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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1976
Page
2
The Senate Finance Committee proposes a 1977 tax cut at least 8.5 billion less than Ford, directing the saving to social programs. The panel seeks no more than 20.6 billion in 1977, maintaining a 45.9 billion deficit to fund social priorities and a national health plan.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission requires 17 boiling water reactors to modify containment related systems without forcing shutdowns. The changes aim to boost protection in a loss of coolant accident by adjusting pressure between the condensation pool and the dry well to limit water movement forces. Most plants are east of the Mississippi with one in Iowa, including Vernon Vermont.
The IRS plans to listen more and act slower on overdue accounts. It will require management review before seizing homes or levying wages and may offer short term extensions for first time delinquents. Authority and procedures are under a broad reappraisal following criticism of collections.
Sen. Barry Goldwater asks the General Accounting Office to perform an immediate audit of the Navajo tribe’s fiscal affairs. He cites uncertainty over tribal funds and notes over $40 million in federal aid, as a federal grand jury probes possible wrongdoing and the FBI investigates. A Navajo spokesman declined immediate comment.
Grover Wall 91 died Wednesday in Redlands California. Services set for 10 am Monday at Messinger Mortuary Scottsdale. He lived at 222 East Main Street until two years ago. A Texas native, he was a farmer and railroad worker. Survived by sons Norman Tom Grover John a brother seven grandchildren eight great grandchildren. Friends may call after noon Sunday.
Retail food prices in Maricopa County dropped 2.1 percent in February, the largest monthly decline in over two years. The Arizona State University survey notes county shoppers paid 16.62 for food items, down from 16.97 last month and 16.27 a year ago, with declines across all categories.
Closing arguments set for next week in a federal suit by property owners and corporations seeking to ban F-15 flights from Luke Air Force Base. An attorney said Dysart High School near the base experiences noise levels about four times louder during aircraft overflights, based on an EPA noise study from last year.
Tucson AP reports that proposed federal cutbacks ordered by President Ford would take effect June 1 and could affect 25 to 40 percent of Arizona food stamp recipients. DES director John Huerta says the reforms would save 1.2 billion by trimming recipients by at least 5.3 million and reducing benefits to five million, while aid would rise for the nation’s poorest families.
University of Toronto researcher J Tuzo Wilson told an Arizona seminar that the Guatemala tremor of 7.5 on the Richter scale seemed big only because it hit near cities. He noted a Fiji quake of 7.8 in the sea drew little attention.
A 19 year old bicyclist James D. Weitzel of 2211 N 79th St was treated at Scottsdale Memorial Hospital after his bike collided with a car at 77th and Oak. Carrier 22 of 4125 E Indian School Rd was hurt when his car hit another vehicle at 62nd Place and Indian School.
At a luncheon, Paul Eckstein of the Arizona Newspapers Association argued judges cannot reliably ignore publicity as jurors may, while retired Justice Lorna Lockwood contended training helps judges remain impartial. They discussed gag orders on the press and what restrictions courts may enforce.
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