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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1975
Page
2
The Labor Department reports September consumer prices up five tenths of 1 percent while food prices fall two tenths of 1 percent and earnings purchasing power drops six tenths of 1 percent due to fewer hours worked. Inflation still below earlier forecasts and tax cuts keep 1975 year gain about 1 percent.
Work progresses on Constitution Gardens near the Mall as Washington plans for Bicentennial activities next year. The Westward Extension runs forward from the Mall with the Lincoln Memorial toward the rear left and the Kennedy Center at the rear right, as shown in an AP photograph.
Most of the United States will set clocks back one hour at 2 am Sunday ending eight months of daylight saving. Arizona Hawaii Puerto Rico Virgin Islands American Samoa and part of Indiana do not observe DST. If Congress does nothing DST will resume April 26 1976 or February last Sunday if the Transportation Department recommendation passes.
James Gaylord Nelson, linked to the Wisconsin senator identity, was arrested at the Doubletree Inn on failing to pay a hotel bill. Bond set at 5500 dollars after initial appearance. He faced a Scottsdale preliminary hearing on bad check charges and earlier warrants were resolved after court motions and hospital claims. He was later connected to Warren extortion case and scheduled for another hearing Oct 30.
Motorola restructured its Semiconductors Products Division in Phoenix into Discrete Semiconductor Division and Integrated Circuit Division. European operations join the new semiconductor group. Gary Tooker named general manager of Discrete, Dr. Robert R. Heikes acting manager of Integrated Circuit. Communications Division in Schaumburg is divided into three agencies. Chairman Robert W. Galvin cites operational complexity as the reason.
San Marino foreign minister Gian Luigi Berti met Tuesday in Washington with Arthur Hartman assistant secretary of state for European affairs and Robert Ingersoll acting secretary of state. San Marino lies on Mount Titano in northern central Italy and covers 23.5 square miles with about 20 000 residents. It says it is the oldest state in Europe.
Frank Reed Startzell 76 died Monday in Good Samaritan Hospital. Services Thursday at 2 p.m. at Messinger Mortuary Chapel Phoenix with viewing today 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. and 7 to 8:30 p.m. Interment Mt. Vernon Cemetery South Danville Pa. Survivors include wife Helen son Frank R. Jr. and two daughters. memorials to American Cancer Society.
Lola E Kohler a musician artist died Tuesday in the Valley at 96. Services Friday at 10 a.m. at Green Acres Memorial Gardens interment there. She lived in Tempe was active in the Tempe Women's Club Flower Club and PEO Sisterhood Chapter X. Survivors include son Robert of Camarillo Calif daughter Mary Safriet of Tempe two brothers twelve grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
A 21 year old Scottsdale man William Richard Burk died at Scottsdale Memorial Hospital from a gunshot wound. Police found a recently fired .22 caliber rifle and spent shells in his room. Jennifer Burk told officers she heard two shots around 9 30 and 10 p.m. and found her husband wounded.
Princess Margaret of Great Britain arrived in Sydney for a two week tour of Australia. About 100 people cheered as she alighted from a seaplane at Sydney Airport before flying to Canberra for a brief meeting with Prime Minister Gough Whitlam.
Attorney General Frank Kelley said he will sue Scottsdale publisher Jeffrey Michael Thompson for false advertising in the State Police and Sheriff's Manual. Thompson and his father are indicted on wire fraud counts. the firm allegedly used deceitful solicitations to place ads and sent decals and membership cards to donors. Scottsdale police reported a probe prompted by Kennametal Inc. advertising concerns.
A Tuesday afternoon two car collision at Hayden and Thomas Roads left four people with minor injuries. Janet A Stoneking 29 of Mesa and her 9-year-old son Ricky were treated and released from Scottsdale Memorial Hospital along with Irene Mosteller 46 and Ruth Vail 18 from Globe. Stoneking was cited for failure to yield while making a left turn.
David John Hale, 34, and his brother in law Michael Cyphers were arrested after a high speed chase that left one or more wounded. They are being held in Maricopa County capital for investigation of bank robbery and assault with intent to commit murder.
State Multiple Use Advisory Board meets Oct 28 29 to discuss transferring House Rock Paria Plateau land to the Navajo Nation after tenants oppose the deal. Navajos were offered option to buy 250000 acres in northeast Arizona amid rancher resistance.
Automobile-maker Malcolm N Bricklin and his wife Brenda Joyce Bricklin filed for dissolution of their marriage in Maricopa County Superior Court records.
WINDOW ROCK The Navajo Tribal Council postponed the opening of its three week fall session after tribal chairman Peter MacDonald was hospitalized for arthritis treatment.
The Arizona Racing Commission postponed a decision on granting a rehearing to five Funks Greyhound track officials suspended or revoked last month for racing law violations. Illness kept Robert Kieckhefer from Prescott from participating. two members abstained. If Kieckhefer cannot return, the case may stay pending and suspensions could take effect later.
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