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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1975
Page
1
The board weighs 10 percent and 593000 cuts to cover rising costs for 1975-76 with 195 positions at risk including 110 teachers and all inter-school athletics. The SFT considers attrition and admin cuts while warning of a potential teachers strike as final budget decisions loom next week.
A seven year old, James Forlevie of 7302 E Belleview, died after a car dragged his tricycle 80 feet on Belleview Street near Scottsdale Road. Witnesses say the collision occurred as the front wheel locked and the tricycle rode into traffic. The westbound car driven by Carma Gunnerson, 38, was not cited.
Susan Laubengayer leads the Arizona Genealogical Society Cemetery Project recording grave markers across about 200 pioneer and territorial cemeteries in Arizona. By 1965 roots group in Tucson has logged 150 cemeteries and 50 000 names for next fall publications.
UPI reports columnist Jack Anderson asserts he published the CIA submarine recovery story to protect Soviet face rather than American secrets. He ignored CIA Director William Colby's appeal, saying the issue was international etiquette not national security.
Scottsdale-Paradise Valley Bicentennial Commission nominates a citywide tree planting plan as an official bicentennial project. The goal is at least 200 trees in parks medians and Civic Center, costing about $7,000 with $35 per tree for planting and initial upkeep. Eileen Rasmussen coordinates Horizons 76 committee activities.
Scottsdale receives 1.8 million dollars in Community Development Block Grant funds under the 1974 act. The first year covers 19 projects aimed at Neighborhood Development, Scottsdale Road improvements, and a downtown neighborhood center, with an action year May 1, 1975 to April 30, 1976. The city will reapply annually and tap funds from a drawing account as environmental reviews allow. Mayor Jenkins credits HUD approval and Rhodes’s support. Weather brief predicts showers, wind, and near 60 degree highs today and Thursday.
The Indian Bend Wash flood control and recreation project is named among 1974’s top ten outstanding engineering achievements by the National Society of Professional Engineers. It preserves 900 acres of open space, provides parks and trails, and is a joint effort of Scottsdale, the Maricopa County Flood Control District, Water Resources Associates Inc, and the Army Corps of Engineers.
United Press International reports a brief news item mentioning Ay I Fos Joe An Ke Fy. The note appears in a syndicated news digest with minimal context and unclear details.
The stock market moved broadly higher on the New York Stock Exchange as investors watched congressional action on tax legislation. The Dow rose 15.64 to 763.53 near 3 p.m. EDT with advances leading declines 1,120 to 286 among 1,731 issues traded.
A spokesman said Mamie Eisenhower’s intestinal bleeding that led to her hospitalization has stopped and her condition in her 77th year is now good at Fort Gordon Georgia. Major George Foster confirmed the update.
The South Carolina House tabled the proposed Equal Rights Amendment by 46 to 43, instantly blocking any chance it could join the U S Constitution in 1975. Supporters were surprised as lawmakers rushed back from lunch and found key backers unavailable.
House and Senate negotiators reach a 24.8 billion tax cut agreement that includes a one time 50 dollar Social Security rebate payment and a special credit for new housing under construction. The package also references the 1976 tax cuts and outlines automatic rebates for filers.
Yemen shelters the kidnapers of France's ambassador to Somalia after a French appeal. The pledge comes as the ambassador, kidnapped Sunday night after leaving church services, is poised for release.
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