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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1973
Page
1
Protesters vow a court test of Scottsdale annexation after the council approved taking two thirds of a 300 acre island into the city. The measure covers 199 acres south of Indian Bend Road and east of Scottsdale Road and won with one dissenter.
Administration officials asked that courts decide the decades-long fight over 1.8 million arid acres. John Ky said no bill should be enacted and emphasized court orders to grant Hopis access to joint-use lands while reducing Navajo grazing. Steiger and others warned the plan could invite further conflict and inaction.
Mrs. Winona Mullinax president of Girls' Ranch tells city council the money supports disturbed girls not paving streets. She objects to Monterey Way paving linked to city policy. Council moves to approve with street improvement stipulation deleted. Dust control pledged. Unanimous vote.
Virgilijus Jim Jankus aged 4 died Monday at Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha after five years in Scottsdale. Son of Mr and Mrs Jurgis Jankus of Rochester NY he leaves three brothers. Services Thursday 8:30 a.m. at Messinger Mortuary with interment in Greenwood Cemetery. Friends may visit today at the mortuary.
Scottsdale Senior Citizens meet at 1 p.m. Thursday at the community building for an Eldorado Park outing. The gathering includes a pot-luck dinner and a birthday party for April and May celebrants.
Paradise Valley planning commission reluctantly approved Hal Clay's 40 acre rezoning to allow 56 new homes plus a 56 unit subdivision by Robert Grant and Co. of California with projected home prices from fifty to seventy thousand dollars. The panel backed delaying Vista Rica plat review to June 5 as residents protested traffic and terrain disruption.
The Phoenix Development Review Board will review a 105 unit development east of the northeast corner of Scottsdale Road and Lincoln Drive including 42 townhouses and 63 patio homes on 24 acres with a pool and tennis courts. Also on the agenda are a 350,000 square foot neighborhood shopping center, a 206 acre Thunderbird Airpark No 4 plat with 118 lots, and downtown redevelop plans featuring a performing arts center a 5.5 million hotel and eateries. Other items include a Lincoln Thrift branch at Paradise Valley Plaza a Dix Construction warehouse an Saba’s store an Vogel Construction retail and office building a Western Honda dealership and related parcels.
More than 450 dollars has flowed into the Debbie Strickland Memorial Fund to help Daniel Strickland’s family with medical bills after eight year old Debbie died from a heart ailment following seven weeks in hospital. Donations range from 2 to 1719 dollars from individuals and Pima Elementary School staff and Scottsdale Federation of Teachers. Contributions may be mailed to Scottsdale Daily Progress, P O Box 1150, Scottsdale 85257.
Maricopa County Recorder Paul Marston said it will take until Sept 1 to check recall petition signatures against Gov. Jack Williams and a late fall election is possible if validity is met. Voter registration and conflicting recall laws create added questions. A publisher’s $200,000 suit against Samaritan Health Service was dismissed as it failed to state a cognizable claim, according to Judge William Copple.
Rep. John Conlan of Arizona argues that issuing food stamps to workers on strike risks undermining collective bargaining. He sponsors a bill to bar stamps for strikers, saying the program aims to improve nutrition for low income families, not prolong strikes.
D arwin Aycock secures a record fourth term as secretary-treasurer of the Arizona AFL CIO after fending off withdrawal by challenger James O White and Lloyd Dayton who both exited before voting Tuesday in Flagstaff.
Jerry Pollock asserted Gov. Jack Williams failed to provide leadership during the latest legislative session. He cited unresolved issues and several stalled bills including open meetings and consumer protection measures.
Arizona Sportservice Inc was licensed by the State Racing Commission to run concessions at the state's race tracks for the coming fiscal year. The commission noted the firm met last year’s requirements and was placed in a trust under Dwight Patterson of Mesa, with a corporate restructuring removing it from Emprise Corp control.
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