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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1970
Page
6
Fair officials select Diane Larkey 19 of Laveen as Miss Arizona State Fair for 1970 and appoint Rex Allen of Willcox as official host during the Oct 29 to Nov 8 events. Larkey is a music major at Mesa Community College.
The Pima School PTA will show Alakazam the Great this Saturday at 1:30 pm with 25 cent admission. Scout groups at Pima Navajo and Campfire girls pursue Gems courses while several den leaders and scouts receive awards. The Scottsdale Presbyterian Church starts a 5:30 pm Wednesday program for older youth and PTA features Priscilla Wall at the meeting. Student body elections last week chose Kelly Dallas as president and Rick McGinley as vice president.
About 350 teens from Mesa Tempe northeast Phoenix and Scottsdale joined a two day drive to raise roughly 3200 for CODACs drug abuse program. Fr Joe Hennesy Our Lady of Perpetual Help praised the initiative noting youths did many odd jobs and even babysat. He said teens can be a dynamic force for good and discussed potential continuation on a permanent basis.
Senator Paul Fannin of Arizona criticized Democratic leaders for delaying a vote on the farm support measure. He introduced a bill, co sponsored another, and canceled campaign events to press for action. He called for timely passage to aid Arizona farmers awaiting loans and planting. He also proposed transferring 25 acres in Sitgreaves National Forest to Camp Tatigee for a handicap facility and backed environmental savings bonds.
The Arizona Voters Guide, prepared by the League of Women Voters of Arizona, is available at Valley National Bank First National Bank of Arizona and The Arizona Bank branch offices. It provides biographical sketches and unedited candidate answers for governor and state offices, the Supreme Court and Appeals Court, and the U.S. Senate and House. The guide also explains the six proposed constitutional amendments.
A UPI analysis surveys the United Nations from its founding charter to current flaws and hopes. It cites Eisenhower on the UN as man’s best hope, recalls Khrushchev’s shoe moment, and notes veto power, debates, and Cold War tensions shaping action and inaction.
Dean George Peek of Arizona State University told about 35 students and faculty at Scottsdale Community College that the seniority system will remain despite reform efforts. He said the setup makes Congress sectional, with southerners in charge in the House and midwesterners in control when Republicans lead, and chalked up the difficulty of reform to those in power preferring the status quo. He noted younger members lack clout and some lawmakers manipulate rules to vote procedurally to defeat bills.
The Guadalupe Community Association and Yaqui Council solicit Yaqui Indians or those of Yaqui descent in Arizona to contact council members in Guadalupe for a tribe census. Contact Antonio Coronado, Manuel Uriarte, Arturo Garcia, Jimmy Molina, Frank Félix, or Jose Vacasegua at listed Guadalupe addresses and phone numbers for more information.
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