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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1970
Page
7
City leaders prioritize the Indian Bend Greenway, flood control, and downtown parking while debating how to finance a 18 item civic program. Legal questions arise on sales tax voter approval and election timing with potential interim registrations and affidavits.
Princess the dog woke the John Hudson family at 11 07 p m when smoke filled their home at 8701E Bonnie Rose Scottsdale. Firemen cooled a burned dishwasher motor causing an estimated $25 damage. No medal awarded but the canine earned a special notch in the family’s hearts.
Scottsdale Schools Superintendent E G Burnkrant blames predecessors for failing to fund contingency costs, shaving 68 planned new classrooms from the 1969 bond issue and leaving 32 unaccounted as remodeling absorbs 36 rooms. The plan relies on a spring bond to cover shortages. remodeling funds must finish by June 30 or be redirected.
First tabulation shows 1097 voters by noon, down from 1272 last year as polls run 6 AM to 7 PM. Candidates Sam Childs Jill Moliffe Jim Wellington and Eugene Wines vie to fill Rev. John Shaw's seat with Osmond Burton having won previously on a write in. Polls are at 16 elementary schools and two high schools Coronado and Scottsdale.
A Phoenix area suit seeks 2.3 million for flood damages after a Labor Day weekend canal break. Plaintiffs William and Joy Clark and Fredi Ronaras allege Salt River Valley Water Users Association negligent in water level control and floodgate operation. A separate Mohave Citizens Association filing is planned for a larger amount.
The Paradise Valley Planning and Zoning Commission meets at 8 p m in Town Hall to consider enlarging a riding school at 7701 North Mockingbird Lane and amending a plat plan for the First Southern Baptist Church at 5230 North Scottsdale Road. Hal Rich Realty plans an informal appearance to seek guidance on adjacent property use amid recent changes to resort hotel ordinances. Weather outlook calls for increasing cloudiness and wind, with highs near 90 and lows around 60s.
President Nixon announced a nationwide radio and television address Wednesday at 6 p.m. Arizona time to unveil the most comprehensive peace proposal yet. The plan will be entered into the Paris talks on Vietnam Thursday.
Treasury agents said they arrested one youth in Danville and seized 700 pounds of explosives after an undercover investigator bought the devices from the youths. More youths were expected to be in custody soon as the probe links to plans to blow up sections of downtown Chicago.
Sen James Eastland said a wave of guerrilla warfare threatens law and order nationwide as the Senate Internal Security subcommittee opened hearings on anti crime legislation. He called the situation shocking and deeply disturbing as police protection measures were debated.
Saguaro High School faces cracked concrete tennis courts after their completion. The School Board will consider resurfacing with Plexi-Pave instead of pouring new courts, a costlier option some say delays and raises questions about causes.
Arizona State quarterback Joe Spagnola earned Western Athletic Conference offensive player of the week for the second straight time. He went 15 of 24 for 279 yards and four touchdowns in ASU’s 52-3 win over Wyoming, with all TDs in the opening quarter on six completions for 204 yards. Arizona safety Justin Lanne earned defensive honors.
The United Front Organization, a coalition of radical UA student groups, plans a nonviolent demonstration at the Arizona vs BYU football game in Tucson. The protest targets alleged racism at BYU, a Mormon school in Utah.
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