Mockingbird Water Co. found guilty on two counts
The Mockingbird Water Co. was found guilty on two counts for failing to take precautions to prevent impure water in its lines. Judge Daniel Roth fined the firm $200 per count and a civil suit seeks $300,000 in damages. The criminal case stems from failure to disconnect a well after contamination. The firm may appeal, but no plan was announced.
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Mockingbird Water Co
J. Michael Hennigan
Daniel Roth
Scottsdale Justice Court
Roth
Hennigan
56Th Street
Doubletree Lane
Douglas Zimmerman
Zimmerman
Maricopa County
Scottsdale School District bond election to fund new elementary
Voters will decide to authorize the sale of 1.8 million dollars in bonds to finance a 20th elementary school at Tomahawk and 56th Street. Election Thursday from 6 am to 7 pm at listed Apache, Cocopah, Hohokam, Ingleside, Kachina, Kaibab, Kiva, Soloma, Mohave, Navajo, Paiute, Pima, Supai, Tawau, Tonaloa, Yavapai, Coronado, and Scottsdale High Schools. Any district resident 30 days prior may vote and must sign affidavits at polling places.
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Scottsdale
Tomahawk
56Th Street
Apache
Cocopah
Hohokam
Ingleside
Kachina
Kaibab
Kiva
Soloma
Mohave
Navajo
Paiute
Pima
Supai
Tawau
Tonaloa
Yavapai
Scottsdale candidates back $1.8 million school bond
Three Scottsdale School Board hopefuls at a Yavapai School forum voiced support for the proposed 1.8 million bond to fund the district’s 20th elementary school. Samuel Childs, Ray Planeta, and Dave Richards urged passage and pressed for stronger communication, broader curriculum, and more vocational education.
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Maxine Goodman
Scottsdale
Yavapai School
Tom Larsen
Samuel Childs
E. Belleview
Ray “Whitey
Planeta
E. Pinchot
Dave Richards
Richards
Childs
Board Action
City plans push to delay tavern zoning and board merger
City staffers request a three week delay in reviewing two ordinances. One would require a use permit for taverns near residential areas with live music. The other would merge site plan and design review duties due to volunteer shortages as they weigh changes on Scottsdale Road proposals.
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City Planning Commission
Don Benz
Design Review Board
Renz
Scottsdale Road
McDonald Drive
Osmond Burton
John Joliet
Scottsdale Jaycees seek Parada del Sol Queen contestants
The Scottsdale Jaycees invite 18 to 24 year old women to enter the 1973 Parada del Sol Rodeo Queen contest. Entries due Sunday. queen and two princesses will reign over the February 24 events and queen to compete in Miss Rodeo America in Las Vegas.
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Scottsdale
Jaycees
Las Vegas
Virginia asks disaster tag for flood areas
Gov Linwood Holton asked President Nixon to declare 38 Virginia counties and 16 towns hit by floods as disaster areas. He estimated flood damage at 19 million dollars with six deaths reported from the autumn flooding that began Thursday after heavy rains.
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Richmond
Linwood Holton
Nixon
Virginia
Holton
Variable clouds bring sunshine and warm midweek days
Weather brief notes variable high cloudiness but plenty of sun today and Wednesday. Temperatures rise to the low 90s with overnight lows around the mid 60s.
City eyes Kaiser Aetna roads delay until drainage improves
Vice Mayor Herb Drinkwater doubts Scottsdale will assume maintenance of Kaiser Aetna’s McCormick Ranch roads until adequate drainage is installed to prevent flood damage. Civic leader Guy Stillman warned of costly repairs if the city takes over, while Kaiser Aetna officials cite erosion control measures and grass planting as fixes.
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Herb Drinkwater
Kaiser Aetna
McCormick Ranch
Guy Stillman
Scottsdale
Richard Boultinghouse
Scottsdale Maintains Record One Per Cent Sales Tax Take
City records show the first quarter of the 1972-73 fiscal year brought $889,700 in sales tax receipts. September collections reached $297,491, up 27 percent from the previous year, with year‑to‑date gains of 25.3 percent over last year and about $100,000 a month above 1970-71 figures. July and August set new records at $306,671 and $285,536 respectively.
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Scottsdale
Chad Cowley
Scottsdale SEES adult education enrollment and finances
The Scottsdale School Board hears tonight about SEES adult education on district campus. 735 students enroll with 44 courses offered. 36 classes meet with an average 17 pupils. 11 350 in fees, 15 800 in expenses, 4 450 deficit covered by cash balance. Courses include bookkeeping Spanish and yoga tennis. A second Chaparral High School phase design contract with Rossman and Partners is considered. first phase to be finished by January 1973.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scottsdale School Board
Scottsdale Education Enrichment Service Inc
SEES
Norman White
Rossman and Partners
E. McDowell
Chaparral High School
Indians win planning award for Salt River Reservation
The Salt River Indian Reservation becomes the first Indian community to win a social planning award from the American Institute of Planners for a five year development plan started in 1967. The award recognizes community owned planning created by Indians with broad citizen participation.
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Salt River Indian Reservation
American Institute of Planners
Paul Smith
Boston
Mass
Institute
Metro Center
Baltimore
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Desert Southwest Chapter
The
Salt River Reservation
Ima
Maricopa
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Reds
Detroit Tigers
Oakland A’s
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh Pirates
Honolulu
Hawaii
Egypt
Cairo
Suez Canal
Israel
Canal
Ginzburg
Lewisburg
Ralph Ginzburg
Supreme Court
Lewisburg Federal Prison
Allenwood Prison Farm
Bar Law
Shea Boulevard
Bill Walton
Commission
Shep Schindler
Jaycee Queen
Schindler
68Th St
Paul Brown
Donna Conway
Scottsdale Public Library
Donna
Rio Mimbres
New Mexico
Stillman
Boultinghouse
Drinkwater
Gold Dust Avenue
70Th Street
Donn C. McGrath Jr
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