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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1972
Page
1
City council candidate Bob Field used a mirror based design for campaign bumper stickers so drivers can read slogans through a rear view view. Field argues politicians should look forward while keeping an eye on history to glean past lessons for present problems.
UPI reports a McCulloch Corp sponsored tour for two Senate committees drew fire from Sen. Thomas Knoles of Flagstaff who said the trip aimed to influence the Appropriations Committee over Parks Board spending. Parks Board planner Eatherly defended the project as PR and not a formal obligation. Sen. Boyd Tenney of Prescott defended McCulloch’s role in developing the lake city.
In Phoenix, House leaders said they would study the Senate amendment granting a two year extension for mines to meet clean air standards. The amendment allows the Air Pollution Hearing Board to grant extensions but is not mandatory and faces a cautious House reception with hearings planned before a vote.
Three Scottsdale groups earn Valley Forward recognition at Westward Ho ceremony as Saguaro High Ecology Club, Coronado High Ecology Club, and Pima Elementary receive awards for recycling and wilderness projects. Brenda Wilson Carla Woodall and Ray Stevens accept for their clubs. Frank Bush notes awards will be more frequent, nominations go to Valley Forward at 300 W. Osborn Phoenix.
Investigators sought the cause of a Thursday blaze in a downtown building housing the Phoenix Gazette and Arizona Republic. Firemen said the fire started in a basement pressroom near an air ventilator and spread through a duct to the attic above the newsroom, causing ceiling collapse. Minor damage touched the Republic, the Gazette, the proofroom, and AP offices. the Republic issued one edition instead of three.
A three man court of inquiry recommended raises from 15 to 30 percent for surface and underground coal workers, totaling about 260 million dollars. Britain endures power cuts and economic strain as the nearly seven week strike looms over 3 million out of work. Prime Minister Heath faces political peril as the plan awaits miners acceptance or further ballot.
A winter storm hammered the Midwest delaying travel with blizzard conditions in northern Iowa and most of Minnesota. Police work stalled on a 15 car Interstate 35 pileup near Ellsworth due to 65 mph winds and near zero visibility. No serious injuries reported. Traffic remained stopped in Minnesota as crews could not work yet. The hardest hit areas were Iowa's northwest and north central regions.
Bob Hope says he will likely drop efforts to secure POW release because of Nixon's peace proposal and Hanoi's visa denial. He was in Phoenix for the Open pro-am event and had pledged to raise 10 million dollars for prisoners. Hope notes Hanoi refused a visa again and that the administration should handle the release.
Terry Leonard, 26, president of the Native American Indian Club at Scottsdale Community College on Salt River Indian Reservation, says the college forms a meeting of two worlds. He notes SCC aids students transitioning to universities and invites all to respect local customs while promoting academic and social harmony.
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