21 Jun 1961
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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1961
Page
1
The text details the police facility design with a blue and white color scheme in the main office and lobby, rose beige jail walls with blue grills, and tan vinyl floors. It notes separate prisoner and public entrances, secure corridors, a radio room, motorized gate, and climate control differences between jail and other areas.
The city council last night approved buying a manual and hydraulic ladder from Auto Safety House in Phoenix for 1300.76 to repair traffic lights in Scottsdale. City Manager Bob McNutt said the ladder saves costs by avoiding contracted traffic signal service. The council also renewed Glen Gustafson’s swim pool concession franchise at 12 percent of gross, totaling about 300 per month, and discussed subdivision plats for Julian Keith’s Park Crest west of Granite Reef Road with an agreement with Salt River Project to exchange land to extend Jackrabbit from Granite Reef to Hayden Road.
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A crash in Arizona killed Constantine Kodz and Art Goodnow, both aboard one plane that landed safely. Lew Parker of Boise and Howard Shirpe of Glendale survived. Charles Cochran, a Prescott temporary resident, died June 15 in a separate crash while dropping fire suppressant near Horton Creek Road, about 16 miles northeast of here. A Forest Service spokesman said ground crews reached the area shortly before noon.
In a flood incident a family staying in Payson escaped as plumbing failures caused water to pour through rooms. A Scottsdale fire crew arrived to rescue and mop up the rising water.
Washington officials announced a $410,350 National Park Service contract to Carl G Nelson of Logan Utah for reconstruction and improvement of a 12 mile road segment in Grand Canyon National Park. The award was disclosed by Interior Secretary Udall on Tuesday.
A 62-acre site plan faced closure as councils reached a final decision, ending the lengthy consideration process. The outcome concludes discussions over the land use and future development.
Justice Reng Jennings authored the opinion with Justices Struckmeyer Udall Lockwood concurring and Justice Bernstein not participating. The key issue: whether an agent qualified to hold a spirituous liquor license could hold such a license for the benefit of a corporation, in light of earlier rulings that a corporation may not.
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