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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1969
Page
6
Apollo 9 and the lunar lander Spider completed a precise earth orbit rendezvous after six hours of solo flight. James McDivitt Rusty Schweickart and David Scott guided the docking with tense final maneuvers and a relieved exclamation from mission control.
Phoenix Senate approves bills regulating sex education in schools and allows districts to operate 12 months a year without losing state aid. Debate over a stop and frisk bill split Senate Republicans and did not reach a final vote.
Scottsdale school board members express strong confidence that citizens will approve an 8.8 million bond package with 4.1 million in options to fund a new high school in Saguaro, a vocational center, and related facilities. They cite citizen support and timely need for fall 1973 construction.
Judge dismisses murder charge against Thomas H. Schindorff 46 and recommends new manslaughter count for the January 20 killing of Michelle Parker, 9, at her Granada home. He remains jailed without bond as prosecutors weigh refiled counts and related assault, rape, kidnapping charges.
Superior Court Judge John Burke refused to dismiss Eller's billboard lawsuit against the City of Scottsdale and set a March 21 trial. He ordered three billboards stay in the public right of way during the case and issued a temporary restraining order against removal. Two billboards sit at 74th Street and McDowell Road, the third near Scott Imports. Eller and attorney Harry Goss argue the city ordinance is unconstitutional and permits relocation of billboards if in the right of way. City Attorney Dick Filler reviewed the legality of the ordinance and removal of illegal or nonconforming signs.
The McCulloch Bill, revised by attorneys for McCulloch Properties and Page Land, moves to approval by the House Municipalities Committee. It would allow private developers to form special improvement districts and sell tax free bonds for major infrastructure as Fountain Hills development proceeds near Shea Boulevard and Beeline Highway. The bill faces opposition from Scottsdale and the League of Arizona Cities and Towns. A State Community Development Council would oversee bond sales and project spending, with penalties for misused funds and provisions for annexation or incorporation after eight years. Additionally, burglars stole about 150 suits valued at $10,000 from Goldwater’s department store in Fashion Square, breaking in between 5 and 7 am. another theft involved a woman’s wristwatch worth $120.
The State Legislature progress reports will be presented Saturday in Mayor Bud Tims' office. Six legislators will appear together before the STEP Committee and city council, led by Heinz Hink, to discuss McCulloch public buildings and billboard bills, after individual exchanges on earlier hearings.
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