Hope for grass lined wash keeps flood plan alive
Scottsdale debate over the Erickson flood control plan for the Indian Bend Wash continues. Colonel John Lowry cites a $25 million outlay and Paradise Valley land costs, while Marc Stragier and Army officers seek cost cuts and alternatives including a grassed area and possible smaller channel.
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Sam Lowe
Scottsdale
Erickson
Indian Bend
John Lowry
Flood Control District
Maricopa County
Lowry
Scottsdale Public Works
Marc Stragier
McDowell Mountains
Shea Blvd
Salt River Indian Reservation
Salt River
Shea
Scottsdale Rds
Scottsdale and
Indian. Bend. Rds
Arizona Canal
Paradise Valley
56Th St
Paradise Valley Basin
Bt Stragier
Stragier
E.H. Rugenstein
Los Angeles
Army
Corps
Rugenstein
City Parks Study Clubs On Mini Biker Trail Rules
The parks and recreation commission will study the legality of mini-bikes go-karts and related trails in city parks. A detailed legal opinion from the City Attorney and state officials will guide the decision at the February 25 meeting. Safety and dust concerns were raised and any trails would require transport by vehicle to park without using streets.
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parks and_ recreation commission
Commission
Billie
Gentry
Dick Filler
Scottsdale
the Historical Society
Scottsdale City Hall
Eldorado Park
Scottsdale panel approves three site plans for offices and dining
The Scottsdale Site Plan Committee approved plans for an Fox office and retail store at Western Park Drive across from Brothers Two, Salt Cellar restaurant at Hayden and Pierce, and carports for John Stanley's apartment complex at Main and Kalarama. The plans avoid further city council review.
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Fox
Western Park Drive
Hayden and Pierce
John Stanley’s
Main
Kalarama
Arizona man preserves vast Stone Age artifact collection
83 year old Crawford Craig of Scottsdale showcases a home museum with 2000 arrowheads and 1000 other artifacts from Kentucky to Florida. The room holds carved branches, a war axe, and a precious Egyptian statue from King Tut’s tomb. Museums have shown interest, but Craig plans to sell eventually.
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Kentucky
Scottsdale
E. Amelia
Florida
Chicago
New York
City
Washington D. C
King Tut
Louisville
Woman Fights U S Spraying in Globe Area Over Herbicide Use
Mrs. Billee Shoecraft near Globe, Arizona, campaigns against herbicide spraying in the Pinal Mountains, claiming health and water impacts after being exposed last year. Rep. Richard McCarthy plans informal hearings, while officials halted spraying amid complaints. Weather outlook: mild temps with increasing clouds.
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UPI
Billee- Shoecraft
Richard D. McCarthy
D-N.y
Pinal Mountains
City council candidates clash over density amid Thomas Road housing plans
Several candidates criticized pending applications for about 1,500 apartments around Thomas Road and 60th Street, urging rezoning to lower density. They warned of traffic, school and property-value effects, with mixed views on delaying cases versus action now.
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Thomas
60Th St
60Th and
61St Ft
Carl Tre
Heinz Hink
Trexler
Hink
Golden Keys
Leonard Johnson
Herb Caywood
Joe Strickler
Tom Moore
Herb Drinkwater
Billie Gentry
Karate Bride Weds Secretarial Groom in Sacramento
Rosalie Gonzalez, a five foot three tomboy with a black belt in karate, marries Joseph Estepa, a television technician, in a Valentine Day ceremony. He admits she will be the boss but she vows to protect him as they share an interest in fishing and sparring.
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Sacramento
UPI
Joseph Estepa
Rosalie Gonzalez
Rosalie
Estepa
Travel warnings and snow spread across Northeast region
Weather advisory issued for Western New York as a storm moves from Maine into the Northeast. Vermont and New Hampshire report one to two inches of fresh snow while Rochester New York totals reach 10 inches. Light snow continues in Lower Great Lakes, Kentucky, Appalachians, and scattered Dakotas as colder air settles in. Eldorado Arkansas records 63 degrees.
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Maine
Vermont
New Hampshire
Rochester
N.Y
Lower
Great Lakes
Kentucky
Appalachians
Dakotas
Plains
Eldorado
Ark
Nixon opposes student busing while backing desegregation gains
President Nixon endorsed equal enforcement of desegregation laws nationwide but opposed busing to achieve racial balance. A Capitol Hill briefing suggested support for a Southern push to apply North and South standards alike. In Los Angeles, a superior court order demands full integration by September, with appeals under review after a judge found deliberate segregation.
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Washington
Nixon
Capitol Hill
North
South
Los Angeles
Superior Court
Alfred Gitelson
Israeli airstrike hits Abu Zabal metal works factory
In Cairo suburb Abu Zabal an Israeli raid killed 70 people and wounded 49 at a metal works plant. Egypt said two jets carried out the attack while Israel claimed one jet veered off target during raids outside Cairo. Tel Aviv warned a bomb of 850 pounds would detonate after 24 hours. Pharaoh Page 2. Arizona House approves 3 million for McKale Memorial Center
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Abu Zabal
Egypt
Israel
Tel Aviv
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SAP
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Arizona House Today
McKale Memorial Athletic Center
University of Arizona
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