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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1977
Page
1
President Carter told a special commission preparing to depart for Vietnam that Hanoi leaders will spend nearly all of their time with the delegation to answer questions about missing American personnel. The week to ten days in Vietnam marks the start of a process toward normalized ties.
Local drug stores and supermarkets report a run on saccharin as the FDA schedules a ban after a Canadian rat study linked high doses to cancer. Stores note soaring sales, back orders, and doubts about supplier capacity, with some considering purchase limits. Ed Turner of Lute's Pharmacy and others expect rapid depletion ahead of the ban.
Three developers propose 835 acres of mixed use and residential growth in Scottsdale northeast. Security Mortgage Co plans 515 acres around Shea between 108th and 120th Streets for a planned community and a 70 acre equestrian hub. Diversified Properties adds 240 acres west of Shea 104th Street, with an 80 acre residential site by Almashea Development Co. all under rezoning to PCD. Planning Commission review set for March 22.
The plan outlines a six to seven grade school option and a seventh to eighth grade option on a 35 acre site with a Scottsdale School District approval. It proposes rural western center amenities including groceries, drugs, postal services, hardware, galleries and restaurants along with an equestrian facility. Diversified adds a six acre tennis area north of Shea and a fire station site with a two acre commercial lot south of the tennis facility while housing would include large and mid sized lots.
Scottsdale Mayor William Jenkins recalls a U S tour with about 80 mayors, praising Moscow and Leningrad while noting shortages, low salaries, limited color TV, and a sense of robotic, unfamiliar behavior among Russians. He cites subway efficiency and heavy construction as positives amid dismal stores and sparse parts.
A University of New Mexico computer study for the House-Senate committee concludes solar heating will be the cheapest home heating in many northern states by 1980 and spread southward by 1985. It notes higher North fuel costs and rising gas and oil prices as factors, with installation costs around 1350 for new homes and 4200 for older homes.
About a dozen CAP opponents will travel to Washington D C for a March 21 hearing to urge President Carter to reinstate CAP funds for 1978. Arizona officials, CCAP members, and other groups plan to press for restoration while costs are debated.
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