Paradise Valley Reincorporation Moves Forward After Court Battle
Gov Jack Williams signed a bill allowing Paradise Valley to reincorporate if it loses its court fight marking a breakthrough in a decade of local governance disputes The chronology recounts petitions filed in 1961 amid annexation conflicts and legal challenges led by Mark and Jean Gruber and PVIA figures with the town officially incorporated on April 24 1961 and subsequent annexations and lawsuits shaping the dispute
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Jack Williams
Paradise Valley
Scottsdale
Maricopa
Phoenix
Camelback Mountain
Paradise Valley Improvement Association
Tatum Blvd
Scottsdale Rd
Indian Bend Rd
Jackrabbit
Mark
Jean Gruber
el Charro Lodge
Joe Ralston
County Board of Supervisors
Pat Downey
PVIA
Arizona Canal
Cit
Ned Curtis
Ralph Peterson
Robert Pickerell
Peterson
Navajo Chief decries film title Nobody Loves a Drunk
Raymond Nakai tribal chairman of the Navajo Nation condemns the proposed film Nobody Loves a Drunk in Indian as unjust and in poor taste. He warns the title would worsen relations with whites, urging New Mexico officials to cooperate on programs to address liquor problems.
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Judy Jones
Santa FE
N.M
UPI
New Mexico
Raymond Nakai
National General Corp
California
David Cargo
Nakai
Utah
Arizona
Melvin Hellender
U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs
Albuquerque
Domingo Montoya
All-Pueblo Council For
State Office of Economic Opportunity
Paradise Valley Incorporation Fight Faces Backer Mystery
Paradise Valley officials seek who funds attorney Joseph Ralston in the incorporation battle. Gov. Williams signs a bill allowing reincorporation within 12 months if the suit loses. Ralston declines to name clients and disputes about state funding persist while local figures speculate on Phoenix water interests and political backers.
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Harriet Ralston
Paradise Valley
Phillip vonAmmon
Ralston
vonAmmon
John Conlon
Giss
John Kruglick
Police Cite 1967 Licenses for Driving Violations
Scottsdale police report they began citing drivers of vehicles without a 1968 license tag. Citations carry fines of five to ten dollars. The state deadline for new tags was March 1.
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Scottsdale
City agrees to remove benches near Maharani Creations
City officials met with Dan Molina to remove advertising benches in front of his Maharani Creations at 8 W Fifth Ave. Molina will replace the benches with landscaping friendly seating. City Manager Bill Donaldson and planning director George Fretz will supply suitable bench plans and coordinate with Heath Advertising Co.
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Dan Molina
Fifth Ave
Bill Donaldson
George Fretz
Molina
Scottsdale
Donaldson
Heath Advertising Co
Maharani Creations
Fretz
Salt River Project reservoirs hit record storage
Salt River Project reports all six reservoirs hold 2 023 581 acre feet of water, 98.4 percent of capacity, with Verde River Horseshoe and Bartlett at max. McMullin cites drought safeguards and a 25 000 acre foot buffer to absorb runoff. max Verde about 315 000 AF and Salt River about 1 742 000 AF.
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Salt River Project
SRP
Rod McMullin
Verde River
Horseshoe
Bartlett Lakes
McMullin
Salt River
Roosevelt
Phoenix
Granite Reef Diversion Dam
Thieves Hit Two Scottsdale Jewelry Stores
Police reported two Scottsdale jewelry stores were broken into early today with rocks thrown through display windows and about 3000 dollars in jewelry taken. The break ins at Larson Jewelry and Alexanders Jewelry appeared connected and the burglaries blamed on the same thief or group.
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Scottsdale
Larson Jewelry
E. Main’St
Alexanders Jewelry
W. 5Th Ave
Jordan Seeks UN Council Action Over Israeli Raids
Jordanian Ambassador urges the UN Security Council to punish Israel for raids east of the Jordan River, warning that without sanctions the council’s resolutions lose meaning. A emergency session heard calls for economic or military action.
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United Nations
UN Security Council
Israel
Jordan River
Council
Stalinist President Novotny resigns from Czechoslovakia
Antonin Novotny stepped down as President of Czechoslovakia after fifteen years in power. He cited political pressure and said the move aimed to aid the further development of their Socialist society.
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Prague
Antonin Novotny
Czechoslovakia
Novotny
Arizona End of Session Signals Special Panel Call
Phoenix legislative wrap notes the end of the overtime session with Gov. Jack Williams hinting at a special session after Easter to address the Industrial Commission and workers compensation. Williams also signs a law keeping Arizona on standard time year round, exempting the state from daylight saving time.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Jack Williams
Industrial Commission
Scottsdale invites citizens to discuss local education issues
Sixty four residents invited to a 7 30 p.m meeting at Kaibab Elementary School to share opinions on district education matters. The session marks a rare move by the Scottsdale School Board to seek public input ahead of upcoming decisions and bond votes.
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Scottsdale Schoollard
John Shaw
Kaibab
Ent - Teacher Association
William Odell
Stanford University
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