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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1977
Page
2
A Peking dispatch via Kyodo says China had begun trial manufacture of atomic and hydrogen bombs and nuclear armed missiles soon after founding of the PRC. The Kyodo report notes no further details and cites a Chinese defense industry group.
Paradise Valley town planners weigh easing hillside limits via a sliding scale. Proposals by Town Engineer Charlie Atkinson would expand developable area on 10 to 20 percent slopes while capping cut and fill faces at 2,178 square feet per acre and setting a 10 percent grading cap at slopes between 30 and 40 percent.
A would-be robber fled after clerk Crawford S. Norman struck him with a beer bottle to his neck during a liquor store hold up at 4616 N Scottsdale Rd. The suspect, described as a 23 to 27 year old Caucasian male, 5 feet 11, about 150 pounds with light brown ponytail hair, grabbed Norman and fled after the clerk retrieved a quart bottle from the counter area.
The Arizona Corporation Commission will decide Monday whether to renew Herbert Schwager’s securities license, granted in 1975, after he pleaded guilty to embezzlement charges. Securities Director Matthew Zale opposes renewal. In Tucson, a school desegregation trial features Thomas Lee asserting the district’s voluntary integration plan may be the nation’s best while minorities allege ongoing segregation.
Tucson The chairman of Phelps Dodge Corp. warns a summer strike may arise when copper industry labor contracts expire. George Munroe expects copper firms to face settlements similar to steel and aluminum but says copper producers cannot afford parity.
A 17 year old Brophy High School student was forced at knife point to drive from a Scottsdale service station to a Phoenix furniture store. The suspect escaped on foot near 36th Street after the ride. Police described the man as Caucasian, 25 to 35, 6 ft 3 in, 170 to 180 pounds with shoulder length dark hair and a beard.
Meredith becomes chairman of District 26 Republican party covering western Scottsdale and northeast Phoenix. He has previously chaired many party functions and served as an alternate delegate to the Republican National Convention.
Eula B. Collins 88 of 7323 E. Lewis St. Scottsdale died Wednesday at Scottsdale Memorial Hospital. Born in Springfield Missouri she moved to Scottsdale in 1972 from San Diego California where she had been a hotel manager. She is survived by grandson Ivan R. Shaw and three great grandchildren. Services and entombment at Greenwood Mortuary and Memorial Park San Diego. Local arrangements by Green Acres Mortuary.
In Phoenix Maricopa County Superior Court a motion to delay the preliminary hearing for Max Dunlap and James Robison in the Don Bolles bombing case was argued. Robison attorney David Derickson sought postponement to Wednesday to finish work on another client’s trial. John Adamson, 33, who confessed to involvement, is to testify. Deputies transported Adamson from Tucson to Phoenix for the case.
CBS television news correspondent Mike Wallace will speak January 29 at 7 p.m. to the Phoenix Executives Club in the grand ballroom of the Phoenix Hyatt-Regency Hotel. The Progress incorrectly reported Wallace would speak Saturday.
Fire caused about 10000 in damage to the Hermosa Inn complex at 5532 N Palo Christi Drive on Thursday afternoon. Two occupants escaped unharmed. Laura Hovatter said grease on a stove started the fire, which RMFD Lt. Weldon Paxton confirmed. Firefighters gained control minutes later, limiting damage to contents with minor structural impact.
The Central Arizona Health Systems Agency board recommended a 10 percent general rate increase for Scottsdale Nursing Center a 92 bed facility at 3333 N Civic Center Plaza The board trimmed the center initial request of 14 percent Also approved were rate hikes at St Luke's Hospital 7 8 percent Mesa General Hospital 9 5 percent and Glendale Nursing Home 10 percent The increases await Arizona Department of Health Services approval Milton Gan said daily rates would rise from 35 to 39 for large private rooms 25 to 28 for small private rooms and 22 to 25 for semi private rooms Arnold Sabel was elected first vice president and Howard Adams was elected president
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