Four firms bid on T Bird operator contract at Scottsdale airport
Four firms submitted bids for the fixed base operator concession at Scottsdale Municipal Airport. No bid stood out. Ken McDonald and Hal Bean will study offers before council recommendations. Bidders included Hixson Aviation, Arizona Helicopters, Wilson and Anderson, and Wesley F Morris. Morris declined to install on-site maintenance facilities. Bids to city returns ranged 15 to 2.6 percent of gross sales and 6 to 7 percent on fuels. all offered $5 per unit for tie-down use. Final choice may hinge on bidder reputation and finances. Police cars bid opening set for Wednesday. council agenda March 21.
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Scottsdale Municipal
Ken McDonald
Hal Bean
Hixson Aviation
Arizona Helicopters
Wilson
Anderson
Wesley F. Morris
Morris
McDonald
City Hall
Council
Senate Defeats Auto Safety Inspection Bill in Arizona
In Phoenix the Senate defeated a bill to reinstate auto safety inspections. Backers conceded the measure is dead after failing to advance from the Senate Highways and Transportation Committee chaired by Isabel Burgesa. Earlier the House passed both the vehicle inspection and daylight saving bills.
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Phoenix
API
Senate Highways and Transportation Committee
Isabel Burgesa
R-Maricopa
House
Legislators Move Toward Adjournment In Arizona Session
Phoenix AP report says lawmakers held closed meetings to reach deals enabling adjournment of a 63 day session. The four day began with aims to end on time for the first time in a decade amid talks on liquor, daylight saving time, ethics, bribery, and a merit system.
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Phoenix
API
House Actron
Senate
Jack Williams
Scottsdale Schools Face Triple Crises Overcrowding Tax Raise Threat
Scottsdale schools confront three crises including severe overcrowding, looming tax increases, and the possibility of a teachers strike. Progress editorial commentary examines how these threats intersect and impact the district.
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Scottsdale
CAP hearings flag Colorado River project stalemate
Congressional hearings open on a $1.2 billion plan to transport Colorado River water to Phoenix and Tucson. Arizona backs urgent action while California seeks priority rights to its 4.4 million acre feet, triggering a partisan dispute among committee members.
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UPI
Arizona
California
House Reclamation
Colorado
Phoenix
Tucson
Morris K. Udall
John J. Rhodes
Sam Steiger
R-Ariz
Thomas H. Kuchel
GOP
Senate Interior Committee
Scottsdale to get $55,000 in pool funds
While Mayor B L Tims is in Washington D C seeking federal money, Capitol sources report $55,000 in Land and Water Use Act funds have been authorized for Scottsdale. City official Ken McDonald says the funds cover the government's share of a new swimming pool and bath house in the park beside Corona do High School.
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B. L. Tims
Washington, D.C
Capitol
Scottsdale
Ken McDonald
Park
Coronado High School
Bartos Seeks Maricopa County Sheriff Nomination
Daniel Bartos of 8350 Bonnie Rose announces plans to pursue the Democratic nomination for sheriff in the 1968 primary. A public relations consultant with two children, he argues for better deputy education and training, civil service standards, and higher wages. Bartos has clashed with the city over sewer charges, was convicted for nonpayment, and has filed a $3.6 million suit against the State Bar alleging constitutional violation.
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Daniel Bartos
Bonnie Rose
Maricopa
Sond Bartos
Vocate
Bartos
Bartog
State Supreme Court
Maricopa County
State
State of
Arizona
Scottsdale Schools Stand Firm Amid Imminent Teachers Strike
John Tanner, superintendent, says district will keep Scottsdale schools open if a strike occurs. Arizona Federation of Teachers surveys teachers at Saguaro High School to gauge participation. Card options include striking, staying home, sick leave, or fighting the union in class. Senate defeats tenure-denying strike bill as salaries clash fuels tensions.
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John Tanner
Scottsdale
Arizona Federation of Teachers
Saguaro High School
Tanner
Scottadale Federation of Teachers
SFT
Senate Today
Dodd Admits Use of Testimonial Funds for Personal Costs
Senator Thomas J. Dodd acknowledged using part of $170 000 raised at four events for personal expenses including home improvements and his son Jeremy’s $4 000 gift. He said most funds covered political debts, with stipulations revealing exclusive car use and double charging for air fares.
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Washington
UPI
Thomas J. Dodd
Connecticut
Jeremy
Senate
Connecticut Democrat
Dodd
Senate Ethics Committee
Zoning Change Sought for Auto Sales Site on McDowell Road
The planning commission will consider rezoning a parcel at the northeast corner of McDowell Rd and 70th St from shopping center to commercial use for a car sales agency. Won derfall Stores owns the land. F W Turcotte Jr of General Motors Pontiac Division requested the change. A public hearing on new service station criteria is set for March 8, with a minor amendment to the sign ordinance and two other amendments also under review.
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McDowell Rd
70Th St
Planning Commission
Council Chambers
Main St
F. W. Turcotte Jr
Pontiac
General Motors Corp
Wonderfall Stores, Inc
Stop struggle power halt aids spring planting in China
The Chinese Communist Central Committee orders a halt in the bitter power struggle to let peasants work in the spring planting. Radio Peking reports the move aims to ease disruption and boost agricultural output nationwide.
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Hong Kong
Chinese Communist Central Committee
Radio Peking
Retrial for Mast Possible After Mistrial
Prescott Arizona. Yavapai County Attorney Eric Jacobsen says no decision has been made whether to try C Lea Mast of Tucson for a third time on a murder charge. Mast’s first two trials ended with hung juries and yesterday Judge Jack Ogg declared a mistrial in the latest proceeding. Mast is charged in the November 1965 death of his wife Elizabeth.
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Prescott
Yavapai
Eric Jacobsen
C. Lea Mast
Tucson
Mast
Jack Ogg
Elizabeth
Sothan resigns Scottsdale Police post for U S State Department
Lt Charles Sothan aged 92 has resigned from the Scottsdale Police to join the U S State Department. He will complete a two year AID training in Washington DC and likely serve overseas. Sothan joined the force in 1981, rising to lieutenant by 1964.
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Charles Sothan
U.S. State Department
Sothan
Bob Long
Federal Department
Long
Scottsdale Police
Agency For Internation Development
AID
Vietnam
Washington
D.C
Walter Nemetz
Lothan
Piteane
Harlier
Wilbur Anderson
Orange County
Calif
Sheriff's Dept
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