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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1974
Page
1
Parks crews finish landscaping at Scotts dale Mall as town readies the dedication set for Sunday afternoon in front of the Little Red Schoolhouse. The ceremony includes a 45 member musical group a color guard and an art show with officials hoping for good weather and strong attendance.
United Nations Secretary General Kurt Waldheim will visit Cairo, Syria, and Israel next week to urge renewed peace efforts amid Israeli mobilizations and Palestinian guerrilla tensions. Cairo foreign ministry aides said he plans to press for renewal of the U.N. Golan Heights peacekeeping mandate through November 30.
Paradise Valley Homeowners Association at its annual meeting voted 4 to 1 against expanding the Sun & Sage resort at 4949 E Lincoln Drive. The action followed objections from PVHA members about neighborhood impact and concerns over annexation and zoning disputes. John V. Long noted about 90 residents voted. the council will review the proposal again on December 19 with planning recommendations and stipulations in place. Franklin M. Cist was elected president with Wilford J. Flyte and Long as vice presidents and Jeannine Cialoni as secretary.
Scottsdale School District reports 613 students now authorized for free lunches, up from 432 in 1973-74, a 43 percent rise. District official Bill Pedersen notes ongoing applications due to rising unemployment and recent Motorola layoffs affecting about 3,200 Valley workers, with 73 high school and 540 elementary students currently eligible.
Wendy Donohue a 21 year old biology major at Scottsdale Community College was named Fiesta Bowl Queen after beating 109 competitors. She receives a $1000 scholarship and will promote the Fiesta Bowl at remaining Western Athletic Conference games and attend the Hawaii game trip.
Senate Democrats met in a closed caucus and unanimously endorsed a seven point economic program for next year. The plan calls wage price controls as a last resort, but Leader Mike Mansfield stressed that the word consider means no commitment to vote for controls.
John Sawhill, outgoing energy administrator, criticized the administration in Senate testimony. He said he lost his job for being too tough on energy conservation and charged the Ford Administration is not ready to take a hard line on conservation.
U A W vice president Douglas Fraser says GM Ford and AMC may adopt one week on and one week off shifts to trim car backlogs after January 1. Chrysler has already announced extensive cuts as layoffs loom in the auto sector.
Senator Henry Jackson hires top political strategist Robert Reese to lead his planning committee as he weighs a 1976 Democratic presidential run. A formal decision in early January ahead of Congress's return is anticipated.
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