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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1975
Page
2
City Council will hear Carl Markoff's appeal after officials say he filled a wash adjacent to his property at 66th Street and Shea Boulevard, creating a public nuisance by reducing floodplain capacity. The city seeks a drainage easement to dig a ditch to channel water away from the intersection.
Despite a holiday for most, the Phoenix City Council will meet at 1 30 p m in room 910 of the Municipal Building at 251 W Washington St Phoenix Most city services will be suspended except emergency operations City of Scottsdale offices stay open while Scottsdale Public Schools close for the day.
Katherine T Grydyk 76 of 413 E Sage Drive native of Poland 13 years in Scottsdale died Friday at Scottsdale Memorial Hospital Wife Joseph sons Stanley Richmond California Edmund Rockford Illinois daughter Jeanette Runcanski Niagara Wisconsin eight grandchildren two great grandchildren sister in Toronto two brothers and one sister in Poland Mass Our Lady of Perpetual Help Scottsdale 9 am Tuesday Rosary 8 pm Monday Messengers Mortuary Chapel Interment St Francis Cemetery
Mabelle E Scott 59 of 4833 Woodmere Fairway died Friday at Good Samaritan Hospital. She belonged to United Methodist Church. Survived by husband Adrian daughter Ellen mother Grace Mullen two brothers and four sisters. Services and burial set in Macomb I. Messenger Mortuary made arrangements.
Jerome A Weiss 58, vice president of the Maricopa Insurance Agents Association, died Thursday at Scottsdale Memorial Hospital. He lived at 8316 E Orange Blossom Lane and held roles with Lions Club, Scottsdale Second Church of Christ Scientist, El Zaribah Shrine Har monica Band, was a 32nd degree Mason, and served on the Upward View Nursing Home board. Survivors include wife Marie and brother Manuel. Messinger Mortuary Chapel arranged private services and cremation.
Lucile Uehling Lanstrum 67 died at a hospital. Services set for 11 a.m. Monday at St. Barnabas on the Desert Episcopal Church in Scottsdale. She lived at the Scottsdale Hilton Casita and belonged to clubs including Paradise Valley Country Club and Phoenix Zoo Society. Born in Omaha, she moved to Arizona in 1952 from Los Gatos. Survived by children Arthur J. Harris and Mrs. John LeProvost and five grandchildren. Burial in Helena, Montana. Messenger Mortuary handled arrangements.
Kenneth E Hull aged 50 died Thursday at Good Samaritan Hospital. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Monday at Green Acres Mortuary with burial in Green Acres Cemetery. Hull, of 6707 EB Culver, was a chef at the Pima Inn and Golf Resort and formerly worked at Scottsdale Executive House Safari Hotel Dingus McGees and Golden Hills in Mesa. He was a World War II Air Force veteran. Survivors include his children Vicki Hull Lorene Dorene Frank and Sam Bonacorso and brothers Bill and Richard.
Horace J Dorwin 86 died Sunday in a Phoenix hospital after moving from Florida to the Valley 19 years ago. Graveside services were Tuesday at Green Acres Cemetery with Mortensen Kings Funeral Center in charge. He was a Wisconsin native and retired carpenter. He lived at 7303 E Monterey Way and is survived by a daughter Mrs William DuPree another daughter and four sons out of state plus grandchildren and great grandchildren.
The policy committee of the State Board of Regents approved new measures Friday to enhance public access to board information and proceedings, aiming to increase transparency and involvement.
Mountain Bell announced on Friday it would lay off 95 employees in the Phoenix area effective February 21. The job cuts affect installation, maintenance and construction workers along with clerical and supportive staff.
A State Real Estate Department employee said workers were told to begin a four day week. Victor David acting real estate commissioner announced the plan for 42 employees last Thursday and instructed them not to publicize it.
Phoenix Mayor Timothy Barrow unveiled initial plans for the Rio Salado Project to convert the dry Salt River bed into a 40 mile recreational greenbelt. The first phase includes a boating and fishing lake music bowl ramadas playfields and a landscaped roadway.
Police seized more than $57,000 worth of narcotics in a westside home raid Friday night. Officers found hashish hashish oil LSD blotter papers amphetamines marijuana and cocaine at the residence of Floyd Ashbaugh 20 and Timothy Spencer 20. Eleven people were arrested in connection with the operation.
City council heard Long Range Planning Director Dr. Richard Bauman report a Valley housing starts drop from 15,811 in 1970 with Scottsdale taking over 14 percent to 13,744 in 1974 and Scottsdale falling to six percent. He urged study of east Pima Road and cautioned against high density incentives while preserving washes and open space. Council endorsed study with care to protect residents and existing one acre lots.
Joseph P. Alosi, 17, of 7450 E Bonita Drive, listed in fair condition after being stabbed in the abdomen near Granite Reef Road and Orange Blossom Drive. Rick Garvey, 18, said they chased juveniles who beat a street sign. one juvenile stabbed Alosi and fled.
Rep. Jerry L. Pettis, deputy Republican whip in the House, died in a light airplane crash in the San Bernardino mountains. Pettis, 58, an experienced pilot, served eight years in Congress and held a seat on the Ways and Means Committee after a career as rancher and university professor.
Jonathan Marshall will chair a Feb 27 28 conference at Arizona State University on Arizona Since Statehood. The two day program in Memorial Union includes papers by James Patrick and Bruce Babbitt and a banquet with Governor Raul Castro on Feb 27. Reservations for the $7.50 banquet available via the ASU history department.
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