Scottsdale Stadium to sell tickets for 12 Cubs home games in the Cactus Circuit. Box office hours run 9 am to 4 30 pm daily until the opener versus the Giants on March 8. Ticket prices are 3 dollars for box seats 2 dollars for reserved seats and 1 dollar for general admission. The Charros expect most Cubs games to sell out before first pitch and provide contact details for more information.
Mayor Bud Tims praised Arizona State University architectural students for their critique of Scottsdale's Western image. He urged studying their ideas to keep the cowboy atmosphere while adding benches and improved downtown amenities.
The YMCA requests a use permit for the 4615 N Granite Reef site to convert existing buildings into clubs classrooms and meetings with no new construction. A public hearing before the city planning commission is set for February 27. Also Feb 27 Fr Thomas Lambert seeks a permit for an educational building at St Maria Goretti Granite Reef and Rose Lane site with a plan for a six classroom one story space and bids open February 21.
United Nations Secretary General Thant met with Leonid Brezhnev Alexei Kosygin and Nikolai Podgorny in Moscow in a series of discussions on Vietnam amid wider Middle East concerns. No details of the conversations were released and Thant planned further talks in London with Harold Wilson.
Marines mount a surprise assault on the north side of Hue where Communist forces have held the walled citadel for 12 days. The Communists are the last major guerrilla force in a South Vietnamese city after two weeks of strikes.
On the 36th day of the session the last day to file bills without permission passed. Bills arrive on the floor for first reading Tuesday. Legislators used the day to push proposals of personal interest. Phoenix workers threaten a Capitol march if action is not taken on an industrial safety bill led by Glyn Ross of Phoenix Local 640 IBEW.
Fred Trump preserves historic front pages including the April 15 1865 New York Herald extra edition detailing Lincoln's assassination and Seward attack. The wall also shows wartime issues from 1941 1945 and an 1863 Union Army discharge, reflecting a family archive of era pivotal events.
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