Mohave area parents seek moratorium on residential rezoning
Mohave-Saguaro area parents circulate petitions urging a moratorium on residential rezoning and new construction until school crowding is eased. They target Scottsdale Planning Commission and City Council over Hallcraft plans for 240 townhouse units and a seven acre neighborhood shopping center at Granite Reef and McDonald Drive.
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Mohave-Saguaro
Scottsdale
Hallcraft
The
Commission
Crozier
Nagid
Ooes
Granite Reef
Chaparral
Mohave
Browth
Dan- Milburn
Vunder
Granite
Reef and Indian School
Saguaro and Mohave face school capacity pinch
Mohave Elementary and Saguaro High School face crowding with 331 extra students beyond present capacity. Projections for 1970-71 show excess of 1,358. portable classrooms and schedule changes are proposed to ease load. District weighs options including portables and session variations.
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Mohave
Saguaro High School
Mohave - Elementary
Saguaro High
Saguaro
E.G. Burnkrant
Burnkrant
Dirty Shirts to perform at Adin Restaurant event
The Dirty Shirt Gang will host a Saturday restaurant appearance on W Main with TV star Amanda Blake set to appear for the Parada del Sol parade fundraiser. Tickets and details are listed, though OCR text is unclear on exact date.
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Dirty Shirt
Uy Petal Adin
Sii
Vaten Step
Star
Amanda
Blake
School negotiations meetings to be closed
The Negotiations Commission voted to keep meetings closed and to send a letter to The Progress. The group of teachers, administrators, and board representatives backed the stance after a request for openness. The panel reaffirmed grievance forms and employee file policy while outlining future agenda topics.
Scottsdale school bond plan advances after subcommittee reports
The Steering Committee of Scottsdale residents meets at Saguaro High School cafe to review 10 subcommittee recommendations for immediate and future school needs. Dr. E G Burnkrant will present price estimates for building, equipment, and site costs as the panel nears a final report for the school board.
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Scottsdale
Saguaro High School
Cafeoe
Scottsdale design review district discussion at YAHA meeting
Vice Mayor Ken Murray and City Councilman Bill Jenkins met with Yavapai Homeowners Association members last night to urge a hearing on placing “our square mile” in a design review zone. The planning commission will wait until next Tuesday to consider the request, with the design review board established in 1965 to judge commercial bulk in districts. Only two Scottsdale areas are currently covered by the ordinance.
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Commission
Ken Murray
Bill Jenkins
Yavapai
Sandra
E. Taylor
Association
The
City Planning Commission
Murray
Jenkins
Yavapal
Planning” ‘Commission
Scottsdale
Bonding limits set for Scottsdale schools at seventeen million
The Scottsdale School District may issue up to 17 million dollars in bonds this year based on 10 percent of assessed valuation. Total indebtedness could reach 28.8 million, with 11 million already in use. Tax base changes reduced district valuation to 144.2 million, raising questions about future bonding capacity and taxpayer approval.
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Scottsdale
Donna Bockius
Citizens Study Committee
Jack Kearny
Scottsdale vagrancy case revived by state appeals court
United Press International reports the Arizona State Court of Appeals revived Carl Johannes Andersons vagrancy appeal noting the superior court should have admitted evidence instead of affirming the conviction. In California Sirhan Sirhans murder trial paused after eight minutes as lawyers seek a fair trial amid heavy publicity.
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Sniper
Scottsdale
Carl Johannnes - Anderson
Appeals Court
Anderson
Los Angeles
Sirhan Sirhan
Herbert Walker
Sirhan
Grant Cooper
Apollo 8 Astronauts Feted At White House Capitol
Apollo 8 astronauts who orbited the moon were honored in Washington with a motorcade to the White House and a Congress reception. Nixon named Charles Bud Wilkinson as a new special assistant to handle special projects for the president.
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Washington
America
White House
Capitol Hill
Congress
New York
Nixon
Charles “Bud” Wilkinson
University of Oklahoma
Wilkinson
Dayan warns Arabs Israel ready to defend itself
In Jerusalem Defense Minister Moshe Dayan told Arabs Israel stands ready both psychologically and physically if war erupts. In Beirut Premier designate Agoud Karami began forming a government expected to be openly anti Israel.
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Jerusalem
Moshe Dayan
Israel
Beirut
Dayan
Agoud Karami
County Attorney Backs Harsh Drug Prosecution Policy
Maricopa County Attorney Moise Berger announces a policy requiring staff to seek maximum penalties for drug offenses regardless of suspect age, signaling a broad crackdown on narcotics peddling in Phoenix.
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Phoenix
Maricopa County
Moise Berger
Berger
Regents Say Universities Belong to the People
Tucson report notes Arizona Board of Regents new members Dean Burch and Gordon Paris affirm the universities serve the public interest and that the regents must protect the people's interests even if it conflicts with students or faculties.
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Tucson
Arizona Board of Regents
Dean Burch
Gordon Paris
Scottsdale Aims to Restore City Home Rule on Billboards
Scottsdale leaders push to return home rule to cities to regulate non conforming billboards. Mayor Tims criticizes state law and endorses repealing or tightening rules. Hink chairs the legislative committee and will decide which measures to sponsor after hearings with Scottsdale's six lawmakers.
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Scottsdale
Tims
Cornellmas
Tack Debolski
League
Uch
Lenohn
Conlan
State Senate
House
Dr. Hink
Hink
Supreme Court
Gertain
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YAHA
United Press
Papago Plaza
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