Planners OK hillside zoning district in Scottsdale
Scottsdale Planning Commission tentatively adopts a hillside zoning district to preserve upper McDowell Mountains by density transfers and clustered foothill development. The vote 4 0 sends the measure to the council with commissioners absent and one abstention. Opponents claim potential land confiscation without compensation.
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Scottsdale
McDowell Mountain Range
McDowell Mountains
Commission
U.S
Diane Cusack
Cusack
Indian Bend
Minority set aside rule fuels local contractor debate
Ed Skelly, a white-identified mechanical contractor in Ogdensburg New York, eyes claiming Indian heritage to qualify for 10 percent minority set aside work under a 1977 Public Works Employment Act amendment. Rep Robert McEwen says few minority contractors exist in the North Country, where Mohawks from St Regis Reservation work mainly as NYC skyscraper labor.
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Ogdensburg
N.Y
Ed Skelly
Skelly
U.S
Robert McEwen
R-N.y
Upstate
St. Lawrence River
Canada
St. Regis Indian Reservation
New York City
Scottsdale flood control pact under review by citizens board
The Maricopa County Flood Control district and the city of Scottsdale examine a new eight to ten page agreement on operation and maintenance of the Indian Bend Wash greenbelt flood control system. No major changes are reported from the existing pact. The draft moves to the city and the U S Corps of Engineers for comment before supervisors. The citizens board met at 2 p.m. at 3335 W Durango St.
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Scottsdale
Maricopa County
Indian Bend Wash
Citizens Advisory Board
Herbert Donald
Donald
Old Town
Scottsdale Road
Indian School Road
Scottsdale Center For the Arts
Charles Smith
Heinz Hink
Doubletree Inns
DMA Inc
Doubletree
Obituary: Ray I Brassfield 82 Dies in Scottsdale Hospital
Ray I Brassfield 82 of 7828 E Moreland St died Tuesday at Scottsdale Memorial Hospital. Missouri native moved to the Valley in 1940 a World War I veteran he worked as a serviceman for a furniture firm prior to retirement. Survived by four sons James Scottsdale Melvin Yuma Jerry Phoenix Donald Florida one daughter Shirley Dotson Glendale two sisters Hazel Marshall Phoenix Lena Varney Glendale 18 grandchildren four great grandchildren.Services at Green Acres Mortuary 10 a.m. Friday private cremation follows Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Green Acres Mortuary.
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Ray I. Brassfield
E. Moreland St
Scottsdale Memorial Hospital
Missouri
Brassfield
Valley
James
Scottsdale
Melvin
Yuma
Jerry
Phoenix
Donald
Florida
Shirley Dotson
Glendale
Hazel Marshall
Lena Varney
Green Acres Mortuary
Hayden Rd
Mathews Rites Held for Ben B Mathews in Forest Lawn
Ben B Mathews 81 died Monday in Scottsdale Christian Home. He lived at 4800 N 68th St and worked in cattle and citrus business. He practiced law in Arizona since 1920 and was senior partner of Mathews and Bilby in Tucson from 1924 to 1939. Survived by wife Hermine. Messinger Mortuary handled arrangements.
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Forest Lawn
Calif
Ben B. Mathews
Scottsdale Christian Home
Mathews
N. 68Th St
Arizona
Mathews and Bilby
Tucson
Hermine
Messinger Mortuary
Obituary for Joanna V. Olson of Scottsdale Arizona
Joanna V. Olson 45 died Tuesday at Good Samaritan Hospital. Services set for 2 p.m. Friday at Messinger Mortuary Chapel with visitation Thursday evening. She is survived by husband William three sons Tim John and Eric all of Scottsdale a daughter Pamela of Phoenix her mother Ethel Miller of Illinois and two brothers and three sisters out of state. Interment in Paradise Memorial Gardens.
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Messinger Mortuary Chapel
Joanna V. Olson
Good Samaritan Hospital
Tim
John
Eric
Scottsdale
Pamela
Phoenix
Ethel Miller
Illinois
E. Indian School Rd
Dimond Montgomery Dies in Tempe at 38
Dean L Montgomery 38 of 4429 E Osborn Rd died Monday at Tempe Community Hospital. He moved to the Valley 12 years ago from Wyoming and served three years in the Army. He owned a towing and auto rebuilding business in Phoenix and belonged to the Moose Lodge. Survivors include his wife Joy a son Rowdy two daughters Dena and Teresa his mother Evelyn a brother Larry and sister Mera all of Phoenix and a sister Karen of Washington. A services will be Friday at Messinger Mortuary Chapel with interment at Resthaven Park Cemetery.
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Dean Lane Montgomery
E. Osborn
Tempe Community Hospital
Mr. Montgomery
Valley
Wyoming
Phoenix
The
Moose Lodge
Joy
Rowdy
Dena
Teresa
Evelyn
Larry
Mera
Karen
Washington
Messinger Mortuary Chapel
Indian School Rd
Resthaven Park Cemetery
Phondorf Memorial Held for University Professor
Memorial services were held today for Dr. Richard H. Phondorf 61 who died Sunday in Wisconsin. He taught at the University of Illinois in physical education health and recreation and wrote two books and many articles. He lived at 4331 N 69th Way and is survived by Helen two sons David and Peter and three grandchildren.
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Richard H. Phondorf
Wisconsin
Phondorf
N. 69Th Way
University of Illinois
Potter 62 dies in Scottsdale memory
Kenneth W. Potter of 7331 E Polk St died Monday in Scottsdale. A Iowa native who moved to the Valley in 1963, he belonged to Sheetmetal Workers Union Local 359. Survived by Dorothy M and four daughters Jackie Shriver Donna Weable Cheryl Henry Katheryn Bartels and nine grandchildren. Services Thursday at Carr Mortuary Tempe. Interment East Resthaven Park Cemetery.
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Kenneth W. Potter
E. Polk St
Scottsdale Memorial Hospital
Iowa
Potter
Valley
Sheetmetal Workers Union
Dorothy M
Jackie Shriver
Donna Weable
Tucson
Cheryl Henry
Mesa
Katheryn Bartels
Phoenix
Carr Mortuary
Fifth St
Tempe
East Resthaven Park
Southern Ave
Memorial service for Kenneth P. Bradfield in Tempe area
Kenneth P. Bradfield 56 died Tuesday at Scottsdale Memorial Hospital. Owner of Ken-Mar Manufacturing and Engineering Co. of Tempe he moved to the Valley 21 years ago. Survived by wife Marie son Thomas Mesa two daughters Brenda Lee Scottsdale Carolyn Moran Colorado two brothers and five grandchildren. Memorials suggested to Camelback Christian Church Building Fund.
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Messinger Mortuary Chapel
Kenneth P. Bradfield
Scottsdale Memorial Hospital
Ohio
Mr. Bradfield
The
Valley
E. Hubbell St
Ken-Mar Manufacturing and Engineering Co
Tempe
Camelback Christian Church
Masonic Lodge
el Zaribah Shrine
el Zaribah Temple Guard
First Key Driven Adding Machine Invented in 1642
Washington AP reports that the earliest geared wheel adding device appeared in 1642. The piece notes Dorr E. Felt of Chicago invented the later key driven comptometer, with a patent issued October 11 1887, per Intellectual Property Owners.
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Washington
Dorr Eugene Felt
Chicago
Dumping ground claim marks Arizona political probe
Rep. James Ratliff accuses former Gov. Raul Castro of using the Office of Economic Planning and Development as a dumping ground for political hacks. The Tucson Citizen cites up to 75 federally funded jobs linked to Castro as part of the inquiry. United Steelworkers treasurer Frank McKee plans talks with Interior Secretary Cecil Andrus to seek renewal of the copper stockpile to aid miners and prices.
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Tucson
State Office of Economic Planning and Development
Raul Castro
James Ratliff
Sun City
House
Phoenix Bureau
The
Tucson Citizen
Castro
United Steelworkers of America
Frank McKee
Interior
Cecil Andrus
City analysts sue over alleged spoils system in Phoenix
Three management analysts filed a Maricopa County suit charging the City Council and Civil Service Board with restoring a spoils system. They claim high scorers on a city exam were joined by 22 more who had previously failed, after the test. Plaintiffs are Ian Burgess Jr., Frank Ales and Susan Startzell, city employees.
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Phoenix
Maricopa County
City Council
Civil Service Board
Ian Burgess Jr
Frank Ales
Susan Startzell
Narcotics Officials Meet at Phoenix Conference
Narcotics officials from 20 states gather in Phoenix for a three day conference sponsored by the Arizona Department of Public Safety. The summit aims to improve interstate coordination against narcotics smuggling from Mexico and South America with speakers including Wes Pomeroy who discusses the president’s marijuana decriminalization plan alongside stricter heroin and cocaine controls.
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Phoenix
Arizona Department of Public Safety
Mexico
South America
Wes Pomeroy
Carter
Robison tests plea bargain offers in Bolles murder case
Phoenix murder defendant James Robison testified his court appointed attorney offered a plea deal promising immunity if he pleaded guilty to second degree murder and testified against others. Robison rejected the offer, saying the proposed sentence would be 20 to 25 years.
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Phoenix
James Robison
Don Bolles
Robison
David Derickson
Arizona Republic
Chandler
Max Dunlap
Derickson
John Harvey Adamson
Adamson
Burglary Suspect Arrested at Shack Bookstore
Tempe police arrested Robert J. Napoli, 20, after a silent alarm at the Shack Bookstore on Scottsdale Road led to him hiding in the attic around 1:23 a.m. He was booked and later released pending a formal criminal complaint.
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Tempe
Shack
Scottsdale Rd
Robert J. Napoli
Sunset Drive
City staff to explain programs at Scottsdale breakfast
About 40 City of Scottsdale staff members will attend the Learn About Your City session at the Scottsdale Center for the Arts during Mayor William C. Jonkins' monthly breakfast. The 7:30 to 9 a.m. event will feature 23 information tables covering 27 city programs with a continental atrium breakfast to start.
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