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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1976
Page
2
The emergency entrance for the Delaware Division of Wilmington Medical Center in Wilmington, Delaware stands beside a nearby cemetery, highlighting a curious placement noted by observers.
A Sunday 2 to 5 pm rally at McCormick Park in Paradise Valley promotes Mayor William C. Jenkins and council members Richard V. Campana and Charles Smith. The event features Parade rides, a drum corps, music, boxing and judo displays, square dancing, and is funded by Citizens for Good Government with park reservation costs of 214.50.
Scottsdale council member Charles Smith praised citizen participation in planning at a campaign event. He said bringing citizens and planners ensures compatible land use with convenient residential and business areas, and noted ongoing studies on population and economy to balance housing and jobs. Public hearings will involve residents at each land use step.
Scottsdale council member Richard V. Campana reports only 300 of 4000 signs violate city rules. At a campaign coffee, he noted 10 to 1 citizen support for sign controls and praised local business cooperation with government. He highlighted design awards, landscaping quotas, and three story height limits for commercial areas.
The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials IAPMO will hold its first meeting here on Saturday chaired by Vince Canzano Scottsdale plans examiner. Attendees include IAPMO president Ray Magert and Neal MacLean executive vice president along with local officials at the Doubletree Inn.
Bobby Girard, a Progress carrier in Scottsdale, celebrates his 13th birthday on Friday the 13th with lasagna lunch at home and pizza plus angel food cake for dinner. His sister Christina also turned 13 on Friday the 13th, now 20 and studying at the University of Arizona.
Paradise Valley officials and Gulf Leisure Corp await the Arizona Court of Appeals after the state Supreme Court declined to shortcut the appeal. Town Attorney Roger McKee says the decision delays resolution of the May 1975 lawsuit over a 148 unit resort hotel permit extension.
The U.S. Attorney's office said a two month old probe is examining embezzlement theft and misappropriation on the Navajo Reservation. Chief Assistant U.S. Attorney Tom Crowe declined details. A source says the Navajo Tribal Fair Board and the Tribal Election Fund are focal points.
Arizona Department of Economic Security officials say they located 150000 dollars to sustain free day care for three months. The move comes after new federal rules threaten 800 children with loss of services and possible center closures.
Officials say only a small fraction of about 30 000 motorists in Maricopa and Pima counties met the February 2 registration deadline and few have obtained inspections during the grace period ending today. By this morning only 612 motorists had appeared at inspection sites.
Investigators study a desert skeleton northwest of Phoenix where a skull and leg bone were found earlier. The skull dated Fani.'24 is believed to belong to a woman aged 20 to 30. Police consider the possibility she is a victim of a killer who has slain at least two other women in the Phoenix area.
Elinor Lehto of Arizona State University herbarium recommends Palm Canyon trees, the only native Arizona palms, be added to the federal endangered plant list. She writes to Dr. Robert DeFillips who leads the Smithsonian endangered flora project at the National Museum of Natural History.
A two year old girl, Chilleen Spaulding, was seriously injured when a car driven by Lana Hanely ran over her in the family driveway. She was listed in stable but serious condition at St. Joseph's Hospital in Phoenix with two broken legs a crushed penis and a collapsed lung. Deputies reported the incident occurred on private property so no citations were issued.
The Maricopa County Community College District governing board will convene at 10:30 a.m. Saturday to discuss contract renewal for administrative personnel for the 1976-77 school year. The session occurs at the district office on 903 N. Second St in Phoenix.
Sigmund J. Moncavage of Scottsdale was cited for driving while intoxicated and speeding after his southbound car rear–ended Stewart G. McDougall’s vehicle on Scottsdale Road south of Lincoln Drive. McDougall, from Farmington Michigan, was uninjured. Moncavage was treated and released from Scottsdale Memorial Hospital.
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