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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1973
Page
1
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports unemployment fell from 4.8 to 4.5 percent, the lowest in 43 months, while total employment rose by 3.2 million over the past year and 570,000 more people held jobs in October. The report notes shorter and slightly decreasing work weeks for workers.
The Arizona State Highway Commission prepared to vote on a plan to cut speed limits. Vice Chairman Rudy E. Campbell hinted at a compromise proposal amid a 2-2 split on a 10 mph reduction for speeds up to 75 mph and 5 mph cuts for lower limits.
Arcadia Water Co officials notify 1,500 stockholders that five wells at Camelback Mountain face exhaustion in about two years if current use continues. A special meeting is set for November 15 at 7 30 p.m. to discuss options including sourcing another supply or shutting wells. The firm serves 1,300 irrigation customers between Camelback Mountain, the Arizona Canal, Scottsdale Road, and 44th Street. Phoenix supplies domestic water to homes.
Bids opened for a Villa Adrian home screening fence along 70th Street extension and for widening Indian School Road from 86th Street to Granite Reef Road. Arizona Fence Co. bids $5,904 for an eight inch block fence and $3,670 for a four inch fence with pilasters. Tanner Brothers Construction Co. bids $26,700 for Indian School Road work.
A hoax call claimed a bomb was planted at Tonalea School in Scottsdale. A custodian answered at 6:20 p.m. and police and Scottsdale Rural Fire Department teams searched the building with no bomb found.
A lone gunman hid cash from El Rancho Market at 6826 E Indian School Rd about 10 15 p m Thursday. Police questioned two suspects then released them no charges filed. A revolver was shown and a witness described a blue car seen fleeing the scene.
A 23 year old Vietnam veteran, Scott Lord of Fellsner Florida, injured in a year mine blast, needs a usable car to commute to a Phoenix mechanic job. He hopes to find an older car in need of repair to restore and drive while awaiting full employment. He can be reached at 994 5288 after 6 pm.
Charter government hopeful Rosendo Gutierrez told the Downtown Soroptimist Club that Phoenix traffic is approaching the intolerable and urged using gas tax revenues to back street revenue bonds as part of a three-point plan for city council control.
Lena T. Cross 78 died Thursday at Phoenix Memorial Hospital. Services 11 a.m. Saturday at Messinger Mortuary. Burial Green Acres Cemetery. She lived in Scottsdale since 1956, formerly of New Britain Connecticut, and belonged to Crossroads United Methodist Church Phoenix. Survived by son Everett T. of Scottsdale, daughters Verda Uitz of Phoenix and Elda Kearney of New Britain, five grandchildren, five great grandchildren.
Grace Baize 60 a Indiana native who moved to Scottsdale from Albuquerque N M died Thursday at her home 7508 E Edgemont She was a member of Scottsdale Bible Church Survivors include her husband Leonard two sons Richard A Phoenix and Danny Mc Allister Scottsdale a brother out of state and three Services set for 11 a m Monday at Green Acres Mortuary Interment Green Acres Memorial Gardens Visitation 2 to 4 p m and 7 to 9 p m Saturday and Sunday
Mrs Callie Brysen Hulen 83 who came to the Valley in 1938 from Albuquerque will be honored at a 4 p m service at Arcadia Funeral Home 4800 E Indian School Rd A Mass at 9 30 a m Monday at the Church of St Theresa 5045 E Thomas Burial will be in St Francis Cemetery She died at 4607 E Devonshire Survivors include two sons Thomas W and Kenneth D four daughters Thelma Dortha Pinson Eddleman 10 grandchildren and 24 great.
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