Planning Commission OKs apartments and shopping center
Scottsdale planners recommended approval for a large apartment townhouse project between Hayden Road and Indian Bend Wash after cutting units by about 20 percent to roughly 218 on 27.2 acres. They backed rezoning for a Lincoln Plaza area restaurant and shops, and a 34-home plus six-unit apartment complex west of Scottsdale Road.
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Hayden Road
Indian Bend Wash
Arizona Canal
Lincoln Plaza Shopping Center
Alex Marusich
Lincoln Plaza
Scottsdale Road
M.J. Como
78Th Street
Shea Boulevard
Gold Dust Avenue
Robbery at First National Bank of Arizona Branch
A suspect robbed the First National Bank of Arizona at 3828 N Scottsdale Rd around 10 15 am taking about 1700 in cash. No weapon shown but a teller was threatened with harm for 5000. Last seen heading south on Marshall Way in a white Buick. Suspect described as a Black man 5 10 with dark curly hair beard 185 pounds multicolored shirt.
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Aman
First National Bank of Arizona
N. Scottsdale Road
Marshall Way
Three Hurt as Kingman Train Collides in Downtown Crash
A Santa Fe freight train rearended a parked train in downtown Kingman at 4 a.m. Three crewmen were injured, several homes evacuated, and a wooden overpass destroyed as up to six locomotives and 32 freight cars derailed and caught fire. Firefighters battled burning diesel and freight for an hour before containment. Traffic diverted from U.S. 66 while hospitalized injuries included broken limbs and cuts.
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Kingman
Santa Fe
U.S. 66
Robber Holds Up Scottsdale Circle K Store
An armed man in two bandanas robbed a clerk at 6901 E. Indian School Rd last night taking 94 dollars. The suspect, described as Caucasian 25 to 30 years old about 5 feet 8 inches tall and 165 pounds, fled east on foot. Merle Storck 58 assisted the clerk.
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Scottsdale Circle K
Indian School Road
Merle W. Storck
Storck
Paul R. Hofmann dies at 60 in Scottsdale
Memorial services for Paul Richard Hofmann 60 will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at the family home in Paradise Valley. A New York City native who moved to the Valley in 1958, he owned Hofmann Company a wholesale floor covering firm. Survived by wife Betty and son Kent. He supported the Arizona Room at University of Arizona and belonged to multiple local historical and civic groups.
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Paradise Valley
Paul Richard Hofmann
Scottsdale Memorial Hospital
Hofmann
New York City
The
State Historical Society
Edna S Bathke 67 Dies. Services Held in Valley
Edna Sarah Bathke, 67, of 8325 E Sage Drive, died after moving to the Valley ten years ago from Wisconsin. Survived by two sons W Michael of Missouri and Alan of Colorado, two daughters Joan Colvin of Scottsdale and Sandra Allen of Florida, two sisters out of state, and five grandchildren. Services held today at Messinger Mortuary Chapel. interment private.
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Edna Sarah Bathke
E. Sage Drive
Scottsdale Memorial Hospital
Wisconsin
Scottsdale council filing opens as eight announce bids
Scottsdale candidates for the February City Council primary must file petitions by December 23. Each nomination petition requires 313 to 625 signatures. Eight contenders compete for three seats including James Bruner Martin Reifer David Conner Diane Cusack Billie Gentry Heinz Hink Don Lagesse Americo Mac Carvalho. Incumbent Herbert Drinkwater will not run in the primary, but may seek mayor in 1980.
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Scottsdale
James Bruner
E. Kalil Drive
Martin Reifer
N. Parkway Ave
David Conner
N. 87Th Way
Diane Cusack
Chimps at Ringling Circus Munch on Bananas
Four chimpanzees with Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus chow down on a banana bunch during a training display. The playful scene showcases the chimp acts and circus daily life.
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Ringling Brothers
Barnum and Bailey Circus
Babbitt says swindlers flee Phoenix crackdown ends land fraud
Arizona Attorney General Bruce Babbitt reports swindlers are on the run as land fraud crackdowns drive them out of the state. He again declines 1978 governor bid while noting possible 1980 U.S. Senate considerations.
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Phoenix
Bruce Babbitt
Babbitt
U.S. Senate
Mesa approves $38 million school bond issue
Mesa School District voters approved a $38 million bond issue to fund eight new schools and renovations. Officials cited a 7,358 to 5,089 vote in favor of the construction program.
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Mesa — Mesa
Bus union and Greyhound keep talks going through Thanksgiving
Phoenix reports the threat of a strike by Greyhound drivers and maintenance workers easing as union and company negotiators pledge to continue talks over the holiday if progress continues. The Amalgamated Transit Union and company spokesmen say negotiations will persist through Thanksgiving as long as there are signs of headway.
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Phoenix
Greyhound
Amalgamated Transit Union and Company
Brooks mileage claim delayed by board absence
Discussion of a 456 mileage reimbursement by Roger Brooks, Maricopa Community College District board member, was postponed after he did not attend the meeting. President Jeremy Butler delayed action, seeking fuller explanation, as county prosecutors review Brooks mileage and other allegations. The board later approved a code of ethics and faculty qualification guidelines.
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Roger Brooks
Maricopa Community College
Brooks
Governing Board
Jeremy Butler
Maricopa County
Butler
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American Philatelic Society
Westerners
Phoenix Historical Group
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Kent
Edna S. Bathke
Messinger Mortuary Chapel
Central Arizona Condominium Management Company
Council
Camelview Plaza Mall
Camelback Rd
Arizona Chiropractic Physicians
E. Mercer
XEROX
Christown
W. Bethany Home Rd
E. Thomas
Mesa
Molin
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Metro Center
W. Dunlap Ave
Midtown
St. & Campbell
Scottsdale Rd
Ave
Setedl Rd
West Side
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Ind. Sch. Rd
Phoenix Midtown
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Matt Bank
Tempe
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Auto Parts
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