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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1974
Page
1
The half acre pool with diving boards at Chapparal Park nears completion. The 20,000 square foot facility, largest in the city, will finish landscaping in mid August and open in September after final safety and instruction areas are completed.
The State Department of Education plans to allocate about $765,000 in emergency facilities aid to Paradise Valley School District as part of a $9 million state package. PV high school would get $160,000 and grade schools $605,000 to offset losses from reduced taxable valuation, with growth and bonding limits influencing the distribution.
United Press International reports President Nixon feared his involvement would be exposed as the Watergate inquiry released eight volumes of evidence after six weeks of closed hearings. Supreme Court Justices attended Earl Warren’s casket ceremony on the Supreme Court steps. Ehrlichman defense says prosecutors tried to trap him during the Ellsberg break in case.
Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley reportedly concealed ownership for 17 years of a real estate and holding company with assets around $200,000, according to a Chicago Sun-Times report published today.
Federal grand jury in Jacksonville indicts Senator Edward J. Gurney on bribery and influence peddling charges the first such indictment against a U.S. senator. Gurney proclaims his absolute innocence in a brief statement.
Continued sunny and dry conditions with little temperature change through Friday. Highs near 102 both days with overnight lows in the mid to upper 70s.
Bud Tims announced his candidacy at a Tucson press conference and planned a Phoenix Press Club event and his resignation as Scottsdale mayor at a 5 p.m. city council meeting. He urged clearer public understanding of the commission and pledged to involve citizens and business interests without favoritism.
The Arizona State Real Estate Commission will meet July 22 to set a hearing date and procedures for charges of misconduct against Real Estate Commissioner J. Fred Talley. Special counsel Dale Shumway will assist as the commission seeks details from the crime strike force. Talley is accused of accepting payments from land companies.
John W. Dean III testified that he believed Nixon knew before March 21 1973 that secret payments were being made to Watergate defendants. Lawmakers said the claim could shift the burden of proof and potentially support obstruction charges. Dean appeared disciplined and lucid, and stressed he did not take the Fifth Amendment.
Scottsdale School District faced a large budget rise after a state law raised the transportation threshold to all students living over 1.5 miles from schools. District officials say seven new buses were bought to meet increased rider numbers, while critics argue the move burdens taxpayers and strays from the law.
City officials map strategy after Judge Howard F. Thompson ruled three sections of Scottsdale zoning ordinance vague and unconstitutional. The ruling does not affect the sign amortization plan before council, but could prompt an appeal or wording changes to preserve architectural control as voters approved charter powers.
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