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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1974
Page
2
UPI reporting Judge John J. Sirica scolded 175 prospective jurors for the Watergate cover up case warning that failure to answer truthfully could lead to jail. He stressed presumption of innocence and noted the trial may be lengthy as jury selection continues.
Plans for Camelback Executive Park a 240000 square foot three story office complex on 70th Street and Camelback Road are submitted for approval along with Kaiser Aetna shopping center at Thomas and Hayden Roads. The meeting also reviews Spanish Oaks 274 unit townhomes and a 124 unit condominium project on Thomas Road.
Former Attorney General Elliot L. Richardson will address Arizona State University at 1 p.m. on October 14. Richardson, who served in three Nixon cabinet posts, resigned as Attorney General last October after refusing to fire special Watergate prosecutor Archibald Cox.
The State Corporation Commission dismissed charges that Arizona Water Co. illegally billed home builders in advance for extending water mains to new homes. The action ended concerns over upfront payments tied to service expansions and complied with existing regulatory standards.
Attorneys for sand and rock companies argued before the Arizona Supreme Court on Tuesday to stop the state land department from canceling commercial leases on state owned sand and gravel pits. The dispute follows a June ruling that water sand and gravel on public lands must be sold at auction.
Arizona Attorney General N Warner Lee said a Chicago firm More Sales Co is soliciting customers by mail for an eight dollar ninety five cent merchandise puzzle. Buyers purchase merchandise and 28 punches on a card, punches cost one to thirty nine cents, and completion of the card with a removed sticker selects prize merchandise.
Arizona Governor Jack Williams warns he will act to defend the judicial process and protect lives and property as 2000 California pickets threaten to mass at Yuma lemon groves unless a restraining order is lifted by 6 p.m. A McGuire ruling looms on the order. Sheriff Yancey reports border-area demonstrators and a beating incident involving three aliens and four suspects sought.
Margaret Porter Schueler 20 died in an auto crash near Yuma. Funeral 1 p.m. Thursday at Our Heritage Wesleyan Church burial Green Acres Cemetery. Survived by parents Patrick and Patricia Porter brothers Rick and Bob and grandmother Mrs Dean Elliot. She worked as a key punch operator for United Bank Phoenix and studied at Arizona State University. Born in Phoenix and a graduate of Navajo Elementary and Scottsdale High School. Green Acres Mortuary arranged services.
A 20-year-old Scottsdale man waived a preliminary hearing and agreed to plead guilty to armed robbery and burglary. Danny Edward Peterson, jailed on $110000 bond, was arrested in Casper after a stolen car linked to the Sept 5-9 crimes. If convicted in Superior Court, the minimum sentence is five years.
The Scottsdale City Council approved an ordinance regulating animal nuisances, aimed at keeping lots clean and reducing noise. A resident argued the law is too lax and not enforced well by county health officers, citing horses and donkeys on small lots. Council members debated lot sizes and enforcement while noting past outcries over similar attempts.
Goods valued at about 6355 dollars were stolen from Scottsdale Auction on Scottsdale Road. Police say the burglar forced a rear door and pried a glass case with sterling silver and turquoise items inside. Harriet Galladay owns the shop and reported the theft to authorities. A separate burglary at Charles Allen's home on Miller Road yielded electronics and clothing.
The Maricopa County Sheriff's Department seeks a new corrections officer to oversee jail operations after sheriff Paul Blabaum removed John Seaman from the civilian post. Seaman had worked on inmate rehabilitation and education programs.
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