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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1967
Page
3
W R Schulz and Associates received city approval to close Hubbell Street between 70th and 71st West for a new apartment complex with a swimming pool and playground. The project aims to complete by March 7 and adds laundry facilities while providing parking at each blocked end and full landscaping despite neighbor protests.
Dist Judge James Noland in Durango will hear arguments next week on 21 defense motions filed by John Carroll for Thomas Julius Sergent a 25 year old Hazel Park Michigan drifter charged with first degree murder in the deaths of Mildred Moeller 45 and Milton Moeller 58 near Silverton. The case may move to federal court or change venue with trial not expected before late spring or summer.
California's 110000 state civil service employees returned to work after a $3.6 million three day Lincoln Birthday holiday weekend. Gov Reagan urged voluntary work on the holiday to ease a financial bind but less than 1 percent were on the job. Union officials said workers felt no emergency and objected to a burdensome sacrifice amid a hiring freeze and no pay raise.
University of Massachusetts professor Jules Piccus announces he found 700 pages and 200 drawings by Leonardo da Vinci missing since before 1800 in Madrid National Library. He and Ladislaw Reti will edit a scholarly edition titled The Madrid Codices of Leonardo da Vinci. Translation will take about two years due to mirror writing.
A lighthearted column notes the medical case for running at least 15 minutes daily to reduce heart disease risk. It recounts a failed attempt by a reader to run publicly, and shares comical advice from a doctor about start up technique and ballast. The piece mixes humor with practical tips on rebuilding endurance after years away from running.
Former Vice President Nixon tells Jules Witcover in the Saturday Evening Post he spent last fall backing other Republicans to bolster the party. He says he would have locked up the 1968 nomination if he had run as a delegate seeker, but prioritized the election and party strength over personal nomination. The interview notes some rivals benefited from the 47-seat congressional gains.
Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce manager A J Collins predicts a record year for the city citing rising tourism, retail sales, and employment. The Arizona Business Bulletin notes hotel and resort growth, new plants for Dickson Electronics and Marto Plating, airport construction, a $700000 federal grant, and planned city hall and park improvements including Cubs spring training.
In Hong Kong Mrs Rutherford denies London gossip that Jacqueline Kennedy plans to marry again for her children. She calls the report ridiculous and completely inaccurate, insisting she has only heard a rumor and did not make such a comment.
Kenosha Wisconsin United Press International reports American Motors Corp chief William V Luneberg announced a fresh two week shutdown aimed at reducing the inventory of unsold cars. The move follows prior pauses as the company negotiates financial trouble. Mrs Rutherford now living in Hong Kong responded to rumors about Mrs Kennedy remarriage with firm statements that the family would not object if she chose to remarry.
A special legislative committee in Phoenix restarts hearings at 7 p.m. in the Senate chamber into the Fair Commission and Veterans Memorial Coliseum finances. Testimony has included fair commissioners Emmett Race M B Balsem state treasurer Charles Garland and Coliseum manager Ralph Painter. The panel aims to issue accounting and management reforms and seek further state funding after a deficit of over $50 000 prompted Gov. Williams to order the inquiry.
Washington UPI reports strong demand for U.S. farm products has cut government owned surplus crops by 44 percent in the last year, lowering inventories to the smallest level since 1954.
John Polich, ousted editor of the Arizona State University campus newspaper, asks the Board of Student Publications to reconsider his firing. He cites lack of written charges, short notice, and an opportunity to defend himself after he held a second job as a police reporter for the Arizona Republic.
The Multiple-Listing Service will hear Ernest Modezelewski of First Federal Savings and Loan discuss Mortgages on Leases at a 3 am meeting tomorrow in Papago Lanes Scottsdale. Dick Romig, manager of the Scottsdale First Federal branch, will be program chairman.
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