Scottsdale considers hillside zoning to protect McDowell Range
Scottsdale Planning Commission narrowly backs creating a hillside zoning district to preserve mountain tops by density transfers from upper slopes. Absent commissioners Stegall and Harper and abstaining Barshay, the plan goes to the city council for a public hearing Tuesday. Opponents claim loss of land rights. supporters cite long term preservation and market benefits.
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Scottsdale
McDowell Mountain Range
Burt Barshay
Roy Stegall
John Harper
McDowell Mountains
Commission
U.S
Diane Cusack
Cusack
Indian Bend
Minority rule sparks work bid bluff in upstate New York
Ed Skelly a local contractor in Ogdensburg says he may claim Indian ancestry to qualify for the 10 percent minority set aside under the 1977 Public Works Employment Act. Critics note a scarcity of minority firms in the North Country and Mohawk workers in the region.
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Ogdensburg
N.Y
Ed Skelly
Skelly
U.S
Robert McEwen
R-N.y
Upstate
St. Lawrence River
Canada
Scottsdale flood control pact under review by district board
Scottsdale and Maricopa County Flood Control district debate future operation and maintenance duties for the Indian Bend Wash greenbelt project. District manager Herbert Donald says the eight to 10 page agreement makes no major changes and will be sent to the city and U S Corps of Engineers for comment before supervisor review. The citizens advisory board met at 2 p m in the district offices.
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Scottsdale
Maricopa County
Indian Bend Wash
Citizens Advisory Board
Herbert Donald
Donald
Old Town
Scottsdale Road
Indian School
Obituary: Ray I. Brassfield 82 of Scottsdale
Ray I. Brassfield 82 of 7828 E Moreland St died Tuesday at Scottsdale Memorial Hospital. A Missouri native who moved to the Valley in 1940 he was World War I veteran and worked as a serviceman for a furniture firm before retirement. Survived by four sons James Melvin Jerry Donald a daughter Shirley Dotson two sisters Hazel Marshall Lena Varney 18 grandchildren four great grandchildren. Services Friday 10 am at Green Acres Mortuary with private cremation and visitation Thursday 6 pm to 9 pm at the 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
Ben Mathews Dies at 81 After Long Arizona Law Career
Ben B. Mathews 81 died Monday in Scottsdale Christian Home. He practiced law in Arizona since 1920 and was a senior partner of Mathews and Bilby in Tucson from 1924 to 1939. Services Saturday at Forest Lawn California with widow Hermine surviving.
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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 of Joanna V Olson of Scottsdale
Joanna V Olson, 45, died Tuesday in Good Samaritan Hospital. Services at 2 p.m. Friday in Messinger Mortuary Chapel. She lived 16 years in the Valley, was a Trinity Church Assembly of God member, and is survived by husband William, three sons Tim John and Eric of Scottsdale, daughter Pamela of Phoenix, her Illinois mother Ethel Miller, and siblings out of state. Visitation Thursday 5 to 9 p.m. at the same chapel. Interment at Paradise Memorial Gardens.
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Messinger Mortuary Chapel
Joanna V. Olson
Good Samaritan Hospital
Illinois
Olson
The
Valley
69Th St
Trinity Church Assembly of God
Tim
John
Eric
Scottsdale
Pamela
Phoenix
Ethel Miller
E. Indian School Rd
Paradise Memorial Gardens
E. Shea Blvd
Dean L Montgomery Dies in Tempe at 38
Dean L Montgomery age 38 of 4429 E. Osborn Rd died Monday in Tempe Community Hospital after moving to the Valley from Wyoming 12 years ago. He served three years in the Army and owned a towing and auto rebuilding company in Phoenix. He was a Moose Lodge member. Survivors include wife Joy a son Rowdy two daughters Dena and Teresa his mother Evelyn a brother Larry and sister Mera all of Phoenix and sister Karen of Washington am. Service Friday at Messinger Mortuary Chapel with interment in 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
E. Indian School Rd
Resthaven Park Cemetery
Phondorf Memorial Services Held for Illinois Professor
Memorial services were held today for Dr. Richard H. Phondorf 61 who died Sunday in Wisconsin. Phondorf of 4331 N 69th Way was a University of Illinois professor in physical education health and recreation author of two books and many articles. Survived by his wife Helen two sons David and Peter and three grandchildren.
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Richard H. Phondorf
Wisconsin
Phondorf
N. 69Th Way
University of Illinois
Helen
David
Peter
Potter Kenneth W. Potter 62 dies in Scottsdale
Kenneth W. Potter 62 of 7331 E Polk St died Monday in Scottsdale. A native of Iowa he moved to the Valley in 1963 and 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. Funeral Thursday Carr Mortuary Tempe with interment at East Resthaven Park Cemetery.
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Kenneth W. Potter
E. Polk St
Scottsdale Memorial Hospital
Iowa
Potter
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
Kenneth P. Bradfield dies. Tempe business owner
Kenneth P. Bradfield 56 died Tuesday at Scottsdale Memorial Hospital. Born in Ohio he moved to the Valley 21 years ago and owned Ken-Mar Manufacturing and Engineering Co. in Tempe. He was a member of Camelback Christian Church Masonic Lodge El Zaribah Shrine and Temple Guard. Survived by wife Marie one son Thomas of Mesa two daughters Brenda Lee of Scottsdale and Carolyn Moran of 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
Invention of the Comptometer by Dorr Felt
The first key driven adding machine emerged from 1642 gears, but Dorr Eugene Felt of Chicago patented the comptometer on October 11, 1887, claiming it was absolutely accurate all the time.
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Washington
Dorr Eugene Felt
Chicago
Ill
Dumping ground claim hits Arizona planning office
State Rep. James Ratliff alleges the Office of Economic Planning and Development was used by former Gov. Raul Castro as a dumping ground for political hacks. A Tucson Citizen report says up to 75 federally funded jobs may have gone to politically connected individuals.
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Tucson
State Office of Economic Planning and Development
Raul Castro
James Ratliff
R-Sanity
House
Phoenix
The
Tucson Citizen
Castro
Union urges copper stockpile renewal
United Steelworkers of America treasurer Frank McKee plans a meeting with Interior Secretary Cecil Andrus to press for renewing the federal copper stockpile. The move aims to curb excess copper in the market, lift prices, and bring laid off miners back to work.
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Tucson
United Steelworkers of America
Frank McKee
Interior
Cecil Andrus
Phoenix officials sued over alleged spoils system in hiring
Three management analysts filed a Maricopa County suit against the City Council and Civil Service Board claiming the city returned to a spoils system. They say top scorers on last summer’s city exam were expanded by adding 22 former failures. Plaintiffs are James Burgess Jr Frank Ales and Susan Startzell all city employees.
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Phoenix
Maricopa County
City Council
Civil Service Board
James Burgess Jr
Frank Ales
Susan Startzell
Drug Conference Aims to Tighten Narcotics Coordination
Narcotics officials from 20 states gather in Phoenix for a three day conference sponsored by the Arizona Department of Public Safety. The event seeks better communication and coordination on smuggling from Mexico and South America with speakers including Wes Pomeroy who outlines a plan to decriminalize marijuana while cracking down on heroin and cocaine.
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Phoenix
Arizona Department of Public Safety
Mexico
South America
Wes Pomeroy
Carter
Robison testifies immunity offer rejected in Bolles murder case
In Phoenix, murder defendant James Robison said his court appointed attorney offered a plea deal to plead guilty to second degree murder in the Don Bolles case and receive immunity and a fixed sentence. He declined, noting the life-feeling term of 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 man Robert J. Napoli twenty was found hiding in the attic of Shack Bookstore at 3024 N Scottsdale Rd after a silent alarm triggered police. Napoli was booked into the city jail and released pending formal criminal complaint. Police responded to a forced entry and heard noises inside before locating him.
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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 Scottsdale Center for the Arts on Thursday for the Learn About Your City session during Mayor William C. Jonkins' monthly breakfast. No speaker is planned. 23 information tables will greet the public from 7:30 to 9 a.m. with details on 27 city programs and a continental atrium breakfast to start.
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