Sidewalk Dispute Prompted by Plan Area Alteration
Harold T. Schnarer owner of an office building at 102 E ast Ave sought a sidewalk in front of his property. Dick Pearce cited elimination from final improvement district plans but offered possible future construction with landowner cooperation. The city will clean the dirt strip while negotiations continue and a meeting with Schnurer is arranged.
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Progress
Harold T. Schnarer
E.ast. Ave
Schnarer
Small Business Administration
Phoenix
Dick Péarce
City Public Works
Pearce
Schnurer
1St St
Brown and
Scottsdale Rd
Improvement District
City seeks formation of street light districts in Scottsdale
Scottsdale officials seek volunteers to form street lighting improvement districts across the city. Public Works Director Marc Stragier and Traffic Engineer Dick Brown outline petitions, 51 percent valuation signatures, and a minimum of 100 property owners per district. Costs range from 9 to 12 dollars yearly per homeowner, with larger districts lowering per-owner costs.
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Scottsdale
Marc Stragier
Dick Brown
Brown
Stragier
Village Grove
Osborn Rd
Earls Dr
82Nd St
Granite Reef Rd
Indian Bend Rd
Bill Donaldson
Public Works Department
City Hall
Indian School Rd
Thursday in the News Thursday in the News
United Press International provides a briefing of that day’s top events across politics, world affairs, and society with concise summaries and highlights for quick reading.
Clifford hopes for movement in Paris talks war end
Defense Secretary Clark said there is movement in the U S North Vietnamese talks in Paris and Clifford voiced hope negotiations would yield a dignified honorable settlement of the war. Separately Alabama lawyers arrived in London to defend James Earl Ray amid extradition concerns. France drew another 300 million dollars from foreign reserves to halt the franc crisis.
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Defense
Clark
Clifford
Paris
Alabama
Ray London
Arthur. J. Hands
Arthur J. Jr
James Earl Ray
London
Ray
Hanes
France
Bank of France
House rejects delay as tax hike backers push bill forward
The House voted 321 to 86 against postponing the tax hike spending cut package and moved toward passage likely by late afternoon. The plan keeps a 10 percent surcharge, autos and telephone excise extensions, and earlier corporate tax payments, tied to domestic spending cuts amid debates on Vietnam and inflation.
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Washington
UPI
House
William D. Colmer
Dmiss
House Rules Committee
Colmer
Collmer
Johnson
Congress
Wilbur D. Mills
Ways and Means Committee
Vietnam
City official suffers embarrassing canoe capsize at park lake
Camp Fire Girls watched as city public works director Marc Stragier attempted a safety lesson on Eldorado Park Lake. He placed a 13 year old in the bow and then tipped the canoe, sending him and the girl into the water. Stragier called the moment embarrassing and noted he could not bear to tell the group what happened.
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Marc Stragier
City Public Works
Eldorado Park Lake
Stragier
Firebomb ban urged by Scottsdale Police Chief
Police Chief Walter Nemetz seeks an ordinance to seize Molotov cocktails before use. He argues to prevent destruction of life and property, making making possessing or disposing of fire bombs a crime with limited scientific or educational exceptions.
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Walter Nemetz
Scottsdale
Nemetz
Police Department
Final budget hearing on Tonalea school district budget
Tonight at Tonalea Elementary School the Tonalea district holds a special budget hearing to consider a proposed 20.454 million dollar budget for 1968 69. The plan includes a 2.56 million dollar increase over last year and funds for new teachers while cutting several requested positions.
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Tonalea
E. Oak St
Too hot for crime in Scottsdale on a scorching day
Scottsdale police reported no burglaries on a day with a high temperature of 117 degrees. Officers monitored the local weather station to record the heat and note the absence of crime, marking it as a rare crime-free Wednesday.
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Scottsdale
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