City watchdog backs flood plain clause in Scottsdale charter
City Manager Bill Donaldson assured Vista del Camino residents that a proposed charter revision to allow flood plains and floodways will not strip property rights. He cited past flood protections and noted risks of higher flows, stressing the measure aims to prevent destruction rather than condemn homes.
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Vista del Camino
Donaldson
Salvador Gonzales
Indian Bend Wash
McDowell
Moreland
77Th St
Gonzales
America
Scottsdale
Store Hour Views Requested by Scottsdale Shoppers
Memo to all Scottsdale shoppers asking for preferences on shopping hours. Frank Crehan of Progress business column and local merchants want reader views. Read Crehan's column on Page 9 and share feedback.
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Scottsdale
Frank Crehan
Progress
Crehan
Scottsdale new citizen praises city police tour
A Scottsdale woman naturalized in a class of 22 toured the police department Monday. Guides Ed Bayle Stan Kelly Jack Kelly Mike Gannon James Callaway and Hugh Cleary introduced the officers to the group. She praised the department saying it has the best law enforcement in the nation. She is a native of Ireland.
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Scottsdale
Ed Bayle
Stan Kelly
Jack Kelly
Mike Gannon
James Callaway
Hugh Cleary
Ireland
County attorney to handle Bartos police brutality case
The investigation into alleged police brutality by Officers Bolady and Chambers has been turned over to the Maricopa County Attorney after Dan Bartos refused to cooperate. Bartos did not submit a statement or a medical report, citing scrutiny of City Hall and demanding a formal complaint. The incident occurred on Granite Reef Road near Hohokam School following a traffic stop.
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Maricopa County
Bartos
Charles Bolady
Hill Donaldson
Walter Nemetz
Nemetz
Horado
Bolado
Chambers
Granite Reef Rd
Hohokam School
Hartos
Pete Hornbaker
City Hall
Donaldson
Bartas
Israel Jordan peace talks offer from Eshkol
Israel's Prime Minister Eshkol offered to meet King Hussein for peace talks either in Jerusalem or Amman marking a new bid since the June war. Jordanian frontier tensions persisted as Legionnaires held at the Jordan River border amid Arab attacks. Hussein met UK Foreign Secretary George Brown in London for cordial discussions.
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Hussein
Israel
Amman
Cairo
U.S. Treasury
Robert Anderson
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Anderson
Johnson
U.S
Jerusalem
Jordan River
Jordan
Washington
London
George Brown
Foreign Office
Federal grant to aid youths in Coronado Yavapal area
The Coronado and Yavapal school districts will implement a $69,445 Title 1 funded program aiding about 350 lower income youths. It includes reading, medical and dental care, free lunches, cultural courses, and after school tutoring and counseling. A director counselor will coordinate the effort with a first grade reading program starting before Christmas and full rollout January 1968.
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Yavapal
Coronado
Richard Eden
Eden
Edens
Halloween toll rises with 11 youths killed nationwide
United Press International reports at least 11 children died Tuesday night on Halloween in separate incidents. Nine were struck by vehicles and one boy was fatally stabbed during a candy theft attempt. Police noted 12 injuries and 41 arrests in Halloween related events across states including Texas Virginia Minnesota and New York.
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Portsmouth
James Earl Brown Jr
Brown
Texas
Virginia
Kentucky
Minnesota
New York
Pennsylvania
Rochester
N.Y
Waco
Tex
John Filmore
Johnson Cooper
Cooper
Charter Change Meeting for Scottsdale Enrichment Program
Scottsdale officials and the city charter review committee meet at 8 p m in the Community building at Edlora do Park to discuss six ballot questions on the 1961 city charter. Councilmen Ken Murray and Leonard Johnson moderate and invite public participation.
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Scottsdale
City Charter Review Committee
Edlorado Park
Ken Murray
Leonard Johnson
Wednesday in the News
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U.S. renews offer to halt air raids in Vietnam talks
Washington reports the United States renewed its offer to stop bombing North Vietnam to begin peace talks and urged governments to help move toward a settlement. Officials rejected Hanoi’s claim that civilian bombing targets were deliberate.
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Washington
North Vietnam
State Department
Hanoi
Arizona property tax cuts eyed by Senate committee
A study to Senate Finance and Revenue outlines homeowner tax relief if assessed at 15 percent of value and state backs school financing costs. In Phoenix a Scottsdale man, Vance Fish, is missing after a flight from Show Low to Phoenix. CAP reports a red and white Piper Comanche landed at Sky Harbor.
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Senate Finance Committee
Sen
Russell Long
Louisiana
Phoenix
Arizona
Senate Finance and Revenue Committee
Proenix
Scottsdale
Show Low
Vance Fish
Western Pine Sales
Jeff Show Low
Civil Air Patrol
Sky Harbor
Spur Circle
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