Arlington Heights zoning case tests bias and housing rights
At the Supreme Court, Arlington Heights Illinois argues that white communities lack a affirmative duty to admit low income minority families while opposing a Chicago suburb's 1971 decision to rezone land for Lincoln Green a subsidized 195 townhouse project. The case centers on whether a zoning ordinance can be used to restrain housing to the “right kind of people” and whether discriminatory motive must be proven.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Jack M. Siegel
Arlington Heights
Ill
Board of Trustees
Chicago
Siegel
Willis Caruso
U.S. Court of Appeals
Caruso
Metropolitan Housing Development Corp
Lincoln Green
Illness hits Essex International plant with tests under way
In Kittanning Pennsylvania, air samples from Essex International Inc where 100 workers sickened are being tested for toxins as inspectors work to determine the cause. The plant remains closed and 300 employees are furloughed without pay. Five patients are hospitalized. In Detroit, Ford plants begin restart after a narrowly approved national contract ends a four week strike, but full operation will wait on local disputes at 102 facilities.
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Kittanning
Essex International, Inc
Detroit
Ford Motor Co
United Auto Workers
Paley to Step Down as CBS Chief Next April
CBS chief William S. Paley, 75, announced he will resign as CEO next April after building the company since 1928. He will remain CBS chairman of the board.
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New York
William S. Paley
CBS Inc
Paley
CBS Board of Directors
Bus fare debate shapes Phoenix transit subsidies
City council supports a pilot Dial-A-Ride project and a fare hike from 35 cents to 50 cents to trim Phoenix Transit subsidies. Scottsdale would pay $1.17 per bus mile to offset rising costs, bringing its 1976 77 subsidy to about $85,000. Concerns rise that higher fares will reduce riders least able to pay.
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Phoenix
Phoenix Transit Administration
Scottsdale
Phoenix Transit
City of
Scottedale
Tempe
Stanley
Scottsdale considers per mile rate change for city buses
Council members discuss a per mile rate adjustment with a fare hike to follow after Oct 19. The plan does not alter routes or visit frequency. Scottsdale riders on three lines are projected at 670 daily in 1976-77, up from 508 in 1974, with rising subsidies due to higher operating costs.
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Richard Campana
Heinz Hink
Phoenix Transit
Scottsdale
Rignese Saba Eeccine Pms RY Heata SE
City weighs ending federal rent aid and doubling local taxes
Scottsdale council debates refusing federal CDBG funds for the second year of rent subsidies aimed at families, elderly and disabled. Officials warn losing funds could require higher local taxes. staff to prepare for third year funding and a five year capital plan with hearings in January.
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Timothy Bray
Bray
Federal
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Richard Campana
Scottsdale
William C. Jenkins
Charles Smith
Billie Gentry
Heinz Hink
Feds
Hink Sa
James Pager Franklin
Aleshire
Campana
Council
Parents oppose Scottsdale middle school plan at Hopi meeting
Residents express concern that a proposed seventh and eighth grade facility could worsen enrollment decline and divert focus from basic skills. Hopi School likely site amid five elementary options. district surveys and board review planned with meetings at Tavan and Kaibab, and December board action anticipated.
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Scottsdale
Hunsaker
Frank Schilling
Hopi
Tom Smith
Smith
Scottsdale Chamber condemns negative views on road project
The Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce says minority business views are driving customers away from downtown as Scottsdale Road work nears completion. It cites SAM criticism, promises SBA help for affected firms, and notes past chamber endorsement of the project after three public meetings with merchants.
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Scottsdale Road
Scottsdale
Sam
Bentson Contracting Co
Arizona Department of Transportation
Indian School
Osborn Roads
Chamber
Handicapped Safe Test On Scottsdale Brick Crosswalks
Harold Bien of the Scottsdale Foundation for the Handicapped reports brick shaped textured crosswalks and sidewalks pose no difficulty for wheelchairs or pedestrians. Merchants fear ankle or wheel injuries from the cobblestone like surface despite Bien noting ramps at intersections aid access. Electric wheelchairs were also tested as able to operate smoothly.
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Scottsdale Road
Scottsdale Foundation For the Handicapped
Harold Bien
Bien
Scottsdale Associated Merchants
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Seth Johnstone
Eldon Rudd
Rudd
Herbert Donald
Maricopa County
Associated Press
CBS
Ford
White House
John W. Dean III
Dean
Wright Patman
House Banking and Currency Committee
Jersey City
N.J
Rubin
Michigan
Lansing
Mich
Tavan
Kaibab
Cofc
Chuck Ingham
First Street
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