Scottsdale founder portrait rejected by Fine Arts Commission
Newcomer artist Mrs. Michael Kinnas offered a portrait of town founder Winfield Scott for display in the Civic Center. The Fine Arts Commission refused the gift, while other exhibits such as a miner painting and an elk head remain on view. Mayor Bud Tims said council members don’t see rejections, only objects approved by the commission.
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Winfield Scott
Michael Kinnas
New England
Fine Arts Commission
Civic Center
City Hall
Scottsdale
Bud
Tims
Paul Haldermann
The
Apollo 9 Returns Home After 10 Day Space Mission
Apollo 9 crew James McDivitt David Scott and Rusty Schweickart greeted at Ellington Air Force Base with cheers hugs and tears after a successful 10 day test flight that paved the way for Apollo 10 and Apollo 11 lunar missions. They landed at 6 03 p m EST after a splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean and a Cape Kennedy launch March 3. The reception included a brass band and remarks about home being the most beautiful place.
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James McDivitt
David R. Scott
Russell L
Rusty” Schweickart
Houston Space Center
Cape Kennedy
U.S
Atlantic Ocean
City seeks summer workers for lifeguards recreation leaders
Scottsdale invites early applications for summer jobs in Parks and Recreation. Interviews run March 24 to April 11 at the community recreation building 2311 N 76th St. Positions include Lifeguards Senior Lifesaving card required pay 1.71 hour Recreation leaders 2.01 hour Recreation attendants 1.37 hour Pool cashier 1.50 hour.
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City of
Scottsdale
Ron Pies
Community Recreation Building
76Th St
Scottsdale Boys Week opens with 800000 youths active
The national Boys Week runs Sunday with over 800000 boys in 500 communities taking part. Scottsdale will highlight with 1600 local youths at 7 p.m. Tuesday, featuring the Boys Club Choir directed by Don Brewer. Jim Charles leads the local club at 7502 E Osborn Rd. Bryant Chinn, 10, is Scottsdale Boy of the Year, with President Nixon as honorary chairman.
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National Boys’ Club
Scottsdale
Don. Brewer
E. Osborn ‘Rd
Jim Charles
Nixon
Boys’ Clubs of America
Bryant Chinn
Justin Chinn
Diamond
Security Council
Washington
National Security Council
White House
Gerard Smith
Arms Concentrol and Disarmament Agency
Smith
Geneva
U.S
Weather snapshot hints at warm weekend
Daily forecast notes a sunny day and a warmer Sunday with daytime highs around the low to mid sixties. Overnight lows expected in the upper twenties to mid thirties and daytime temperatures rising into the upper sixties.
Housing inequality highlighted in city and Maricopa County
A report by the East Maricopa League of Women Voters cites significant housing inequality in Scottsdale and surrounding areas. It notes pockets of substandard dwellings, limited fair housing tools, and discrimination reports from Negro applicants, urging legal tools and codes to address ghetto-area risks.
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Maricopa County
Scottsdale
East Maricopa
The
League
Vista del Camino
Vista ‘del Camino
McDowell
Indian Bend Wash
Soviet and China clash again near Damansky island
Tass reported renewed border fighting around Damansky island in the Ussuri River with Chinese troops attacking in battalion strength. casualties were described as killed and wounded on both sides, amid a sharp Moscow Peking exchange and protests.
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Moscow
Kremlin
Tass
Nixon’s ABM plan faces Senate opposition and support
Senate critics call Nixon’s Safeguard ABM costly and wasteful while allies in the White House push counter documents. Democratic leaders such as Church and Mondale condemn the program as a misstep that shifts funds from poverty programs, even as Kennedy vows ongoing opposition. Some Republicans warn it opens an arms race yet Nixon asserts a Congressional route with deployment away from cities.
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Senate
Congress
Frank Church
Didaho
Nixon
Walter Mondale
D-Minn
Edward M. Kennedy
Kennedy
Mark O. Hatfield
Rove
Capitol Hill
Warsaw Pact Leaders Arrive for Budapest Summit
Warsaw Pact leaders began arriving in Budapest for a summit to discuss border conflicts between Russia and China. A seven man Soviet delegation led the procession as the first bloc meeting since the Czechoslovakia invasion last August.
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Budapest
Russia
China
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Scottsdale sergeants decry pension plans amid court ruling
Scottsdale police sergeants contend state pension options fall short compared with other states after a Supreme Court ruling allowed a choice between three plans. They complain current 1968 plan requires 25 years of service and age 55 to retire, with limited benefits. They urge parity with out‑of‑state offerings to attract and retain officers.
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Bob Driscoll
Scottsdale
Supreme Court
Stan Kelley
Bill Donaldson
Kelley
Don Maxwell
Scottsdale Polic Benevolent Association
Don Skousen
Exemption Renewals Due for Churches and Nonprofits
The Maricopa County Assessor urges renewal of real estate tax exemptions by end of March. About half of 1700 eligible church and nonprofit properties had renewed by early March. Exemption depends on property use, with worship-related use required for qualification.
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Maricopa County
Ken R. Kunes
Kunes
City Council to vote on street, zoning and water ordinances
Public Works seeks approval for Hayden Rd improvement and a new zoning ordinance format. Motorola expansion aids the street project while a water works acquisition authorized by ordinance will launch the city into the water business with an estimated $150,000 cost.
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Hayden Rd
McDowell
McKellips
Marc Stragier
Hayden ‘Rd
Motorola
Dan Raby
Planning Commission
City
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