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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1975
Page
2
The Senate approved a $33.1 billion individual tax cut and a $3.8 billion corporate tax increase, yielding a net $29.3 billion tax reduction to spur the economy. The measure goes to a House Senate conference for reconciliation with a separate $19.9 billion House bill.
Dr. Willis H. Bower, superintendent of the Arizona State Hospital for eight years, resigned effective April 15 and said he will pursue work in Southern California's mental health field. In Tucson, Charles Schmid Jr. remained in critical condition after being stabbed multiple times in a prison dormitory. He underwent three operations at Maricopa County General Hospital, according to Warden Harold Cardwell.
Jose Bracamonte, 21, a Phoenix human relations department employee, was arrested Friday on suspicion of pandering and agreeing to take a bribe to settle misdemeanor charges against a former go go dancer. He was booked into county jail.
Herbert F. Mogel, 39, a civilian in the police identification bureau, and Kathleen Devane, 28, were arrested Friday in a conspiracy to commit murder case. Bond was set at 16500 dollars for each.
Two Chicago residents Horace Benson 18 and Veronica Estilite Brown 19 were arrested by U S Treasury agents on I 30 southwest of Phoenix after officers recovered 12 automatic and semi automatic weapons along with 600 rounds of ammunition from their car tied to a Chicago narcotics smuggling ring.
Craig A. Martin 20 died Thursday from a fall on Camelback Mountain. Mass is 10 a.m. Monday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church. Visitation today and Sunday at Messinger Mortuary. Burial in Paradise Cemetery. He lived at 8341 E. Glen Rosa Ave and graduated from Saguaro High School in 1973. He worked in the Progress pressroom since December 1973. Survivors: parents Gipp A. and [name], a brother and two grandparents.
Charles O Sharp 66 who came to Phoenix in 1919 and ran Sharp's Auto Supply Co died Thursday at St. Joseph's Hospital. He formerly owned Yavapai Parts and Machine Shop in Prescott and lived at 8235 E Roma Ave. Survivors include his wife Gladys two daughters four brothers seven grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Services at 10 a.m. Monday in Paradise Chapel on Indian School Road.
2nd Lt. James Hart 27 from Scottsdale was killed when a 137 trainer from Williams AFB crashed seven miles south of Chandler during a training mission. 2nd Lt. Larry Brown of Sylmar Calif. was injured and taken to Williams hospital. Hart lived on base with his wife Milinda and was a Scottsdale High School and Arizona State University alumnus.
The House passed a 1.5 billion dollar program to subsidize mortgage interest rates for one year aiming to spur home building. It covers buyers choosing 6 or 7 percent subsidies, with eligibility based on city median income times 20 percent and home prices up to 42 thousand dollars. The measure, aligning with Alaska Hawaii and Guam caps, includes sale clawback rules and would end June 30 1976. About 400,000 homes are projected, with 70 percent for new construction and 30 percent for existing or unsold homes.
The city council praised David Kelly, Jim Lennox, Chris Maxey and Tom Middaugh for more than 2000 hours of volunteer service in the Scottsdale Recreation program. Each has at least 500 hours as youth leaders, working with staff at Vista del Camino Chestnutt Park and other city facilities.
William P. Stearns, a former Sperry Flight Systems and Motorola engineer, developed the Colorsonic 1421. The device differentiates sounds and can be tuned to various hearing impairments, offering improved speech clarity in noisy settings. The Shalako International unit in Los Arcos Mall and a Scottsdale base hold four patents and prior testing shows superiority over conventional aids.
The city council approved a contract with Haver Construction Co. to build an 11 unit Vista del Camino housing complex for residents displaced by redevelopment. The bid of 229,580 undercuts the 230,000 cost estimate. The council also seeks bids to finish the 64th Street drainage channel from Shea Boulevard to Gold Dust Ave.
Netta DeMontaigu, 47, accused of causing four deaths in a Feb 23 crash, was readmitted to Scottsdale Memorial Hospital ICU with internal injuries after her eastbound car hit a northbound vehicle at Pima and Indian School Roads. She had been released from ICU last week and is now in guarded condition as authorities await discharge to serve four vehicular manslaughter warrants.
The Scottsdale Branch of the American Cancer Society hosts an informational meeting at 1 p.m. Monday in the Community Room of the First Federal Savings and Loan at 44th Street and Camelback Road. Attendees will learn what the Cancer Society is currently doing in the Valley.
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