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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1971
Page
7
The Scottsdale School District may be placed on probation after an NCA letter suggesting one year of warning status. Acting superintendent Dr. Norman White confirmed receipt of the letter but did not disclose further details.
Rural Fire Department tests a small tanklike snail on terrain and stairs to bring water to fires. It carries a turret nozzle, speeds up to five mph, and can deliver about 500 gallons per minute, potentially tripling efficiency while keeping firefighters safer.
United Press International reports one of four large fires in Northeastern Arizona was contained today. Three other fires on Indian reservations and national forests burned over 20 000 acres with crews helicopters tankers and bulldozers on the lines.
Kaiser Aetna asks the City Council to participate in a 5 year 5.7 million plan to develop street sewer and water on the McCormick Ranch including a water system cost of 5 333 million plus oversize lines and major arterials. The council will study the proposal with mixed reactions while weighing revenue bonds and potential city ownership options.
Miami Beach was chosen as the Democratic National Convention site for 1972 with Republicans expected to select their venue in about a month. The article notes U.S. openness to a Russian plan for talks among five world nuclear powers including Red China. The Senate rejected a temporary defense spending ceiling but approved continued appropriations at current levels until 1972 funding is enacted.
Saigon reports 16,000 North Vietnamese troops ready above the Demilitarized Zone in the northern quarter. Indications spread that Communists may marshal further pressure on South Vietnam as North Vietnamese forces coordinate with allied units.
The State Corporation Commission granted Apache Airlines a new certificate of operation after grounding since May 6 when a crash near Coolidge killed 12 aboard. The commission had revoked the prior certificate under previous ownership. the company changed hands and seeks to resume feeder service to several Arizona communities.
The city backs a 12 week ASU led ecological study on park lands including McCormick Park and the 1280 acres in the McDowell Mountains. Dale Carter says the city pays 600 dollars with about 1000 dollars from the Commerce Department. The study may yield park development plans and could lead to an environmental study center at McCormick Park funded by federal sources.
Plans for a six story addition with up to 100 beds at Scottsdale Baptist Hospital were unveiled at a preliminary fundraiser meeting. A $3 million campaign would begin Aug 1 or later, contingent on approval by the Maricopa County Health Planning Council. The drive, led by Haney Associates with Warren H. Page, follows a state Baptist dispute settled with a $500,000 buyout and site development on Osborn Road.
A district board report shows Scottsdale Community College ranked fourth in a five college group for summer enrollment. Total first year college enrollment across Maricopa County stands at 6,330 this year, up from 5,794 last year, with Maricopa Technical College lowest at 182. Glendale 1,512 Mesa 1,444 and Phoenix 485.
The forecast calls for a hot spell with highs near 102 today and around 104 Wednesday. Lows will be in the low 70s tonight as cooler air moves in.
Readers ask why their home valued at 25000 shows higher taxes than a school district example. Jack Kearney, district comptroller, says bills reflect city county and state taxes plus school district taxes. the example covered only the school share. He advises reviewing the full bill to confirm you aren’t overcharged.
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