Scottsdale Road redesign eyed to avoid busy tourist season
City officials assured downtown merchants that Scottsdale Road work will start in June and wrap by late September if approvals arrive on time. The $1.5 million project includes drainage along with medians and new sidewalks and landscaping from Indian School to Osborn. Officials expect 70 percent of funding from federal and state sources, while the city dedicates $200,000 in federal community development funds.
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Scottsdale Road
Jeff Kracht
Richard Bauman
Scottsdale
Indian School
Osborn Roads
Ron Ruziska
Ruziska
Bauman
Gerry Maskulka
Maskulka
Banks Drop Rates to Lows as Demand Dips
UPI reports major banks cut prime rates to seven and a half percent the lowest in 21 months and mortgage rates declined slightly as demand eased. The Fed lowered its lending rate affecting banks.
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New York
Federal Reserve
Ford open to compromise on tax relief size with limits
President Ford signaled willingness to trim a tax relief bill if amendments like abolishing the oil depletion allowance are dropped. Senate debates arouse a two day fight over a $29.2 billion package as Mansfield hints at weekend sessions to pass the measure.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Mike Mansfield
House
Congressornal
Elford A. Cederberg
R-Mich
Cederberg
Robert Griffin
Griffin
Berger seeks six new attorneys to target organized crime
Maricopa County Attorney Moise Berger asked the board of supervisors for authority and funds to hire six assistants who would specialize in organized crime. He rejected a prior plan for a special prosecutor and proposed reassigning six experienced staff to focus on organized crime, freeing six junior attorneys for routine cases.
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Phoenix
UPI
Maricopa County
Moise Berger
Board of Supervisors
Berger
Phoenix 40
Bob Stark
Stark
Arizona Senate set to debate open meetings marijuana and border checks
The Arizona State Senate plans floor action on bills to strengthen the open meeting law ease penalties for marijuana and abolish border agricultural inspection stations while a separate bill would regulate unproven cancer cures A Senate committee heard testimony from supporters and opponents amid calls for stricter regulation and budget focus.
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Phoenix
UPI
Senate
Appropriations Committee
Bob Stump
D-Tolleson
Senate Health and Welfare Committee
Department of Public Health Services
Alfredo Gutierrez
D-Phoenix
Scottsdale teachers seek veto power on district policies
The Scottsdale Federation of Teachers demands that district policies be included in teachers contracts for the 1975-76 year so changes require teacher and board consent. Larry Bell says contracts would prohibit arbitrary policy changes and ensure compliance, with a potential strike if demands stall. The fight centers on a 15.1 percent cost of living raise and a signed bargaining agreement with the Scottsdale district.
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Scottsdale Federation of Teachers
Larry Bell
SFT
Bell
Education Center
N. 44Th St
Scottsdale
William Randall
Arizona Education Association
Scottsdale Education Association
McCormick Ranch park sites get rolling with federal funds
City council orders fast start on four park sites in McCormick Ranch and nearby Sand Scottsdale, using 229000 federal funds. Staff may be rehired for up to one month to speed design, with sites donated by developers and district plans on hold for two years.
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McCormick Ranch
E. T. Wright
Scottsdale
Federal Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
Parks and Recreation Commission
Billie Gentry
Gerry Maskulka
Maskulka
Paul Messinger
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