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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1974
Page
1
Scottsdale city council adopted the tentative 1974 75 budget of 20.7 million with a tax rate rise to 1.03 per 100 assessed value. The plan includes 4.5 million for a 7.2 million capital program and 2.5 million for police. An ordinance revising commercial refuse rates and a daytime noise ordinance were approved.
The Scottsdale Development Review Board will consider an 88 unit two story complex named Paseo del Norte on a five acre site at McDonald Drive and Granite Reef Road. Covington Brothers Arizona also seeks a 4500 square foot Saba's store in the Downtown Redevelopment Area.
Memorial services were held for Jack W. Hudson 57 executive vice president of Love Oil Co Inc Scottsdale after a long illness. He died Sunday in Scottsdale. Born in Wichita Falls Texas he resided at 7635 E Minnetowa. Hudson was a petroleum engineer and consultant since 1940 and held degrees from the University of Texas. He worked for Aine Drilling in Canada and held senior posts at Kachina Production Tri Province Drilling Britalta Petroleum and served on the Independent Petroleum Association of America board. A Navy veteran he earned the Bronze Star with two battle stars. Survivors include his wife Elizabeth Scottsdale son H Taylor daughter Jean Hudson Jensen Las Vegas brother W T Hudson Denver and two grandchildren. Memorial contributions to the American Cancer Society.
Mrs. Else V. Aldrich age 67 died Monday in Scottsdale Memorial Hospital after moving to Phoenix 40 years ago. Born in Copenhagen she led Scottsdale Fifth Avenue shops and served as past president of the Scottsdale Soroptimist Club. Survivors include her mother and two sisters. Services and burial will be in Topeka Kansas.
Florentino Perna 75 died Monday at Scottsdale Memorial Hospital. Funeral is 11 a.m. Thursday at Messinger Mortuary Chapel, 7601 E. Indian School. Born in Italy, he moved to Arizona 14 years ago from Cleveland. A machinist, he is survived by two sons John of Cleveland and Robert of Mayfield Village, two daughters Katherine Eibler of Maple Heights and Lucille of Cleveland, and nine grandchildren.
John A. Leclerc 52 died Monday in St. Joseph's Hospital Phoenix. Rosary at 7 30 p m today Paradise Chapel 3934 E Indian School. Mass at 9 a m Thursday Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church Scottsdale. Burial in St Francis Cemetery. Survived by Claire sons Kevin and Terry and brother Norman all of Phoenix. He had been an accountant for Skyway Manufacturing Corp. of Phoenix. Born in Montreal Canada.
Phylis G Byrnie 51, an accounting department worker for the Scottsdale School District and Church of St Theresa member, died Monday at Doctors Hospital. She lived at 4002 E Wilshire, Phoenix, and is survived by husband William, daughters Karlyn and Kristin Furtwangler, sister Paula McKenzie, two sisters and three brothers out of state, and two grandchildren. Rosary is at Arcadia Funeral Home tonight. Mass Thursday at St Theresa Church. Burial in St Francis Cemetery.
Mrs. Violet B. Ryan 77 will have a 10 a.m. Thursday service at Green Acres Mortuary in Phoenix with burial in Green Acres Cemetery. She died Monday at Scottsdale House. Survived by son Howard of Scottsdale and daughter Mrs. Margaret Zimmerman of Dayton, Ohio, among seven.
Rebecca Duke, a Dallas telephone clerk, explains her 100 pound cougar Socki is gentle and trained with affection. Socki, real name Socorro, is housed in a 14 by 14 foot cage yet enjoys car rides and watching people. Duke contrasts loving training with harsh methods and says Socki would defend his owner if needed, though accidental harm to a intruder is possible.
The Paradise Valley Planning Commission recommended approval of Paolo Soleri's Cosanti Foundation storage and service facilities expansion at 6433 E Doubletree Ranch Rd with conditions. The panel required connection to the town sewer, a variance for 30 foot setbacks, relocation of disabled vehicles, and removal of a trailer.
Gus N. Rhodes aged 42 died after reportedly falling into a junk automobile compactor in Los Angeles. Deputies found blood on a car chunk, describing a 1000 pound square cube and are assessing how to recover his remains.
Scottsdale officials will attend the Arizona Environmental Planning Commission public hearing at Saguaro High School 6250 N 82nd St. at 7 p.m. to express the city’s position on statewide land use planning. City staff will gather public sentiment via a questionnaire for council and planning commission input. The EPC seeks private citizen input amid an energy driven push for master planning.
Paradise Valley Town Council will hear two lengthly cases on Thursday. Carl L. Lindberg seeks a special use permit to erect a 90 foot ham radio tower on three five acre parcels east of 56th Street north of Mockingbird Lane. Dr Edward B Diethrich seeks approval to build an 85 foot front tennis court near a proposed mountainside home at 8131 Mohave. The planning commission recommended denial for both.
Phoenix State Fuel and Energy Director C W Jick Myers plans to pursue federal funds to maintain a 22 person staff. The Legislature has appropriated 250000 dollars for the Fuel and Energy Office next year, allowing only 11 employees.
Washington Minority Leader John Rhodes said reforming the House committee structure is essential. He warned it would be a grave miscarriage of leadership if Democrats moved Salire to bring the reform measure to the floor or vote.
Phoenix area report states a former police officer was fined 300 and placed on six months probation after a plea bargain reducing a felony receiving stolen property charge to a misdemeanor trespassing. The case stemmed from alleged possession of stolen goods.
Phoenix reports that Richard Curran and his wife Jacque Mercer Curran filed Chapter 7 petitions in federal court. Inland Capitol Corp. led land development projects and the Currans are named debtors in the proceedings.
The article notes half of 1973 auto thefts in the Phoenix metropolitan area were recovered, with victims losing 5.89 million dollars in Phoenix and 376 thousand in Scottsdale. It details post theft damage, civil remedies, insurance costs, and the time burden on owners while suspects face law and lawyers.
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