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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1975
Page
2
President Ford reiterated he will veto any congressional gas rationing measure as Senate leaders plan to introduce a mandatory rationing bill. White House aides say Ford opposes rationing in any form and warned of a veto if such a program passes.
Rep. Jim Skelly, chairman of the House Commerce Committee, says he will not schedule the Equal Rights Amendment for a vote, effectively stalling its Arizona passage. He argues the ERA harms business, and notes Senate ratification could still be referred back to his committee. If kept in committee, Arizona would not join states ratifying the amendment.
Kenneth M. Piper 68 former Motorola vice president for Human Relations and FBI special agent leader died Wednesday night Visitation Thursday 2 4 p m and 7 8 30 p m Friday 2 4 p m Rosary Friday 8 p m Messinger Mortuary Chapel Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church service Saturday 10 a m Survivors include wife Virginia Paradise Valley and brother C Erwin Piper Studio City Memorials to Kenneth Piper Memorial Fund for Arizona Heart Institute education research and development
Salvatore Sam Valcese aged 62 will be honored with a 4 p.m. rosary at Green Acres Mortuary in Phoenix. A 9:30 a.m. Thursday funeral mass at St. Theresa's Catholic Church will precede interment at St. Francis Cemetery. Visitation is today 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at the mortuary. He died Monday at Scottsdale Memorial Hospital after 25 years as a carpet salesman with Frontier Carpets. He was born in Independence Louisiana and moved to Arizona 14 years ago from Chicago. He is survived by his wife Eileen and mother Ida Valcese of Scottsdale.
Council member Dr. Heinz Hink criticized liquor license transfers as improper and urged legislative reform. Vice Mayor Messinger proposed a letter to the State Department of Liquor License and Control. Safeway sought a full liquor license for 2801 N Scottsdale Rd but with a gentleman’s agreement not to use it at that store.
The Maricopa County Industrial Authority proposes tax free bonds to refinance $9 million in debt for Scottsdale Memorial Hospital at 6.5 percent. If approved, the plan could save about $225,000 in the first year and about $125,000 each year thereafter over 25 years. If allowed, other county hospitals may seek similar aid.
Phoenix and Maricopa County hired 156 workers in under four hours under a new federal emergency employment program. The split included 119 city unskilled posts, 92 school district jobs and 16 county jobs, with positions lasting up to 13 months and pay up to three dollars an hour.
A Phoenix Mesa woman, A. Lee Lacey, 35, faces sentencing February 10 after a superior court jury found her guilty on nine counts of signing false statements when applying for food stamps. The charges allege she falsely claimed her husband had deserted her to welfare workers.
Phoenix memo to more than 200 KOOL Radio-Television employees offers a $250 cash payment toward buying a new car from now through February 28. In a separate item, Charles E. Bryant appeals his State Insurance Department dismissal and will have a State Personnel Board hearing on February 6.
The Scottsdale School Board approved a $3 million renovation over three years to modernize Scottsdale High School at 7410 E Indian School Rd. and bring facilities up to district standards. Plans include language and math classrooms, art and science labs, a student learning center, expanded lockers, parking rearrangements, and future cafeteria and athletic upgrades.
Gerard High School a Catholic school with about 900 students was closed today due to a large number of influenza cases among staff. The Phoenix Catholic Diocesan office confirmed nine teachers were ill prompting the shutdown. several Scottsdale area students attend the school located at 2252 North 44th Street.
Frank Welsh of Citizens Concerned About the Project denounces the CAP proposal as driven by one sided facts and poor state planning. He cites Tucson as having only a letter of intent while Salt River Valley lacks in depth studies and warns long term costs to Arizonans.
Police report four burglaries totaling more than 2700 dollars across Scottsdale. Losses include 1080 in guns jewelry and a stereo from Henrietta Beyer, 843 Windsor, entry via pried sliding doors. 710 in jewelry and cash from Donna Arthur, 1207 North 7th Street. 630 in new tires from Charlie Rossie Ford dealership rear lot. and 323 from Samuel Muska’s car at Texaco on Indian School Road. No suspects named and no charges filed.
A Phoenix Senate committee advances a bill to replace the seven member real estate commission with a nine member governor appointed advisory board and a governor appointed real estate commissioner. The measure follows investigations into the real estate department and Talley era misconduct.
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