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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1975
Page
2
The Arizona Department of Insurance rejected a 15.6 percent rate increase sought by the Aetna Group of auto insurers after finding insufficient information. Gov. Raul Castro acknowledged earlier optimism about a record 45.9 million surplus, now projected to be around 15 million.
Glendale report notes the Arizona Community College Board voted to end the out-of-county tuition waiver policy. The rule previously allowed waivers for students residing in one county but attending a college in another when taking fewer than seven credit hours.
Maricopa County supervisors denied additional hires as County Attorney Moise Berger had asked for 60 new employees, not all of whom would be lawyers, in the current budget. The decision leaves staffing unchanged.
U.N. Security Council urged President Sadat to extend the Sinai buffer force amid hopes he will respond by nightfall perhaps in a Cairo speech. The 3919-man force's mandate expires Thursday, while talks on second Sinai withdrawals and a possible interim peace pact proceed with U.S. surveillance plans and Abu Rudeis oilfield issues in play.
AFL-CIO President George Meany blasts the Ford administration and Congress for failing to curb unemployment during the recession. He urges bold action and criticizes selling grain to Russia as improper policy while backing a possible grain embargo stance by the ILA. He argues the economy needs decisive leadership now.
The Charter Government Committee released its slate led by mayoral candidate Lyman Davison with six men and one woman including Andrew M. Hlusak as a new city council candidate. Incumbents Barrow and Weeks were invited to run. others declined. Independent challengers have surged as nonpartisan race features party-tinted dynamics and a bid to curb corruption.
Scottsdale moves to review MAG draft two year regional land use and transportation study to identify goals and growth options for regional impacts. MAG plans to adopt a regional plan meeting federal planning requirements while considering interjurisdictional cooperation. The council also weighs taking on CETA program agent duties for federal public service funds.
A 16-year-old Scottsdale youth named Clinton Samuel McClintock was released this morning from the County Juvenile Detention Home into parental custody after weekend detention for two burglaries in Scottsdale Thursday afternoon. Trial date set for August 14 in Juvenile Court. investigators tied him to stolen jewelry and a rifle. Two other juveniles were arrested in connection with last week’s burglaries.
Services for Irvin Douglas Miller 50 are set for Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Mercer Mortuary Phoenix. Miller a hotel clerk at the Carefree Inn died Sunday at Maricopa County Hospital. Survivors include his children Barry Scott and Melannie of Phoenix Douglas Knoles of Flagstaff and sister Blythe Grogan of Darien Connecticut.
Veral W Bill Huvelle 61 dies Sunday while visiting the North Rim Grand Canyon. Visitation tonight 6 to 9 at A L Moore & Sons Chapel and services Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. at the same chapel. He owned Economy Industrial Supply Phoenix and previously was a west coast sales manager for Cotton Gin Machinery. Survivors include wife Evelyn son Jerry W daughter JoAnne Harman Jeanne Van Houten and brother Victor M.
Police released a list of stolen items from Loretta M. Keller's Scottsdale home. The break in totaled 3418 dollars including a color television console a 27 inch set a jewelry box and several pendants earrings chains a 12 piece table setting and a lawn mower. An employee supervising the horses and home disappeared as officers and Humane Society investigated neglected animals found in good condition. The case remains under investigation.
August Gering turned four and received a real 1946 Dodge fire engine as a birthday gift. The 19 foot long, 500 gallon tank vehicle cost $511 and came with hoses sirens horns and ladder. The family in Batavia Illinois plans to keep it for parades and for August to drive to high school one day.
A U S Army Corps of Engineers study on Phoenix area water resources including North Scottsdale flooding, wastewater handling, wildlife enhancement and groundwater recharge will be reviewed at a public hearing Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors auditorium. The event is sponsored by the corps along with the county board the EPA and the Maricopa Association of Governments.
Mark Pitoniak the sole Scottsdale entrant in the 1975 Phoenix Soap Box Derby at South Mountain Park spoke after the event. He won two races before losing to eventual winner Larry Swan and Douglas McLean, saying his car was smoother and lower than his rivals. Patrons from Valdez Transfer and Storage Co. backed the effort and Pitoniak plans no further racing next year due to the workload.
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